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As well as transporting goods station to station, the GWR was also able to collect & deliver goods and parcels to and from local addresses via its Country Lorry Service, Cartage Service or independent carrier. | As well as transporting goods station to station, the GWR was also able to collect & deliver goods and parcels to and from local addresses via its Country Lorry Service, Cartage Service or independent carrier. | ||
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As well as transporting goods station to station, the GWRGreat Western Railway was also able to collect & deliver goods and parcels to and from local addresses via its Country Lorry Service, Cartage Service or independent carrier.
Contents
A 1938 GWRGreat Western Railway publication, 'Towns villages, outlying works etc. served by the Great Western Railway' gives a list of all such places, their distance from the local station and the method of delivery.
The Country Lorry Service at Tenbury started on February 1 1931[1]
Lorry Services and Cartage Services on the SVRSevern Valley Railway
Places marked with an asterisk are within the company's free cartage boundary, with "(partly)" indicating it was not entirely within that boundary. In all other cases there would be an additional charge for collection or delivery.
Where a station is not listed (e.g. Hampton Loade), no collection or delivery service was available, although some smaller stations were covered by services from nearby larger stations (e.g. Linley and Eardington from Bridgnorth)
Kidderminster
- Cartage Service: Kidderminster* Franche*(partly) 3 miles, Broadwaters (parcels)* (partly) 1¾ miles, Hoobrook* (partly) 1 mile, Hurcott* (partly) 1½ miles , Blakebrook* 1½ miles, Foley Park* 1½ miles
- Lorry Service: Habberley/Low Habberley 2½ miles, Wolverley (goods) 2½ miles, Trimpley 5 miles, Franche* (partly) 3 miles, Broadwaters (goods)* (partly) 1¾, Hoobrook 1 mile, Summerfield 3 miles, Shatterford 5 miles, Alveley 7 miles, Stone 2 miles, Shenstone 2½ miles, Kingsford 4½ miles
- Lorry Service (Midland Red Motor Services): Chaddesley Corbett 4 miles, Franche (partly) 3 miles, Cookley 3 miles, Wolverley (parcels) 2½ miles
Hartlebury
- Cartage Service: Hartlebury*
- Lorry Service: Titton 2 miles, Summerfield 2 miles, Torton 1½ miles, Stone 3 miles, Shenstone 2 miles, Chadwick 2½ miles, Crossway Green 2 miles, Dunhampton 3½ miles
Stourport
- Cartage Service: Stourport*
- Lorry Service: Areley Kings 1½ miles, Dunley 2½ miles, Astley 3½ miles, Astley Cross 2 miles, Shrawley 4½ miles, Heightington 5 miles, Great Witley 5½ miles, Little Witley 7 miles, Abberley 5 miles, Netherton 5 miles
Bewdley
- Cartage Service: Bewdley ½ mile
- Lorry Service: Button Oak 3 miles, Ribbesford 1½ miles, Dowles 1½ miles, Kinlet 5 miles, Far Forest 5 miles, Trimpley 3 miles, Shatterford 5 miles, Heightingtonn 6 miles
Highley
- Carrier: Highley ½ mile
Bridgnorth
- Cartage Service: Bridgnorth* Oldbury (Parcels)
- Lorry Service: Claverley 6 miles, Apley park 5 miles, Oldbury (Goods), Morville 3 miles, Middleton Scriven 5 miles, Chelmarsh 4 miles, Billingsley 6 miles, Alveley 6 miles, Apley park 5 miles, Farmcote 5 miles, Eardington 2 miles[Notes 1]
- Lorry Service (Carrier): Quatford 2 miles, Quatt 4 miles, Worfield 4 miles
Coalport
- Railway Porter: Coalport*
Ironbridge
- Cartage Service: Ironbridge*, Jackfield* 1 mile
Maw & Co.
- Siding
- Cartage Service* 1½ miles
Buildwas
- Lorry Service: Buildwas
- Railway Porter: Buildwas* (partly)
Ironbridge Power Station
- Siding (goods only)
- Railway Porter* (parcels only) ¼ mile
Cressage
- Lorry Service: Cressage ¼ mile
Berrington
- Lorry Service: Berrington* ½ mile, Cound 2 miles, Lower Cound* 1 mile, Upper Cound 2 miles, Cound Moor 4 miles
See also
- Station Truck
- Businesses located at SVR stations
- Private sidings connected to the Severn Valley Railway
- Collieries served by the Severn Valley Railway
References
Notes
- ↑ Eardington village is ¾ from Eardington Station with no local cartage service.