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==Country Lorry Service==
The GWR introduced the '''Country Lorry Service''' after the First World War. This allowed agricultural and other goods to be transported beyond the railway companies' normal collection and delivery radius, which was usually limited to urban areas and their immediate fringes.<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Atkins & Hyde (2000)]] p14.</ref> The first nine services had been established by 1925; thereafter the number increased rapidly with the earliest on the Severn Valley Branch being at Bewdley in 1927 , with a new 20 ton weighbridge being provided the same year<ref>Great Western Railway Magazine, June 1927</ref>, and Bridgnorth in 1928.<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Atkins (2019)]] pp.79-80.</ref>
Until 1928, railway companies were only allowed to carry goods which had been, or were to be, carried by rail. The 1928 Road Act removed this restriction; thereafter railway companies began to offer "throughout road" services (ie not involving any rail transport). After that time the number of [[Station Truck]] workings for small consignments reduced, while the Country Lorry Service saw a further expansion. In 1930 there were some 160 "Tranship Sheds" operating across the GWR, where goods were transferred between wagons for onward shipment; by 1932 rationalisation of this system had reduced the number to just nine.<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Atkins & Hyde (2000)]] p16.</ref>
