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In 1937 the GWR collection and delivery services utilised some 2,200 motor vans and lorries, 3,000 horse-drawn wagons and carts, and 1,600 horses<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Atkins & Hyde (2000)]] p22.</ref>. In 1938 the GWR Road Transport Department built a Repair Shop in Kidderminster Yard.<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Atkins (2019)]] p26.</ref>
A 1938 GWR 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. Those on the Severn Valley Branch and Tenbury Branch are shown below. 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 a charge for collection or delivery in addition to the normal station to station charge.
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)
===Hartlebury===
*Cartage Service: Hartlebury* *Lorry Service: Titton 2 Acton 3 miles, Summerfield Bishops Wood 2 miles, Torton 1½ Boreley 5 miles, Stone Bradford 3 milesBrockencote 3½ miles, Shenstone 2 Brookhampton 3½ miles, Chadwick 2½ miles, Crossway Green 2 miles, Dunhampton 3½ miles, Ombersley 5 miles, Holt Fleet 5 Cutnall Green 3 miles, Doverdale 3 Miles, Cutnall Green 3 miles, Rushock Dunhampton 3½ miles, Brockencote 3½ Elmley Lovett 2 miles, Brookhampton 3½ Holt Fleet 5 miles, Lincomb 2½ miles, Line Holt 3 miles, Elmley Lovett Ombersley 5 miles,Rushock 3½ miles,Shenstone 2 miles, Acton Stone 3 miles, Bishops Wood Summerfield 2 miles, Boreley 5 Titton 2 miles, Bradford 3 Torton 1½ miles,
===Stourport===
*Cartage Service: Stourport* *Lorry Service: Abberley 5 miles,Areley Kings 1½ miles, Dunley 2½ miles, Astley 3½ miles, Astley Cross 2 miles, Shrawley 4½ miles, Heightington 5 Dunley 2½ miles, Great Witley 5½ miles, Lincomb 3 milesLittle Witley 7 miles, Abberley 5 miles, Netherton 5 miles<ref group="Notes">Netherton is little more than a single farm and lane between Dunley and Abberley. It is not clear why it was included on this list</ref>, Shrawley 4½ miles, Heightington 5 miles Stockton-on-Teme 10 miles, Lincomb 3 miles *For delivery by barge: Baldwins Ltd. Stour Vale Iron Works* 4½ miles
===Bewdley===
*Cartage Service:
Bewdley ½ mile
*Lorry Service:
Blackstone 1½ miles,
Button Oak 3 miles,
Dowles 1½ miles,
Far Forest 5 miles,
Heightington 6 miles,
Kinlet 5 miles,
Ribbesford 1½ miles,
Rock 6 miles,
Shatterford 5 miles,
Trimpley 3 miles,
===Highley===
*Carrier: Highley ½ mile
===Bridgnorth===
