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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).
==Cartage charges in 1926==
The following rates of charges were given in an article on 'Cartage of Farm Traffic at Country Stations' in the October 1926 issue of the Great Western Railway Magazine.<br>
(Rates are given in pre-decimal currency. 2s 6d = 12.5p and 10s 6d = 52.5p)
{| class="wikitable"
| Distance from station || 4 ton loads<br>per ton|| 2 ton loads<br>per ton
|-
|Up to 2 miles||2s 6d||3s
|-
|Up to 3 miles||2s 6d||4s
|-
|Up to 5 miles||3s 6d||5s 6d
|-
|Up to 7 miles||5s||7s
|-
|Up to 9 miles||6s 6d||8s 6d
|-
|Up to 12 miles||8s||10s 6d
|}
==Lorry Services and Cartage Services on the SVR==