Country Lorry Service and Cartage Service

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1935 poster
GWRGreat Western Railway lorry in Bewdley Yard

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.

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.

Kidderminster

  • Cartage Service: Kidderminster* Franche*(partly) 3 miles, Broadwaters (parcels)* (partly) 1¾ miles, Hoobrook* (partly) 1 mile, Hurcott* (partly) 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
  • Lorry Service (Midland Red Motor Services): Chaddesley Corbett 4 miles, Franche (partly) 3 miles, Cookley 3 miles, Wolverley (parcels) 2½ 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

Hartlebury

  • Cartage Service: Hartlebury*
  • Lorry Service: Titton 2 miles, Summerfield 2 miles, Torton 1½ miles, Stone 3 miles, Shenstone 2 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

Bridgnorth

  • Cartage Service: Bridgnorth* Oldbury (Parcels)
  • Lorry Service (Carrier): Oldbury (Goods), Quatford 2 miles, Quatt 4 miles, Eardington 2 miles[Notes 1], Farmcote 5 miles, Apley park 5 miles, Alveley 6 miles, Billingsley 6 miles, Chalmarsh 4 miles, Middleton Scriven 5 miles, Morville 3 miles, Worfield 4 miles, Claverley 6 miles
  • Carrier Worfield 4 miles

Highley

  • Carrier: Highley ½ mile

See also

References

  1. Advert from the Kington Times on the British Newspaper Archive

Notes

  1. Eardington village is ¾ from Eardington Station with no local cartage service.

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