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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>.
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 charge for collection or deliveryin 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)
===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, Old Wharf ¾ mile, Baldwins Ltd. Stour Vale Iron Works* 1¼ miles
*Lorry Service: Habberley/Low Habberley 2½ miles, Wolverley (goods) 2½ miles, Trimpley 5 miles, Franche* (partly) 3 miles, Broadwaters (goods)* (partly) 1¾ miles, Hoobrook 1 mile, Summerfield 3 miles, Shatterford 5 miles, Alveley 7 miles, Stone 2 miles, Shenstone 2½ miles, Kingsford 4½ miles, Little Hoboro' 4½ miles< , Brockencote 4 miles, Attwood Park 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, Ombersley 5 miles, Holt Fleet 5 miles, Doverdale 3 Miles, Cutnall Green 3 miles, Rushock 3½ miles, Brockencote 3½ miles, Brookhampton 3½ miles, Lincomb 2½ miles, Line Holt 3 miles, Elmley Lovett 2 miles, Acton 3 miles
===Stourport===
===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<ref group="Notes">Eardington village is ¾ from Eardington Station with no local cartage service.</ref>, Linley 5 miles, Norton(Nr. Shifnal) 5 miles, Cleobury North 9 miles (Truck loads), Ditton Priors (Truck loads), Stockton 7 miles (goods), Broughton 6 miles, Linley* 5 miles, Ackleton 5 miles, Acton Round 5 miles, Aldenham Park 3 miles, Artlebury 3 miles, Aston 6 miles, Aston Eyres 4 miles, Barnsley 4 miles, Bentley 1½ miles, Beobridge 5 miles*Lorry Service (Carrier): Quatford 2 miles, Quatt 4 miles, Worfield 4 miles, Stockton 7 miles (parcels), Bromley 2 miles, Astley Abbots 2½ miles, Allscot 2 miles
===Coalport===
===Ironbridge===
*Cartage Service: Ironbridge*, Jackfield* 1 mile, Broseley* 1 mile, Broseley Wood* ½ mile, Madeley Wood* 1 mile, Linley Green* (partly) 3½ miles, Barrow 3½ miles, Benthall 1 mile
==== Maw & Co.====
===Berrington===
*Lorry Service: Berrington* ½ mile, Cound 2 miles, Lower Cound* 1 mile, Upper Cound 2 miles, Cound Moor 4 miles, Norton 2 miles, Smethcote 2½ miles, Abbots Betton 2 miles, Acton Burnell 3 miles, Acton Piggott 3 miles, Atcham 1 mile, Attingham 1½ miles, Berwick Wharf 3 miles, Betton 1 mile, Betton Abbotts 2 miles, Betton Strabge 3 miles
==Lorry Services and Cartage Services on the Tenbury Branch==
===Tenbury Wells===
*Cartage Service: Tenbury Wells*
*Lorry Service: Neen Sollars 5 miles, Burford 1 mile, Stanford Bridge 7 miles, Stanford-on-Teme 7 miles, Old wood Common 2 miles, Knighton-upon-Teme 1 mile, Eardiston 7 miles, Stoke Bliss 6½ miles, St. Michaels 1½ miles, Leysters 4½ miles, Berrington Heath 2 miles, Greet(Greete on modern maps) 2 miles, Hopton wafers 6 miles, Lower Hanley 5 miles, Aston Bank 3 miles
===Easton Court===
===Woofferton===
*Lorry Service: Woofferton, Brimfield ½ mile, Ashford Carbonell 2½ miles
==See also==
