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[[<!--IMAGE FILE-->File: 5164_20100522Country Lorry Service.jpg |thumb|centre|300px|link=<!--PAGE TO LINK TO-->GWR Large Prairie 5164 Country Lorry Service and Cartage Service | 5164 is a As well as transporting goods between stations by rail, the GWR Collett 5101 class 2-6-2T 'Large Prairie'was also able to collect and deliver goods and parcels to and from local addresses. Built from 1929 After the First World War they introduced the "Country Lorry" service, allowing agricultural and other goods to 1949, these medium-sized tank engines were used all over be transported beyond the GWR network normal collection and delivery radius which was usually limited to urban areas and were regularly seen their immediate fringes. The Country Lorry service on the Severn Valley Branch on both freight began at Bewdley in 1927 and passenger services after the 1950s. 5164 has been on static display at Barrow Hill since 2014; Bridgnorth in 2022 new owners The Erlestoke Manor Fund announced plans to raise funds for its next overhaul1928. [[<!--PAGE TO LINK TO-->GWR Large Prairie 5164 Country Lorry Service and Cartage Service | (Full article...)]]]]
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