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[[<!--IMAGE FILE-->File:PetoCountry Lorry Service.jpg |thumb|centre|300px|link=<!--PAGE TO LINK TO--> Peto, Brassey Country Lorry Service and BettsCartage Service |PetoAs well as transporting goods between stations by rail, Brassey the GWR was also able to collect and deliver goods and parcels to and Betts were the partnership of civil engineers responsible for building the Severn Valley Railwayfrom local addresses. <nowiki>Morton</nowiki> Peto (pictured) had already served as After the company's chairman while getting Parliamentary approval for First World War they introduced the railway. Thomas Brassey"Country Lorry" service, who was most involved with allowing agricultural and other goods to be transported beyond the construction, normal collection and delivery radius which was also a major investor, having subscribed £30,000 (almost £4usually limited to urban areas and their immediate fringes.5m The Country Lorry service on the Severn Valley Branch began at Bewdley in present day values)1927 and Bridgnorth in 1928.[[<!--PAGE TO LINK TO--> Peto, Brassey Country Lorry Service and BettsCartage Service | (Full article...)]]]]
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