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Revision as of 13:03, 20 May 2021 by Patrick Hearn (talk | contribs) (More on Bantocks)

I've converted the text to a table which I think is better and if you agree please delete the text above. Is it worth having a separate column for the Station Drive, Station Approach etc. - I think it's unnecessary? On dates I haven't split the earliest and latest into separate columns, nor included data-sort-type="date" | Dates coding to sort by date because it does that anyway on the current column: again, you might think different. It could do with coding though to sort W H Smith as Smith etc., but I don't know what coding you use for text to do it.--Patrick Hearn (talk) 09:55, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

A.E Bayley and Albert E Baylee are almost certainly one and the same, is Baylee a transcription error as I can't find it in the Kelly's reference? The business of A.E. Bayley was still extant in 1943 as it's on a Railway Rates Tribunal schedule in the London Gazette.--Patrick Hearn (talk) 10:10, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

As you say, Albert E. Bayley (Isinglass importer) 1912 - 1936 is almost certainly the same as A. E. Bayley (Brewer 1933 - 1936) since Isinglass is used in brewing beer.--Robin (talk) 16:25, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

So I don't forget, we ought to add the last owners of the coal yard at Kidderminster up to the 1980s and also Pickfords.--Robin (talk) 23:32, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

Whilst on the subject of Pickfords, the goods depot was operated by National Carriers beforehand. Both part of the nationalised network that became NFC, itself a result of the 1948 nationalisation.

As I was compiling the list and it was getting longer, I thought it might be better as a table, so thanks for doing that. 'Baylee' was a typo, there's probably a few more waiting to be found. Names now sortable by surname, with Kidderminster Industrial Co-operative Society Ltd. under 'C' for Co-op. I'll add Pickfords/NFC. --Graham Phillips 110 (talk) 09:12, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

The Thomas Bantock page has additional info about Bewdley, Stourport and Kidderminster, quoting agents in 1884, 1904/24/40 but it's not entirely clear whether these were based at stations and which/whether they were agents of Bantock or in their own right? The referencing is also a bit general on that page to check.--Patrick Hearn (talk) 13:03, 20 May 2021 (UTC)

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"76738" is a London and North Western Railway Company 10-ton Goods Van, although it carries a fictitious number as its true identity is unknown. After restoration it saw limited use in the SVRSevern Valley Railway's demonstration goods train, but due to its age and wooden underframe it is now in static use as a sales coach at Bridgnorth. (Full article...)
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For 101 years between 1862 and 1963, the Severn Valley Railway formed part of the national railway network, running for 40 miles between Hartlebury and Shrewsbury. Established as a separate company, it was mainly operated by the Great Western Railway (GWRGreat Western Railway) and later by British Railways (BRBritish Rail or British Railways).

The present day Severn Valley Railway (SVRSevern Valley Railway) was established in 1965 to preserve part of the line as a heritage railway. Today it has six stations and two halts and runs for 16 miles along the Severn Valley between Bridgnorth in Shropshire and Kidderminster in Worcestershire, following the course of the River Severn for much of its route. Operations involve a mixture of steam and heritage diesel-hauled services.

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