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GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton
Hockley Station: gwrhd1648
The Railhead Distribution service in Birmingham extended for
approximately twenty miles from Hockley Goods Depot in all directions, and
included areas to the North and East where the Great Western Railway had no
traditional railway infrastructure. The service allowed the Railway to
concentrate vehicles, manpower and garage facilities, which allowed a better
utilisation of resources and at a time when road vehicles were still prone to
reliability issues, maximised their availability. In addition to van deliveries
from the Railhead Distribution centres, facilities were provided to directly
trans-ship loaded containers to flatbed lorries for single or multiple
deliveries. Container deliveries were normally limited to a maximum of five
consignees, with an additional 2 shillings and 6 pence charged in 1935 for each
additional delivery point.
Robert Ferris
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