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GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton
Hockley Station: gwrhd675c
Close up of image 'gwrhd675' showing the steel frame being
erected and other building work being carried out on 'Top' shed. The brick
built building on the right and immediately behind the open gate is the
weighbridge office with the weighbridge seen on its left. Weighbridges were an
essential part of commerce as the sale and transportation of bulk goods would
require the loads being measured at specific points. Goods when being delivered
to the railway would need to be weighed. This was achieved by weighing the road
vehicle on arrival at at the station or depot and on departure - the difference
being the weight of the goods. This process would be repeated at the end of the
railway journey when the goods were being dispatched to the customer.
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