GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

Hockley Station: gwrhd712

View of several Box Vans ready to be loaded on 2nd November 1939 including one from the LNER. Each wagon has planks laid across from the platform to the floor of the vehicle to enable access by the porter's two-wheel barrows. Each siding had a buffer (stop block) at the end comprised of a substantial piece of timber mounted on a steel frame. Whilst traffic from Hockley would primarily be carried in GWR wagons, dedicated loads emanating from outside their territory and the common user policy meant vehicles from other companies would also be seen, as evident by the LNER box van.

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