GWR Route: North Warwickshire Line

Henley in Arden - New Station: gwrha469

An unidentified GWR rail car passes through Henley on Arden on the up line. The GWR was the largest user of rail cars of all of the railway companies. It was intended to provide a cost effective solution to the transportation of passengers on lightly loaded lines.

To some extent the experiment was a success but the public's love for the motor car meant that passengers numbers still fell year on year. The biggest problem facing the railways when competing with road transport of any kind was the simple fact that roads were financed by the taxpayer whilst the cost of maintaining expensive track had to be self-financing.

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