GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

Hockley and Duddeston: gwrhd675b

This close up of image 'gwrhd675' was included to show the "mechanised horse", the three wheel lorry that was intended to modernised distribution. Whilst there are no records to hand for 1940 it it recorded that in 1928 there were 461 horse-drawn vehicles, 270 horses and 41 road vehicles.

The white paint on the mudguard, the underneath edge of the cab and bumper were safety features to help make the vehicle more visible in the blackout. It is assumed that the white painted shafts on the horse drawn vehicle alongside the lorry was for the same purpose.

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