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GWR Route: Moreton-in-Marsh to Shipston-on-Stour
Shipston-on-Stour Station: gwrss538a
This close up of image 'gwrss538' shows how the GWR, in
common with other railway companies, used tarpaulins to provide protection to
goods carried by the ubiquitous open wagon. Whilst Vans provided protection
from the elements and theft many loads carried in open wagons might to be heavy
to load or off-load by hand and therefore required cranes to assist. Some
wagons were fitted with a metal frame that would raise the tarpaulin clear of
the wagon as seen above. The metal frame could be folded down to either side
thereby allowing the crane to lift the load clear without any fear of
obstructing the operation.
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