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GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton
Warwick Station: gwrw2651
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This six wheel Morris Commercial (ex War Department) lorry
chassis was originally allocated No 1115 when purchased by the Great Western
Railway from government surplus vehicle stock following the First World War.
The vehicle was fitted out as an omnibus with twelve seats for passengers and
from the Summer of 1925 was used on the Devils Bridge, Plynlimmon to Llanidloes
tourist service. The tourist excursion started in Aberystwyth and reached
Devils Bridge via the Vale of Rheidol narrow gauge railway where passengers
transferred to the bus and travelled off-road to the summit. Although the
vehicle had an eight speed gearbox the service was not reliable and was
terminated after the summer of 1928. The prefix letters of the registration
number plate YX3055 indicates a London allocation between July and October
1928, which probably reflects when the vehicle was converted for goods service.
This photograph taken at the Warwick Royal Show in July 1931, has been posed as
location and the modified horse drawn trailer No 3553 is the same as that in
image 'gwrw2025'.
Robert Ferris
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