LMS Route: Stratford Midland Junction - The Shakespeare Route

Stratford on Avon Station: smjsa288

A line of Hutchings & Company's Private Owned six-plank open mineral wagons runs into the goods shed circa 1900. Arthur Jordan wrote in his book on the SMJ, 'Hutchings & Company possessed thirty-five wagons in ther capacity as cartage agents to the E&WJR, the SMJ and their successors, the LMS. The lettering on the nearest vehicle, No 618, reads: 'Hutchings & Co., Coal & Ironstone Contractors, Stratford-on-Avon'. On the left two horse-drawn drays are visible by the goods shed whilst above the wagons the jib of the fixed position hand-operated crane rated at about five to six tons can be seen. Within the shed a one ton hand-operated crane was also available.

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