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Green Arrow Freight Service
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 10:38 am
by drmditch
In reading 'A History of GWR Goods Wagons', Atkins, Beard, Hyde and Tourret (I don't have enough 'common user' vehicles on my railway,) I found the following statement:-
'The GWR ran an experiment with registered transit loads between 1927 and March 1929. This was a great success and became the 'Green Arrow' service. The other railway companies would not accept the principle until March 1933 when they at last followed suit.'
I had previously thought that the Green Arrow service was developed by the LNER, and was a logical development from the fast fitted freight services of the GNR and LNER.
Does anybody know where to find more information?
(I cannot remember any reference to a GWR pioneered service in Hughes/Allen etc.)
Re: Green Arrow Freight Service
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 11:50 am
by teaky
Reference here to the LNER setting up the service in 1928.
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/gansg/7-fops ... intype.htm
Re: Green Arrow Freight Service
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 6:37 pm
by R. pike
'Somewhere' in my collection i have some gummed labels that feature a green arrow on a white or cream background. I believe these were stuck on to wagon labels or transit labels if the vehicle/parcel was to be included in a Green Arrow service. I have always wondered if a surcharge was paid to get the Green Arrow special treatment?
Re: Green Arrow Freight Service
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2014 6:40 pm
by hq1hitchin
You may be sure it commanded a premium, Richard, as their transit was specially monitored, unlike most freight wagons pre-TOPS. There was a railway cricket team at the old BR(LM) sports ground at Hatch End who went by the name of the 'Green Arrows'. Didn't seem to raise any eyebrows, though
Re: Green Arrow Freight Service
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 9:15 pm
by melton
I can remember seeing wagon labels with the gummed green arrow attached in the early 70's. Talking of pre-TOPS labels, they used a two letter and one figure route code - for some reason I remember Liverpool Alex Dock was LL1. I wonder if anybody else can recall some destation codes?
Re: Green Arrow Freight Service
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 9:43 pm
by 1H was 2E
Here's a Western region poster - gives price (!)
Re: Green Arrow Freight Service
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 11:02 pm
by StevieG
1H was 2E wrote:Here's a Western region poster - gives price (!)
Very good to see that excellent image, 1H was 2E: Thank you.
And what a bargain, to get such special service for 12.5 pence !
Re: Green Arrow Freight Service
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2015 9:54 am
by jwealleans
There's a very interesting article on the origins of the Green Arrow service (and the 'Blue Arrow', which I hadn't heard of) in the current LNER Society Journal, which I received yesterday.