The LNER Encyclopedia

Looking through the 1954/55 CWNS for the GN line I noticed that the 02:00am parcels from KX-Grantham was a News and Parcels service from Monday to Saturday, but became a Milk and Parcels on a Sunday. By 1959 the milk element had reverted to News in the CWNS.

Does anybody know what sort of Milk traffic this was? I cannot think it would be Milk, but perhaps some Dairy Products! That said, the stock used was not special vans.

Any help would be gratefully received

Ian

Wild guess, but empty churns which usually travelled via a service which didn't run on Sundays? If they'd disappeared by 1959 that wouldn't be a great surprise.

I thought that too, but then wondered why suddenly it became more important than the News?

I also wondered why this would go by a freight service between London and Grantham during the week as needed?

Not having any GN CWNs between 55 and 59 I don't know eye this distinction ceased.

Ian

G'Day Gents

Could have been a new traffic flow, ie. milk tanks from United Dairies, at Finchley. (all speculation.)

manna