As already stated, parcel traffic for Towcester and some local villages was dealt with by the junior passenger porter. "We also used local bus services, run by Belgrove of Patishall and Webster of Foster's Booth. We tended to send urgent and perishable items this way - some were 'paid home', in which case there was no delivery charge to raise. Where the cartage fee had not already been collected, this was left to the bus conductor who also obtained a signature. Amongst the places served were Duncote, Astcote, Cold Higham and Grimscote." Goods for the town were handled by the LMS carter Owen Titch' Carvell, who was on his rounds during the morning and afternoon except Thursday (half day closing) and Saturday afternoons. "Owen also dealt with flour for Greens Norton. He had a Suffolk Punch horse which, during the winter, was kept in a stable adjoining the goods shed, and in the summer, in a field owned by the railway and adjoining the up sidings. Owen was booked out twice on Sundays to feed and water the horse and polish harnesses, etc. I'm sure Matthews, one of our local blacksmiths, used to shoe the horse - I remember he had an LMS bill board outside his premises. We had provender down from Somers Town, London."
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