Hayle Railway |
| Hob Uid: 424708 | |
Location :
Cornwall
Gwinear-Gwithian, Hayle
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| Grid Ref : SW5760038300 |
| Summary : The remains of the Hayle Railway operated between 1837 and 1852. It ran to Tresavean, 12 miles away and had branches to Hayles Wharf, Crofty and Roskear mines, Redruth and Portreath. In 1846 the West Cornwall Railway Company was authorised to rebuild the Hayle Railway and extend it to Truro and Penzance. The new railway was completed to Truro in 1852, partly utilising the Hayle route, and partly using new routes. |
More information : (SW 55753775 - SW 60153858) Dismantled Railway (NAT) (1)
An original length of the Hayle Railway which was opened in
1837 to Pool and Portreath, together with branches to Roskear
and North Crofty.
The line started from Foundry Square (SW 55873720), went along
Penpol Terrace and over the Copperhouse sluice by a drawbridge.
There was an incline at Angarrack, known as Steamers Hill,
where horses were first used, but by 1843 an engine provided
the power (see illustration (5) ). The site of the engine is
SW 58753855 (4), `Engine Pool` being named on the tithe map.
In 1852 the Hayle Railway was taken over by the West Cornwall
Railway and the line closed for reconstruction and conversion. The new line left Hayle by a viaduct, thus by passing the
incline (the present main line).
The original station at Hayle became an institute after 1860
but was demolished after 1945. The booking hall which lay
beneath the present viaduct was demolished in 1950. The line
along Penpol Terrace has only recently (1972) been taken up.
(See SW 53 NE 41 for railway bridge at SW 56703824 and
SW 53 NE25 for plan of Hayle). (2-6)
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