Truro And Newquay Branch Railway |
| Hob Uid: 429018 | |
Location :
Cornwall
St. Allen, St. Agnes, St. Newlyn East, Perranzabuloe, Chacewater
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| Grid Ref : SW7330045500 |
| Summary : The remains of a dismantled railway built to service mining operations. It was in operation from 1849 until 1963. |
More information : (SW 826608 - SW 733455; SW 818544 - SW 785561)
Dismantled Railway (NAT). (1)
(SW 785564 - SW 764574) Tramway (NAT). (2)
The branch line from Newquay (SW 826608) to East Wheal Rose
(SW 85 NW 15) opened by 1849 as part of J.T. Treffry's mineral
railway network.
This section was incorporated in the Great Western Railway line
from Newquay to Blackwater (SW 733455). The line from Blackwater to
Perranporth (SW 7553) opened in 1903 and was extended to join the
earlier mineral branch to Treamble (SW 785561) at Shepherds
Station (SW 818544) in 1905.
The tramway from Treamble to Gravel Hill Mine (SW 764574) was
closed in 1888 and the track removed (the course is now followed
by a path.) The section from Treamble to Shepherds Station closed
in 1917 but re-opened in 1926 and was last used in 1949, the
main length from Blackwater to Newquay being completely closed
in 1963. (3,4)
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