Hayle And West Cornwall Railway |
Hob Uid: 425881 | |
Location : Cornwall Camborne
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Grid Ref : SW6420039400 |
Summary : The line of part of the former Hayle and West Cornwall Railway with the incline at Penponds, 1837-1852 can still be traced. Abutments are still extant. The West Cornwall Railway, which absorbed the Hayle Railway in 1852, produced a straighter route, abandoning this section. |
More information : SW 632393 to SW 63503905 to SW 642394. The line of part of the former Hayle and West Cornwall Railways, 1837-1852 can still be traced. Abutments for a bridge of 1837 still exist at SW 63443903 and on the present railway line the embankment for the 1852 wooden viaduct is visible at SW 630392 on the north side of the present viaduct. (The line of the old railway can be traced along the hedge lines on OS 6" 1963). (1) |