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A view of the station in 1972. The 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge East Cornwall Mineral Railway was opened from the quay at Calstock to Kelly Bray on 8 May 1872. It was replaced by the present Plymouth, Devonport and South Western Junction Railway route across Calstock Viaduct on 2 March 1908 which saw passenger trains introduced.
The railway from Plymouth to Gunnislake is designated as a community railway and is supported by marketing provided by the Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership. The line is promoted under the "Tamar Valley Line" name. The Tamar Inn in Calstock is part of the Tamar Valley Line rail ale trail, which is designed to promote the use of the line. [5]
The line is publicised in several ways, including regular timetable and scenic line guides as well as leaflets highlighting attractions on the route. The Atlantic Coast Line rail ale trail was launched in 2005 to encourage rail travellers to visit pubs near the line. There are three in Newquay, one at St Columb Road, five in and around Par, and ...
Pages in category "Scenic railway lines in Devon and Cornwall" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The St Ives Bay Line is a 4.25 miles (6.84 km) railway line from St Erth to St Ives in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.It was opened in 1877, the last new 7 ft (2,134 mm) broad gauge passenger railway to be constructed in the country.
[2] [3] He also travels on railways that are some of the world's oldest and most scenic, [4] and finds out their history. [5] So far, six series of the programme have aired from 5 December 2012 to 3 December 2020.
Great Railway Journeys, originally titled Great Railway Journeys of the World, is a recurring series of travel documentaries produced by BBC Television.The premise of each programme is that the presenter, typically a well-known figure from the arts or media, would make a journey by train, usually through a country or to a destination to which they had a personal connection.
The Great Western Railway in East Cornwall. Cheltenham: Runpast Publishing. ISBN 1-870754-11-5. Clinker, CR (1963). The Railways of Cornwall 1809 - 1963. Dawlish: David and Charles. Cooke, RA (1977). Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR, Section 11: East Cornwall. Harwell: RA Cooke. MacDermot, E T (1931).