Cornwall Railway viaducts
The Cornwall Railway company constructed a railway line between Plymouth and Truro in the United Kingdom, opening in 1859, and extended it to Falmouth in 1863. The topography of Cornwall is such that the route, which is generally east–west, cuts across numerous deep river valleys that generally run north–south. At the time of construction of the line, money was in short supply due to the collapse in confidence following the railway mania, and the company sought ways of reducing expenditure.
The 70 miles (110 km) of the Cornwall Railway included 42 wooden viaducts, such as Carvedras viaduct in Truro
Original stone pier with brick pier of its replacement on top
Surviving pier of the original viaduct beneath an arch of its replacement
The Royal Albert Bridge under construction in 1858
The Cornwall Railway was a 7 ft 1⁄4 in broad gauge railway from Plymouth in Devon to Falmouth in Cornwall, England, built in the second half of the nineteenth century. It was constantly beset with shortage of capital for the construction, and was eventually forced to sell its line to the dominant Great Western Railway.
The Royal Albert Bridge that carries the route of the Cornwall Railway across the River Tamar
Carnon Viaduct near Perranwell on the Falmouth line, over the route of the Redruth and Chasewater Railway
Torpoint Ferry in 1894 looking west; Moorsom planned to use this for conveying passenger trains; note the gradients
View down Milne Place towards the ferry; Moorsom's route would have descended this gradient
