The Maritime Line is a railway line that runs in the valley of the River Fal from Truro, the county town, to Falmouth on the south coast of Cornwall, England.
A train crosses Carnon viaduct on its way towards Truro
The original timber-built Carnon viaduct
Work underway at Perranwell to install signalling equipment for the new loop being installed at Penryn.
Perranwell station
Truro is a cathedral city and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is Cornwall's county town, sole city and a centre for administration, leisure and retail trading. Its population was 18,766 in the 2011 census. People of Truro can be called Truronians. It grew as a trade centre through its port and as a stannary town for tin mining. It became mainland Britain's southernmost city in 1876, with the founding of the Diocese of Truro. It is home to Cornwall Council, the Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro Cathedral, the Hall for Cornwall and Cornwall's Courts of Justice.
Truro Cathedral overlooking the city
Coat of Arms
Boscawen Street in 1810
The Cathedral in 1905, before completion of the spires