Truro and Newquay Railway
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The Truro and Newquay Railway was a Great Western Railway line in Cornwall, England, designed to keep the rival London and South Western Railway out of the west of the county. The line was completed i
A Class 22 diesel approaching Shepherds station
Goonbell viaduct, viewing north, with the St Agnes Beacon in the distance.
The Atlantic Coast Line is a 20+3⁄4-mile railway branch line in Cornwall which runs from the coastal town of Par to the Atlantic Ocean at Newquay.
Truro and Newquay Railway
…of the Truro and Newquay line; the new facilities came into use on 7 June 1905. It has since been reduced to a single track. It continues to serve Atlantic Coast Line trains from Par and a number of long-distance services on summer Saturdays. The line was steeply graded. Leaving Chacewater it climbed at 1 in 72 / 1…
Sprinter train on the branch line beside the Par Canal, having just passed St Blazey Bridge level crossing
The second platform at Newquay was restored in 2025
A Class 802 on the Atlantic Coast Line operating a service to London