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1 minute ago, Kris said:

Someone has driven onto the line at Carbis Bay and abandoned their car. 

 

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/cornwall-railway-line-car-abandoned-8060569?fbclid=IwAR2TwWy72ZHigbLSFezgx71MLgfjphmR2ZDr1_7zJQeirpEVLLzYpgvmMlU

 

I wonder just how high or drunk they were. 

Or it was simply stolen and joy ridden

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I imagine the car has been driven up the (very) steep Beach Road from Carbis Bay - which is pretty posh. 

There is a private driveway parallel to the upside of the line, but if you

go straight ahead at the junction, and split the difference as it were this is where you end up,

 

 

Edit - this photo is taken off the bridge looking towards St Erth

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This is the view from the bridge looking east. The car driver has managed to miss an upright

rail planted in the ground beside the bridge parapet, which might have better impeded progress.

150244 departs Carbis Bay for St Erth, 12/3/2013

 

 

 

cheers

 

 

 

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spelling error and photo added.
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1 hour ago, Rivercider said:

 

The car driver has managed to miss an upright

rail planted in the ground beside the bridge parapet, which might have better impeded progress.

 

 

Indeed, looking on Streetview this is probably not the first time this has happened as the gate post has been replaced and concrete gravel boards/concrete posts added the other side of the fence between 2009 and 2015. Armco next???

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