adanapress Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 I seek info on this branch, can anyone suggest maybe a book? It seems to have left the main line at or near Newlyn East, and headed North-Westerly not quite reaching the coast of Perran Bay. Presumably freight only? Thank you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailWest Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Treamble/Gravel Hill branch left the GWR Chacewater - Newquay line at Shepherds station and had its origins in the Cornwall Mineral Railway. "Railways & Byways of Cornwall" John Vaughan, OPC 2002. "The Newquay Branch and its Branches" John Vaughan, OPC1991. Probably also something in the relevant Middleton Press book for the area, but I don't have a copy of that to check. Yes, it was freight only. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boscarne Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Middleton's "West Cornwall Mineral Railways" by Maurice Dart 2005 has some info on the Treamble branch. Also worth seeking out is "Rails to Newquay" by John Vaughan, published 2008 by Oakwood Press. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJ Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Just had a look in my Middleton Press 'West Cornwall Mineral Railway's' It's got a couple of pages of info including a few pictures of a pannier tank on the line. It originally served iron mines and closed in 1917. It was relaid and reopened in 1926 to serve quarries and a gunpowder factory, closing in 1952. Although freight only a few trains were run during WW2 to take personnel to camps in the area. Around the terminus at Treamble there was once a network of narrow gauge tramways to various mines. HTH Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adanapress Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 Thank you very much gentlemen all, thats just exactly what I needed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted January 24, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 24, 2015 Hi, Did anything ever get built with this knowledge ? Stu Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianusa Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Also on this branch a siding on the down side to Deer Park. What was Deer park? Brian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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