History Newquay and Cornwall Junction Railway

map of newquay , cornwall junction railway @ opening

joseph treffry had opened tramway connect mines , pits in hendra , st dennis area of cornwall in 1849. tramway horse-operated , led pontsmill, transshipment necessary canal, built treffry, onward conveyance par harbour. practical limitations of line insignificant @ first, time passed seen inhibit trade.

the cornwall railway opened in 1859, providing broadly west-to-east line giving easier access markets extracted minerals, although lines crossed @ par, there @ first no connection; cornwall railway built on broad gauge , treffry s line on standard gauge, referred narrow gauge . cornwall railway opened station @ burngullow in 1863 , used railhead china clay production, carted station.

on 4 july 1864 newquay , cornwall junction railway authorised act of parliament build 5¼ mile line burngullow connect st dennis branch of treffry s newquay line. burngullow located 2 miles (3 km) west of st austell station, on cornwall railway main line. authorised capital £36,000.

the company authorised make agreements treffry estate trustees convert newquay tramway line broad gauge , take over, connecting newquay cornwall railway. company reach hendra, affording direct communication newquay, par, fowey , falmouth . access on treffry lines involve break of gauge.

in fact difficulties in raising required funds prevailed time; in addition route required alter; authorising act obtained in 1868 82 chain (1.65 km) deviation, permitting more capital.

at last short main line (3.5 miles (5.6 km) in length) opened burngullow drinnick mill clay works, near nanpean on 1 july 1869. company had exhausted funds , abandoned plans extend further. offices company @ par , shared lostwithiel , fowey railway.

in 1872 agreed lease line newly formed cornwall minerals railway complete connection newquay railway. convert both , par tramway steam engines, , connect these , quays @ fowey. lease took effect 1 june 1874 company never received had been promised , took legal action against cornwall minerals railway. newquay , cornwall junction railway directors stopped meeting in 1885.

the great western railway took on operation of cornwall minerals railway 1 october 1877 , amalgamated company on 1 july 1896. in meantime, line had been converted 4 ft 8 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge along other lines west of exeter on weekend of 21 may 1892, enabling through trains burngullow st dennis junction.

the railway has ever carried goods traffic. line no longer extends st dennis, original line still carries china clay parkandillack fowey.

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