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Newquay and Cornwall Junction Railway information


Newquay and Cornwall Junction Railway
Overview
HeadquartersPar, Cornwall
LocaleUnited Kingdom
Dates of operation1869–1874
SuccessorCornwall Minerals Railway
Technical
Track gauge7 ft (2,134 mm)
Length3.13 miles (5.04 km)

The Newquay and Cornwall Junction Railway was a 7 ft (2,134 mm) broad gauge railway intended to link the Cornwall Railway with the horse-worked Newquay Railway. It opened a short section to Nanpean in 1869, the remainder being built by the Cornwall Minerals Railway who took over the company in 1874. Its main traffic has always been china clay.

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