Cornwall Minerals Railway
The Cornwall Minerals Railway was a British railway company based in Cornwall , England.
history
The company was founded on July 21, 1873 to build a broad gauge (2140 mm) railway line from Fowey to Newquay . At the same time, the CMR was given the right to take over other railway companies on this route. The Newquay and Cornwall Junction Railway (Burngullow- Nanpean ), the horse-drawn trams from Joseph Treffry : Par Tramway ( Par - Bugle ) and Newquay Railway (Newquay- Newlyn East / Hendra ) were taken over. The sections between St. Dennis Junction (Hendra) near Nanpean to Bugle and from Par to Fowey had to be rebuilt. In addition, there were the concessions for some branch lines, including from Bugle to Carbus and from Treloggan Junction to East Wheal Rose.
On June 1, 1874, the company began operations and on June 20, 1876, the line was continuously passable. On July 1, 1877, the Great Western Railway leased the Cornwall Minerals Railway. In 1892 the lines were converted to standard gauge. On June 27, 1893, the Lostwithiel and Fowey Railway was incorporated into the CMR. The final takeover by GWR took place on August 7, 1896.
A locomotive shed and workshops were built in St. Blazey for vehicle maintenance. The CMR procured 18 triple-coupled tank locomotives ( CMR No. 1 to 18 ). From 1876 the GWR took over the locomotives. Some of the existing locomotives were sold. GWR locomotives were also used.
literature
- Christopher Awdry: Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies . Stephens, Wellingborough 1990, ISBN 1-85260-049-7 .
