Newquay and Cornwall Junction Railway
The Newquay and Cornwall Junction Railway was a British railway company based in Cornwall in England .
history
The Newquay and Cornwall Junction Railway received on July 14, 1864 the concession to build a railway line from the route of the Cornwall Railway at Burngullow north to St. Dennis Junction on the horse-drawn railway line of the Newquay Railway . The seat of the company was in par . There she shared the offices with the Lostwithiel and Fowey Railway . The construction of the routes of the Lostwithiel and Fowey Railway and the Newquay and Cornwall Junction Railway was supported by the same group of people.
The concession included the construction of the line in normal and broad gauge of 2140 mm. While the line was fully usable in standard gauge, this was only possible to a limited extent in broad gauge. Due to the difficult soil conditions and financing problems, a first section of 5.6 kilometers to Nanpean was opened on July 1, 1869. The construction was carried out by the company William West & Sons from Saint Blazey . The company was also commissioned to operate.
The Cornwall Minerals Railway received on July 21, 1873 approval to take over the Newquay and Cornwall Junction Railway. The takeover took place initially on a lease basis from June 1, 1874. In addition to the operation of the line, the Cornwall Minerals Railway also completed the planned railway line.
literature
- Christopher Awdry: Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies . Patrick Stephens Limited, Wellingborough 1990, ISBN 1-85260-049-7 .