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1877 | Angarrack Viaduct | Between 12 and 1 o'clock yesterday man named Allen was killed on the Angarrack viaduct

Fatal Railway Accident near Hayle.— Between 12 and 1 o'clock yesterday a man named Allen was killed on the Angarrack viaduct of the West Cornwall Railway. A gang of men were engaged repairing the viaduct, and a luggage train passed, the break van struck Allen, knocking him under the wheels, which passed over his head, killing turn instantly. Deceased was a native of Penpoads, Camborne, and leaves wife and four children.

[Possibly Thomas Allen  read more »

1825 | 1825 plan of Hayle in Cornwall, showing the design for bridges, a turnpike road and an embankment causeway | Twitter

1825 plan of Hayle in Cornwall, showing the design for bridges, a turnpike road and an embankment causeway
Plan - 1825 plan of Hayle in Cornwall, showing the design for bridges, a turnpike road and an embankment causeway

200727 | GWR, CrossCountry and South Western Railway announce latest train timetable changes

GWR, CrossCountry and South Western Railway announce latest train timetable changes

There's more trains connecting Devon and Cornwall with the rest of the country  read more »

200214 | Rail improvements taking place across west Cornwall

Rail improvements taking place across west Cornwall

Rail improvements taking place across west Cornwall

Published by Sarah Yeoman at 3:59pm 14th February 2020.

Photo: Craig Munday

Rail improvement works are taking place in west Cornwall.

Network Rail will be undertaking viaduct waterproofing and track work in Redruth and Hayle between Saturday 15th and Sunday 23rd February 2020.  read more »

190520 | New GWR timetable Devon & Cornwall will see regular half-hourly local stopping services between Plymouth and Penzance

TRAIN services between Plymouth and Penzance are set to double today (Monday, May 20), as part of Great Western Railway’s new May timetable.

To be operated by new Intercity Express Trains and refurbished Castle Class trains, which GWR says offer more seats and greater comfort, the new timetable will see regular half-hourly local stopping services between Plymouth and Penzance, doubling the frequency of off-peak services.  read more »

190519 | VIDEO: Final journey for GWR Intercity 125 High Speed Train from London Paddington | Falmouth Packet

VIDEO: Final journey for GWR Intercity 125 High Speed Train from London Paddington

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Cornwall's Railways (before 1859 and the opening of the Royal Albert Bridge, Saltash | Cornwall Council

Cornish Railways

Last updated: 04/11/2014

Cornwall's Railways (before 1859 and the opening of the Royal Albert Bridge, Saltash

Cornwall played a noteworthy part in the infancy of steam locomotion. In Redruth in 1784 the Scot, William Murdoch, built the first practical vehicle to run under its own steam power, albeit a small model. The great Cornish engineer, Richard Trevithick, built a steam road carriage and ran it successfully in Camborne on Christmas Eve, 1801. He went on to harness the power of steam for rail locomotion, at Penydarren in South Wales in 1803, but it was left to others elsewhere to profit from his achievements.  read more »

1839 | Mrs Mary Courts crossing rail road line near Angarrack incline knocked down by descending train and fatally injured

16th May 1839, an elderly person, Mrs Mary Courts, nee Tremayne, when crossing the rail road line near the Angarrack incline, was knocked down by a descending train and fatally injured

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A booklet entitled, "Angarrack, The Singular History of a Cornish Village", by John Higgans, dated 1986 at Newton Abbot

 

 

1852 | Angarrack 29 July 1852 Brunel ENGINEER’S REPORT West Cornwall Railway Company

29 July 1852 Brunel ENGINEER’S REPORT West Cornwall Railway Company

Isambard Kingdom Brunel Engineer's Report

The Royal Cornwall Gazette, Falmouth Packet, and General Advertiser (Truro, England), Friday, August 27, 1852; pg. 6; Issue 2566. 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II.  read more »