Railways
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.
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1825 | 1825 plan of Hayle in Cornwall, showing the design for bridges, a turnpike road and an embankment causeway | Twitter
Today’s @explorearchives theme is #Plans. We have a wide variety of plans in our collection, including this colourful 1825 plan of Hayle in Cornwall, showing the design for bridges, a turnpike road and an embankment causeway. pic.twitter.com/eFD3TBUPqM
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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
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
Cornwall's Railways (before 1859 and the opening of the Royal Albert Bridge, Saltash | Cornwall Council
Cornish Railways
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
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 »
Hayle Wharves freight trips were a well-known duty for ‘Warshlps’ in their final months | Nostalgic Hayle | Facebook
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Hayle Viaduct works 2014
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1410 | NETWORK RAIL PLANNED WORKS TO HAYLE VIADUCT
Via http://hayletowncouncil.net/
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1837 | Angarrack incline - The Hayle Railway
1846 | Angarrack incline - West Cornwall Railway takes over from The Hayle Railway
The West Cornwall Railway takes over Hayle Railway
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1851 | Angarrack Viaduct - Timber Brunel
Isambard Kingdom Brunel built the original Angarrack viaduct from timberin 1851
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The Life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Civil Engineer
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=7kbGklaeTQQC&vq=angarrack&dq=brunel+v... read more »
1852-53 | Angarrack station opened - and closed
Angarrack had a station - very briefly!
via http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disused_railway_stations_(Cornish_Main_Line)#Angarrack read more »
1837 | Railway - Carn Brea to Angarrack opened 23 December 1837 | Hayle Railway
Hayle Railway opened 1837
via http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disused_railway_stations_%28Cornish_Main_Li...
The section from Carn Brea to Angarrack dates back to the Hayle Railway, opened on 23 December 1837
1852 | Completion of the Cornwall Railway | West Briton 5 March 1852
The West Briton from 5 March 1852 has a thrilling account of the completion of the Cornwall Railway
via http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wbritonad/cornwall/185... read more »
1883 | Angarrack Viaduct | Richard WHIDDON 15 22-Oct 1883 | Fell from a crane at Angarrack Viaduct
According to http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~phillack/burials/bur1880_1884.htm : read more »