Trains
210208 | Biggest rail upgrade in Cornwall since 1950s now complete
Biggest rail upgrade in Cornwall since 1950s now complete
The upgrade work to the St Ives train line has now been completed
8 February 2021By Olivier Vergnault
The biggest investment in Cornwall’s rail network since the 1950s is complete. read more »
201230 | Cornwall train line to get £3million upgrade in St Ives
201010 | Helston Railway wins £76,000 to continue reopening branch line
10th October read more »
200901 | Great Western Railway emergency agreement extended All revenue and cost risks will be held by the Government until at
Great Western Railway emergency agreement extended
All revenue and cost risks will be held by the Government until at least June 2021 read more »
200818 | Vital rail link into Cornwall is a step closer to being better protected
Vital rail link into Cornwall is a step closer to being better protected
Published by Sarah Yeoman at 6:46am 19th August 2020. read more »
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 »
20024 | Helston Railway bids for study to connect trains to Gwinear
200219 | £5m Rail Upgrade Underway
£5m Rail Upgrade Underway
Published by the Pirate FM News Team at 11:47am 19th February 2020. (Updated at 3:43pm 19th February 2020)
Cornwall is being promised more reliable railways - and fewer flood cancellations.
It is as repair work starts between Penzance and Truro - and St Ives and St Erth.
Bus replacement services are being brought in while the five million pound project is completed. read more »
200220 | Network Rail will be carrying out waterproofing work to Hayle Viaduct between Saturday 15 and Sunday 23 February 2020
Date disruption to train services in Cornwall is due to end
GWR announced measures in place while work is carried out by Network Rail through the half term read more »
190606 | 17.a Railway Timetable, lack of regular stops at Hayle Station
17 TO DISCUSS MATTERS RAISED DURING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION 16 MAY 2019 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
Road, Traffic, Trains, Buses, Planes
57602 Angarrack 17 June 2017 | The setting sun just about clings on long enough to illuminate 57602 as it rolls across Angarrack
57602 Angarrack 17 June 2017
The setting sun just about clings on long enough to illuminate 57602 as it rolls across Angarrack viaduct with 2C51, the 17.50 Exeter St Davids - Penzance on 17 June 2017. Photographing the GWR loco-hauled this far west is only really doable in high summer with a clear sky to the west - with the train running late it was after 9pm and the light was really fading fast. read more »
Tides and Trains | Moving Around - Hayle Pump
Spotted in the April/May 2012 Hayle Pump an ingenious idea