The next Cornwall Railway Society Outdoor Event
Takes place on Saturday 30th July, 2016 (Weather Permitting)
Riding the Gunnislake Branch and Walking part of the East Cornwall Minerals Railway from the summit of the incline to Calstock Quay and return by Boat or Train to Plymouth.
Train dep Penzance 08.28 Camborne 08.46 Redruth 08.52 Truro 09.04 St Austell 09.20 Par 09.27 Bodmin Parkway 09.37 Liskeard 09.50 Plymouth 10.17/10.59 Gunnislake 11.45 for a twenty minute walk to the summit of the incline, we amble down this incline for a short way before retracing our steps down a minor road alongside to gain further access a little way down to the incline which eventually takes us to the rivers edge at Calstock. For those catching the boat it departs at 15.45 for Plymouth Barbican arrive 17.30 (Fare £15.50) However seats on the boat must be booked prior to our arrival in Plymouth on Saturday morning, so please inform me on route. For those returning by train, it leaves Calstock at 15.56 for Plymouth.
A service of frequent trains leave Plymouth at 17.26 17.42 17.52 18.55
Purchase an Off Peak Day Return to Gunnislake
Takes place on Saturday 30th July, 2016 (Weather Permitting)
Riding the Gunnislake Branch and Walking part of the East Cornwall Minerals Railway from the summit of the incline to Calstock Quay and return by Boat or Train to Plymouth.
Train dep Penzance 08.28 Camborne 08.46 Redruth 08.52 Truro 09.04 St Austell 09.20 Par 09.27 Bodmin Parkway 09.37 Liskeard 09.50 Plymouth 10.17/10.59 Gunnislake 11.45 for a twenty minute walk to the summit of the incline, we amble down this incline for a short way before retracing our steps down a minor road alongside to gain further access a little way down to the incline which eventually takes us to the rivers edge at Calstock. For those catching the boat it departs at 15.45 for Plymouth Barbican arrive 17.30 (Fare £15.50) However seats on the boat must be booked prior to our arrival in Plymouth on Saturday morning, so please inform me on route. For those returning by train, it leaves Calstock at 15.56 for Plymouth.
A service of frequent trains leave Plymouth at 17.26 17.42 17.52 18.55
Purchase an Off Peak Day Return to Gunnislake
160714a The guard phones the signalman at Plymouth prior to the trains departure from Gunnislake. Copyright Roger Winnen
160714b The road overbridge at the top of the incline on the former East Cornwall Minerals line from Calstock Quay which closed over 100 years ago. Copyright Roger Winnen
160714c These railway buildings remain today at the top of the incline. We visit these by kind permission of Mrs Worth. Copyright Roger Winnen
160714d Making my way down the incline we come to an overbridge and supports for the orriginal trackbed. Copyright Roger Winnen
160714e The 14.54 from Plymouth crosses in 1908 Calstock Viaduct on route to Gunnislake. Copyright Roger Winnen
These photographs were taken yesterday 14th July, 2016, on a route refresher run, the CRS last walked this route 22 years ago when we hired a pleasure craft to take us down the Tamar and up the Lynher and Tidy returning us to Plymouth.
Bankers at Dainton Summit
From the Mike Morant Collection
From the Mike Morant Collection
Dainton signal box at the left of this shot taken on 30th May 1957 and the two locos are Collett large prairies no. 4179 on the left with no. 5195 on the right. Both locos were allocated to 83A Newton Abbot when this shot was taken. Courtesy the Mike Morant Collection
Thorney & Kingsbury Halt
John Cornelius
John Cornelius
82008 after cakking at Thorney & Kingsbury Halt with a Yeovil bound train on the 8th February 1962 . Note on the right the siding and head shunt serving the milk factory. Copyright John Cornelius
Mnny Thanks John