True or false?

Colin Burges

john Cornelius
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Camborne True or false? ![]() Reusing a photo taken by Roger Winnen a couple of days ago poses a question. An eminent source told me not so very long ago that the rails of a mine mineral tramway which crossed this bridge are still in position and when the road surface wears thin can still be seen. Has anybody else seen this? A photograph of the rails would be excellent. Copyright Roger Winnen Trevemper Colin Burges On my way from Penhale to Newquay, I stopped at Trevemper, where Treffry's original route to East Wheal Rose made a level crossing. It's a busy road in August and motorists would soon get steamed up today if they had to wait for a horse-drawn train to cross. ![]() The tramway from Newquay crossed the road from where my bike is to where the white and yellow sign can be seen just beyond the driveway at left. The later C.M.R. route and its successor, the Chacewater to Newquay branch, passed under the road a little way up the hill behind me. The derelict building had a siding on the opposite side, as covered in our gallery pages. Copyright Colin Burges Yeovil Visitor
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