The Pontsmill branch.
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No this isn't the Pontsmill branch - but the first two wagons behind 25095 photographed at far away Winnick quay are destined for Pontsmill via St Blazey 21st June 1983 Copyright Roger Geach
St Blazey Bridge crossing
St Blazey Bridge Level Crossing on 4th July 1979. Here we see the unusual sight of 25 155 'propelling' a train of wagons towards Ponts Mill This rare event captured by Mike Roach Copyright
Looking from the Pontsmill branch out onto the Newquay branch - St Blazey Bridge Crossing is just around the corner. 10th April 1994 Copyright Sid Sponheimer
A passenger service from Newquay to Par rolls along near the junction for Ponts Mill on the 4th July 1979. Copyright Mike Roach. Note the girders spanning the waterway.
Craig writes - This is at Pontsmill. Under the YTS scheme of 1985/86 we were given the massive privilege of working alongside all sorts of railway folk, including train crew at St Blazey. One day I was taken to Pontsmill by driver Percy Wherry on 08801. We were locked in while 37205 passes with clay hoods, Copyright Craig Munday
A view of the Newquay branch line starting its climb up the Luxulyan valley, Meantime the Pontsmill branch drops down towards the dries. The bridge which the DMU is seen crossing in the picture above is that towards the centre of the picture near the top. The steam which flows under this bridge runs between the Pontsmill and Newquay branches at this location. 10th April 1994 Copyright Sid Sponheimer
A picture by Sid Sponheimer taken on 10th April 1994 of the entry to Ponstmill Dries. The siding leading directly ahead at one time continued up the Luxulyan valley floor to serve driers and quarries. In more recent years it terminated about two hundred yards behind this point and was used for wagon storage. It has also been visited by several railtours. Copyright
Copyright from the Maurice Dart CD Clay Lines Disc Part 1 with his permission. Available from Wheal Martyn Museum
Copyright from the Maurice Dart CD Clay Lines Disc Part 1 with his permission. Available from Wheal Martyn Museum
Copyright from the Maurice Dart CD Clay Lines Disc Part 1 with his permission. Available from Wheal Martyn Museum
This picture is one of many on Maurice Dart's China Clay lines part 2 CD, a fascinating collection of pictures. Beyond Pontsmill the lines continued up the valley. Copyright Maurice Dart. The CD is obtainable from Wheal Martyn Museum, for details see the home page.
A view of the Pontsmill driers taken after closure. 10th April 1994. Copyright Sid Sponheimer
A rake of thirteen vans stands at Pontsmill on the siding outside the drier. 7th September 1975 Copyright Roger Winnen
A quiet moment at Pontsmill caught by Jim Lewis in November 1969. Copyright