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HER Number:MCO54706
Name:GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY (CORNWALL MAIN LINE) - Post Medieval railway

Summary

The GWR main line from Saltash to Penzance.

Grid Reference:None recorded

Protected Status: None recorded

Other Statuses/Codes: none recorded

Monument Type(s):

  • RAILWAY (19th Century to Unknown - 1889 AD)

Full description

The GWR main line through Cornwall, from Plymouth (Millbay) across the Royal Albert bridge and from Saltash to Penzance was formed from an amalgamation of two formerly independent companies - the West Cornwall Railway (absorbed by the GWR in 1878), and the broad-gauge Cornwall Railway (absorbed by the GWR in 1889). All the broad gauge lines, including Saltash to Truro, were converted by the GWR to standard gauge in May 1892, and a slow process of doubling the single line and replacing the timber viaducts with masonry structures began. Most stations were rebuilt in standard GWR style, and by 1931 the line was doubled throughout.

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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