Cornwall Minerals Railway

v t e Cornwall Minerals Railway
Legend
1874–1896
miles Great Western Railway 0¾ Lostwithiel River Fowey 3¾ Golant 4¾ Carne Point 5¼ Fowey Pinnock Tunnel 0¾ Par Par Harbour Great Western Railway Par Bridge Crossing ½ St Blazey Middleway Bridge Crossing St Blazey Bridge Crossing Pontsmill Pontsmill Viaduct over Rock Mill Tramway Colcerrow Tramway across Treffry Viaduct 4¼ Bridges (for Luxulyan) 5¾ Goonbarrow Junction Gunheath Carbean Molinnis Crossing 6¼ Bugle Wheal Rose Branch Carbis Wharf Branch 8¾ Holywell Newquay & Cornwall Jct Rly Nanpean 12½ St Dennis Junction Retew Branch Toldish Tunnel line diverted 1874 14¼ St Columb Road Coswarth Tunnel 18¼ Quintrell Downs Trencreek Crossing 19¾ Tolcarn Junction and Treamble Branch Trenance Viaduct 20¾ Newquay Newquay Harbour

The Cornwall Minerals Railway owned and operated a network of 45 miles (72 km) of standard gauge railway lines in central Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It started by taking over an obsolescent horse-operated tramway in 1862, and it improved and extended it, connecting Newquay and Par Harbours, and Fowey. Having expended considerable capital, it was hurt by a collapse in mineral extraction due to a slump in prices. Despite its title, it operated a passenger service between Newquay and Fowey.

After a period in bankruptcy it returned to normal financial arrangements and acquired the moribund Lostwithiel and Fowey line.

In 1896 it sold its line to the Great Western Railway. Its main passenger line from Par to Newquay is still in use as the Atlantic Coast Line, and also carries some mineral traffic, but the Par to Fowey line has been converted to a private road.