The mineral railway at Golant
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The mineral railway at Golant
Image: © Rod Allday Taken: 14 May 2011
The line was constructed as a passenger line, running from Lostwithiel to Fowey along the bank of the river. It was closed to passengers in the 1960s as a result of the Beeching cuts but it continues to run as a busy mineral railway, transporting china clay from Par to the docks at Fowey.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.360789
Longitude
-4.639179