The West Cornwall Mainline Railway
Introduction
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The West Cornwall Mainline Railway
Image: © Tony Atkin Taken: 3 Mar 2007
Actually this line from Truro to Penzance started life as the West Cornwall Branch Line, the mainline went to Falmouth. Here, between Camborne and Redruth it runs in a cutting through old mining land. Modern commercial 'sheds' have sprung up alongside the railway.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.219569
Longitude
-5.271541