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Railway station in Cornwall, England
East Wheal Rose
General information
LocationCornwall
England
Coordinates50°21′44.19″N 5°2′27.65″W / 50.3622750°N 5.0410139°W / 50.3622750; -5.0410139
Elevation43 metres (141 ft)
PlatformsSingle platform station
Tracks1
Cornwall
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East Wheal Rose railway station is a station on the Lappa Valley Steam Railway in Cornwall, England.

History

In 1849 Joseph Treffry opened a tramway from the East Wheal Rose mine to Newquay. The loading sidings were the first East Wheal Rose station.

It became a railway in 1874 when the tramway was taken over by the Cornwall Minerals Railway and steam locomotives replaced the horse-drawn wagons. The Great Western Railway took over the line in 1896 and expanded it as a branch line in 1905 from Newquay to Chacewater servicing the resorts of Perranporth and St Agnes and ran it until nationalisation in 1948.

British Railways ran the line until 4 February 1963 when the last train ran before the Beeching axe fell.

Ten years later, in 1973, Eric Booth bought a section of the old railway line and laid a narrow gauge railway along a section of it. He built it up into a popular tourist attraction with a play area for children at the East Wheal Rose site. East Wheal Rose Station came into being in 1974. It has been upgraded on a couple of occasions during its history with a new station building and new paving being laid. In 2014, Lappa Valley was sold to Keith and Sara Southwell.

Gallery

  • East Wheal Rose station East Wheal Rose station
  • 'Muffin' at East Wheal Rose railway station 'Muffin' at East Wheal Rose railway station
  • 'Muffin' at East Wheal Rose railway station 'Muffin' at East Wheal Rose railway station
  • Passengers await an arrival at East Wheal Rose railway station Passengers await an arrival at East Wheal Rose railway station

References

  1. Creative, Venn. "Visit Us". Lappa Valley. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  2. Creative, Venn. "Heritage". Lappa Valley. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
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