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210208 | Biggest rail upgrade in Cornwall since 1950s now complete

Biggest rail upgrade in Cornwall since 1950s now complete
The work to upgrade the St Ives - Carbis Line in West Cornwall is now complete (Image: Network Rail)

 

Biggest rail upgrade in Cornwall since 1950s now complete

The upgrade work to the St Ives train line has now been completed

8 February 2021 Biggest rail upgrade in Cornwall since 1950s now complete

By Olivier Vergnault

The biggest investment in Cornwall’s rail network since the 1950s is complete.  read more »

201230 | Cornwall train line to get £3million upgrade in St Ives

 

30th December  read more »

201010 | Helston Railway wins £76,000 to continue reopening branch line

Helston Railway is looking into reconnecting the branch line between Helston and Gwinear Road
The group has already opened the line up to Truthall Halt

10th October  read more »

200901 | Great Western Railway emergency agreement extended All revenue and cost risks will be held by the Government until at

Great Western Railway emergency agreement extended

All revenue and cost risks will be held by the Government until at least June 2021  read more »

200818 | Vital rail link into Cornwall is a step closer to being better protected

Vital rail link into Cornwall is a step closer to being better protected

Vital rail link into Cornwall is a step closer to being better protected

Published by Sarah Yeoman at 6:46am 19th August 2020.  read more »

200727 | GWR, CrossCountry and South Western Railway announce latest train timetable changes

GWR, CrossCountry and South Western Railway announce latest train timetable changes

There's more trains connecting Devon and Cornwall with the rest of the country  read more »

200219 | £5m Rail Upgrade Underway

£5m Rail Upgrade Underway

£5m Rail Upgrade Underway

Published by the Pirate FM News Team at 11:47am 19th February 2020. (Updated at 3:43pm 19th February 2020)

Cornwall is being promised more reliable railways - and fewer flood cancellations.

It is as repair work starts between Penzance and Truro - and St Ives and St Erth.

Bus replacement services are being brought in while the five million pound project is completed.  read more »

200220 | Network Rail will be carrying out waterproofing work to Hayle Viaduct between Saturday 15 and Sunday 23 February 2020

Date disruption to train services in Cornwall is due to end

GWR announced measures in place while work is carried out by Network Rail through the half term  read more »

190606 | 17.a Railway Timetable, lack of regular stops at Hayle Station

17 TO DISCUSS MATTERS RAISED DURING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION 16 MAY 2019  read more »

190520 | New GWR timetable Devon & Cornwall will see regular half-hourly local stopping services between Plymouth and Penzance

TRAIN services between Plymouth and Penzance are set to double today (Monday, May 20), as part of Great Western Railway’s new May timetable.

To be operated by new Intercity Express Trains and refurbished Castle Class trains, which GWR says offer more seats and greater comfort, the new timetable will see regular half-hourly local stopping services between Plymouth and Penzance, doubling the frequency of off-peak services.  read more »

190519 | VIDEO: Final journey for GWR Intercity 125 High Speed Train from London Paddington | Falmouth Packet

VIDEO: Final journey for GWR Intercity 125 High Speed Train from London Paddington

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Road, Traffic, Trains, Buses, Planes

Roads and Traffic, Trains, Buses, Planes and Travel

57602 Angarrack 17 June 2017 | The setting sun just about clings on long enough to illuminate 57602 as it rolls across Angarrack

57602 Angarrack 17 June 2017

The setting sun just about clings on long enough to illuminate 57602 as it rolls across Angarrack viaduct with 2C51, the 17.50 Exeter St Davids - Penzance on 17 June 2017. Photographing the GWR loco-hauled this far west is only really doable in high summer with a clear sky to the west - with the train running late it was after 9pm and the light was really fading fast.  read more »

57602 Angarrack 17 June 2017 | The setting sun just about clings on long enough to illuminate 57602 as it rolls across Angarrack
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