End of Chacewater Line Part 2

The Focal group has put together a number of small private films collected by Stan May, the last station master at Newquay Station. The full 40 minute film is available from us at www.focal.org.uk. This first part is of Newquay pre 1916, the last steam trian on the Newquay Branch Line and the Wadebridge to Bodmin track. Part 2 is of the Chacewater line in 1963 just before it closed and Part 3 is of the last train at Perrenporth Station. The original films have log since been destroyed or lost after they were put on to Video tape. It is impossible for me to clean then up but this is a part of our history hopefully will not be lost. The short films are narrated by Stan May. I hope you enjoy this small clips. www.focal.org.uk, www.bluelightmedia.org.

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• Cornwall
• Perrenporth
• Newquay Branch Line
• old railways
• steam trains
• Lost rail track
• Focal
• Blue Light Media
• Geoff Mason Brown
• Stan May
• old 8mm films
• Chacewater Line

[GKMB1948]

Sorry that is all the film I have got Geoff

[MrSuperdan79]

They should reopen the lines it would bring loads of money in to the area and make a lovely route, better than the buses which are late! I love these film , i had a feeling there was some sort of branch line driving round St Agnes and Perranporth!!

[Hermesmale]

I can remember expresses from Birmingham, Manchester ,Liverpool and other places all going to Newquay in the summer. Dave

[vean2004]

This is amazing! I used to travel on the Chacewater-St Agnes- Perranporth section a lot when I was a boy and used to watch the trains form Presingoll House, next to what is now Presingoll Barns.

In the 1970's, I lived "Up Country" in Essesx and made a model layout form Mount Hawke to St Agnes, but never finished it as I was moving back down to Cornwall.

I still have some pjotos of the model of St Agnes, though.

Such a sad end to a lovely little branch line!

[perranporthtv]

Wow! Nice one Geoff