East Cornwall Mineral Railway
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| East Cornwall Mineral Railway | |
|---|---|
| Locale | England |
| Dates of operation | 1872 – 1894 |
| Successor line | Plymouth, Devonport and South Western Junction Railway |
| Track gauge | 3 ft 6 in (1067 mm) |
| Length | 8 miles |
| Headquarters | Callington |
The East Cornwall Mineral Railway was a narrow gauge industrial railway opened in 1872 to serve the iron ore and stone quarries around Callington in Cornwall.
The line was 71⁄2 miles long running from Kelly Bray to Calstock, where an incline ran down to the quay on the River Tamar. There were several branches serving copper, tin and arsenic mines and quarries.[1]
An Act of Parliament of 1883 authorised the Plymouth, Devonport and South Western Junction Railway to take over the line. The purchase was completed in 1894. The line was rebuilt to standard gauge, although for the period 1894 to 1908 it was dual gauged.[1]
[edit] Locomotives
| Number | Builder | Type | Date | Works number | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neilson and Company | 0-4-0ST | 1871 | 1660 | Probably scrapped in 1907[2] |
| 2 | Neilson and Company | 0-4-0ST | 1871 | 1661 | Converted to a standard gauge 0-4-2ST around 1907. Sold in 1912 and worked on the Selsey Tramway until scrapped in 1927[2] |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Dart, Maurice (2005). Cornwall Narrow Gauge including the Camborne & Redruth tramway. Middleton Press. ISBN 190447456X.
- ^ a b Callington Branch locomotives.
[edit] See also
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