Heritage railways · South West England
Lappa Valley Steam Railway
Also known as: Truro - Newquay Railway
In or near Carland Cross.
Lappa Valley Steam Railway is a heritage railway in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Spring – autumn
- Nearest railway station
- East Wheal Rose · 0.2 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Lappa Valley Steam Railway is a place of interest in South-West England. The site is within the Cornwall National Landscape (AONB). It sits within the Truro and Falmouth parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is East Wheal Rose, about 0.2 km away. Postcode area TR8.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Truro and Newquay Railway was a Great Western Railway line in Cornwall, England, designed to keep the rival London and South Western Railway (LSWR) out of the west of the county. The line was completed in 1905 and closed in 1963.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The Great Western Railway (GWR) had secured dominance in south and west Cornwall from its purchase of the Cornwall Railway in 1889; it already had control of the West Cornwall Railway and therefore had a main line from London through Plymouth to Penzance, with a number of branches. It had been working the nominally independent Cornwall Minerals Railway lines, in particular the passenger route from Par to Newquay, for some years and in 1896 it acquired that network by purchase. In the 1890s the rival London and South Western Railway (LSWR) was extending its network in north Cornwall, through the North Cornwall Railway, which was building from Launceston to Padstow: it reached Wadebridge in…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.3648, -5.0409
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- St. Newlyn East
- Postcode
- TR8 5HZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Truro and Falmouth
- Nearest railway station
- East Wheal Rose — 0.2 km
Sources
- osm: w125925068 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Truro and Newquay Railway (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lappa Valley Steam Railway?
- Lappa Valley Steam Railway is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TR8 5HZ), in the parish of St. Newlyn East.
- What is Lappa Valley Steam Railway?
- Lappa Valley Steam Railway is a heritage railway in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Lappa Valley Steam Railway?
- The nearest railway station is East Wheal Rose, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode TR8 5HZ.
- Is Lappa Valley Steam Railway a protected site?
- Yes — Lappa Valley Steam Railway is part of the Cornwall National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Lappa Valley Steam Railway?
- The nearest railway station is East Wheal Rose, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TR8 5HZ.