Date: 18/01/2023

An ambitious project to create a direct link connecting Falmouth and Newquay has been awarded almost £50 million of funding. The Mid Cornwall Metro scheme is the only successful bid out of four to be submitted by Cornwall Council for Levelling Up funding from the government. It has received £49.95m to develop a scheme with Great Western Railway and Network Rail.

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Bring me sunshine - exceptional weather for the time of year, but at Newquay, not Morecambe. The single car diesel unit, no. 153318, will soon travel back to Par on 29 November. The palm trees on the right certainly add 'That Riviera Touch'.
Location: Newquay
Company: Cornwall Minerals Railway
29/11/2014 Ken Strachan

FGW 150246 sits at the buffers at Falmouth Docks as it waits to head north to Truro on 14 October 2015.
Location: Falmouth Docks
Company: Falmouth Extension (Cornwall Railway)
14/10/2015 John McIntyre

The Newquay train emerges from the stabling siding into Platform 3 at Par. 150248 is just passing the signalbox and lower quadrant semaphores. Trains from this platform can either turn right towards St Blazey and Newquay or left to access the main line. View west towards St. Austell.
Location: Par
Company: Cornwall Railway
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Tags: x Cornwall x Mid Cornwall Metro x Falmouth x Newquay x Cornwall Council x Great Western Railway x Network Rail