2016

SW4730 : The end of the line

taken 9 years ago, near to Penzance, Cornwall, England

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The end of the line
The end of the line
Cornish Main Line

The Cornish Main Line is a railway line in Cornwall. It runs from Penzance to Plymouth, crossing from Cornwall into Devon over the famous Royal Albert Bridge at Saltash.
It directly serves Truro, St Austell, Bodmin (by a Parkway station), and Liskeard, and it forms the backbone for rail services in Cornwall, as well as providing a direct line to London, Birmingham, Leeds and Edinburgh. There are branches off the main line serving St Ives, Falmouth, Newquay, and Looe.
It is the southernmost railway line in the United Kingdom, and the westernmost in England. The line was fully completed in 1867.

Penzance Station

Penzance station serves the town of Penzance in Western Cornwall. The station is the terminus station for the Cornish Main Line from Plymouth. It is managed by Great Western Railway who also operate services along with CrossCountry.
The station opened in 1852.


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SW4730, 1007 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 7 May, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 3 October, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SW 4756 3061 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:7.3055N 5:31.9778W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SW 4757 3063
View Direction
Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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