Cornwall Built Railways for Rocks Before It Built Them for Tourists
Newquay’s first railway story starts with Treffry’s mineral network and the harbour: rails moved rock before they carried holidaymakers.
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There Was a Railway Running Out of Newquay Harbour
A load of ore could reach Newquay and still have a cliff to get down. Follow the horses, miners and winding machinery that completed the journey.