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Title: OTD - 11th March (1852) - Opening of Penzance Station Post by: grahame on March 11, 2022, 06:55:45 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penzance_railway_station
Quote [Penzance] station was opened by the West Cornwall Railway on 11 March 1852 as the terminus of its line from Redruth. The station itself consisted of a single platform face, and along with the rest of the West Cornwall Railway was laid as standard gauge Title: Re: OTD - 11th March (1852) - Opening of Penzance Station Post by: bobm on March 11, 2022, 08:38:45 But today, 170 years later, it won't see a train all day due to engineering work in west Cornwall.
Title: Re: OTD - 11th March (1852) - Opening of Penzance Station Post by: Andy on March 11, 2022, 12:23:09 I think it's Camborne station (opened 1843) that takes the prize for being the oldest railway station in continuous use in Cornwall, being on the original Hayle-Redruth stretch of the WCR. Bleevit, woody?*
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