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« on: February 03, 2022, 11:20:35 pm »
I wonder how many railway lines have opened on a date, and closed on the same date in another year? Newquay to Chacewater - 4th Feb 1905 to 4th Feb 1963. Strikes me as an incredibly late opening.  Anyone know the story?
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« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2022, 10:12:39 am »
Looking at Wikipedia it would appear to be a final effort by GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) to stop the LSWR▸ (London South Western Railway) at Bude and not allow them any further into Cornwall.  The line was authorised in 1890 but there were delays in its construction.
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