OTD - 11th March (1852) - Opening of Penzance Station

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OTD - 11th March (1852) - Opening of Penzance Station

« on: March 11, 2022, 06:55:45 »

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penzance_railway_station

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[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


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Re: OTD - 11th March (1852) - Opening of Penzance Station

« Reply #1 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.


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Re: OTD - 11th March (1852) - Opening of Penzance Station

« Reply #2 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?*

* Believe it, would (th)ee?, Would you believe it?


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