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This became the Liskeard and Looe Extension Railway, when the Liskeard and Looe Railway Extension Act 1895 (58 & 59 Vict. c. cviii) obtained royal assent on 6 July 1895. The name of the company operating the Looe railway line had remained The Liskeard and Looe Union Canal Company and by the same act it was finally changed to The Liskeard and ...
The trains are formed of two-car Class 150s. 150233 was once named Lady Margret of Looe Valley (the original Lady Margret was a steam locomotive belonging to the Liskeard and Looe Railway). Single-car Class 153 153369 was named The Looe Valley Explorer. Both these trains carried large pictures on the outside showing local scenes, but ...
Moorswater railway station (Cornish: Dowr an Hal) was the centre of operations for the Liskeard and Caradon Railway and the Liskeard and Looe Railway. The two railways made an end on junction here. It was the site of the lines' engine shed, also a china clay works which is now used as a cement terminal.
On 25 February 1901 the Liskeard and Looe Railway was extended up to the Great Western Railway station, this extension line opening to passengers on 15 May 1901. [5] [6] The Liskeard and Looe Railway arrived at right angles to the main line at a dedicated platform with its own buildings; Liskeard therefore has, in essence, two stations.
The St Germans & Looe Railway was a proposed new railway in Cornwall by the Great Western Railway, providing a direct connection between St Germans and Looe. The railway was proposed in 1935 and authorised in 1936, and work commenced in 1937. By the time that war began in 1939 only a small amount of work had been completed, and it was abandoned ...
Sandplace railway station (Cornish: Tewesva [1]) is an intermediate station on the scenic Looe Valley Line in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The station serves the hamlet of Sandplace and is 6.5 miles (10 km) south of Liskeard. The single platform is on the left of trains arriving from Liskeard.
The purchase took effect from 1 July 1909, the GWR having taken over maintenance from 1 January. They also agreed to work the L&LR from 1 January 1909. The Great Western Railway, Liskeard & Looe and Liskeard & Caradon Railways Act was passed on 25 May 1909, [3] confirming the changes. A liquidator was appointed; and Captain Spicer lost a ...
Pages in category "Former Liskeard and Looe Railway stations" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .