The Cornwall Minerals Railway owned and operated a network of forty-five miles of standard gauge railway lines in central Cornwall, England. It began by taking over an obsolescent horse-operated tramway in 1862 and improved and extended it, connecting Newquay and Par harbours and Fowey. Despite its name it also ran a passenger service between Newquay and Fowey, but the company was hurt financially after a collapse in mineral extraction prices following considerable capital expenditure.
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Company Type Founded Year Chronology
Dissolved Year Sources
1. Wikidata: Cornwall Minerals Railway
WikidataWikidata item description
transport company
Wikidata statement: inception (P571)
inception: 1873
Wikidata statement: dissolved, abolished or demolished date (P576)
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1896
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