Bodmin and Wenford Railway
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The Bodmin and Wenford Railway is a 6 miles 12 chains (9.9 km) heritage railway at Bodmin in Cornwall, England. Its headquarters are at Bodmin General railway station and it connects with the national rail network at Bodmin Parkway.
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Bodmin and Wenford Railway | |
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Locale | Bodmin, England |
Terminus | Bodmin General |
Commercial operations | |
Name | Bodmin branch line |
Built by | Great Western Railway |
Original gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Preserved operations | |
Operated by | Bodmin and Wenford Railway |
Stations | 4 |
Length | 6 mi 12 ch (9.9 km) |
Preserved gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Commercial history | |
Opened | 1887 |
Closed | 1983 |
Preservation history | |
1986 | short train rides from the station commenced |
1990 | Reopened to Bodmin Parkway |
1993 | Colesloggett Halt opened |
1996 | Reopened to Boscarne Junction |
Headquarters | Bodmin General |
Website | |
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The original line was opened in 1887 and 1888. Passenger trains were withdrawn in 1967 and freight traffic in 1983. Heritage trains started to operate in 1990. Most of the trains are typical of those that have operated in Cornwall and west Devon.