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« Reply #75 on: March 04, 2025, 10:08:48 »
Quote from: Andy on March 03, 2025, 18:08:43
Perhaps a word could be had with HRH The Duke to see if the Duchy might be inclined to contribute to the financing of a "Nansleden Platform/Nansleden Road/Gorsaf Nansleden".  

I think this has been discussed elsewhere, but Quintrell Downs station is about a mile away and given the short distance, there's little sense in adding an extra station between there and Newquay.

Of course what would really make a difference is trams - the airport alone gets 400k passengers/year and has 500 people working around it. If the Duchy could somehow kick that off, even with an electric bus "virtual tramway" - that would surely make a huge difference to the town. 
 
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« Reply #76 on: March 19, 2025, 17:58:53 »
I think this shows where a chunk of the money's going....

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8j0vpyll03o
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« Reply #77 on: March 19, 2025, 18:27:07 »
I have now expanded the heading of this topic, in the interests of clarity and ease of future reference.

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« Reply #78 on: March 22, 2025, 18:00:48 »
Quote from: old original on March 19, 2025, 17:58:53
I think this shows where a chunk of the money's going....

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8j0vpyll03o


The layman could be forgiven for thinking that an hourly service between Newquay and Falmouth is just a little underwhelming, but work like this keeps the whole thing working for the next century or so, and those extra services could be transformative for the whole network.
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« Reply #79 on: March 24, 2025, 08:36:35 »
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Quote from: old original on March 19, 2025, 17:58:53
I think this shows where a chunk of the money's going....

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8j0vpyll03o


The layman could be forgiven for thinking that an hourly service between Newquay and Falmouth is just a little underwhelming, but work like this keeps the whole thing working for the next century or so, and those extra services could be transformative for the whole network.
I'm sure Melksham would love an underwhelming hourly service.. Grin
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« Reply #80 on: March 24, 2025, 13:07:21 »
latest story from the BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page)... Through Newquay - Falmouth from 2026..

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpwdl4qdj12o
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« Reply #81 on: March 24, 2025, 16:00:04 »
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latest story from the BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page)... Through Newquay - Falmouth from 2026..

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpwdl4qdj12o



George Collinson of Network Rail is quoted by the BBC as saying:

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Trains can now pass each other at Goss Moor for the first time since the 1960s


I'm pretty sure this is a bit wrong.  St Dennis Junction had a loop and wasn't abolished until some time in ?? the 1980s ??
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