Goonhavern Halt view from Chacewater bound train. Note the three over-bridges in the distance all in a line – Circa 1963
It’s the winter of 1963 and the Chacewater – Newquay line has little time left, A few passengers wait for the Chacewater and Truro bound train. The train will soon pass under the road bridge and through a sizeable cutting as it heads towards Perranporth. The results of the cutting dig must have been used to provide the approaches to the bridge in the foreground. Note the three bridges in a row the next but one carries Bridge Road over the line.
What a shame this is no longer possible. I have heard from a couple of different people that Beeching actually closed the wrong line. I think had this line survived, that would have been proved right as it would more than likely have been used more than Newquay to Par currently is.