Cornish China Clay New Train. Fowey Harbour.

[@JohnPW22]

Superb point of view to see this operation happening! I was there a a few years back on a trip with Maurice Dart but on the land and nothing was moving at the time. Thanks for posting this!

[@andyash5675]

It's probably worth noting that the existing railway line from Lostwithiel to Fowey originally ran right through to St Blazey/Par. The route was a single track duplication of the west coast main line. There used to be a passenger railway station at Fowey. The building remains but it is now isolated from the railway. Nowadays the track bed from Fowey to Par has been converted to a private road specifically for china clay lorries. The ship loading facility is serviced both by rail from Lostwithiel and by the private road from Par. A main driver for conversion of the track bed from Fowey to Par was the stranglehold over the mining operation that the railway had during industrial action.