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With the help of Les Whaley, Chairman of the Launceston Railway Circle, this film explores the old routes of the GWR and LSWR, beginning at Gunnislake on today’s attractive Tamar Valley Line, and then takes you around the entire county. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe development of railways in Cornwall is closely associated with the county’s mining traditions, and this is revealed with a visit to the striking landscape in the area of Minions, where the Liskeard \u0026amp; Caradon Railway once ran. There are also tributes to other lines which have long since closed, such as the North Cornwall Railway, designed to attract tourists to the area, which reached the coast at Padstow; and the Bude Branch, which ventured over the Devon border. We also visit the Lostwithiel \u0026amp; Fowey Railway, which has been closed to passengers since 1965, but still conveys china clay. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHappily, many old branch lines are still open to passengers today, such as the Atlantic Coast Line from Par to Newquay; the enchanting Looe Valley Line, which links the market town of Liskeard with the beautiful fishing port and resort of Looe; the Maritime Line from Truro to Falmouth; and the St Ives Bay Railway, Cornwall’s busiest branch line, which is among the most scenic railways in Britain. All of these are featured with superb modern film, comparisons with historic photographs and informed commentary. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe film also includes excerpts of high quality 16mm archive footage from the 1960s and 70s, and interviews with people who have created successful heritage lines in Cornwall. 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Jim visited North Devon and Cornwall often in the early 1960's sometimes using the Atlantic Coast Express. This is a classic journey on the Atlantic Coast Express to the far flung reaches of the Southern Railway known as the Withered Arm, that part of the route west of Exeter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoin this celebrated train at Waterloo and travel via Basingstoke, Salisbury and Sidmouth Junction to Exeter Central seeing the line from the train and lineside in steam days, no single lines then.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnto the Withered Arm itself to Barnstaple Junction and Ilfracombe, virtually every station is seen. Return to Barnstaple and travel south via Instow and Bideford to Torrington with 02 and Ivatt tank engines.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eForward to busy Halwill Junction before an in depth visit to the Bude branch and its harbour line. T9's still visited here in 1961.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFurther west via Launceston to Wadebridge, more classic steam with Beattie Well tanks, and T9's to Padstow. Bodmin is visited, both General and North stations. Return via Bere Alston, Gunnislake and Okehampton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to Exeter Central. 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The Caernarvonshire Railway route from Afon Wen is traversed in 1964, with film at most stations, including Dinas Junction and Caernarvon. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe also feature the alternative Great Western line from Ruabon to the coast with scenes at Trevor (where Pannier No.1660 is shunting), Llangollen, Berwyn Halt, Bonwm Halt, Corwen, Llandrillo, Llandderfel, Bala Junction, Llanuwchllyn, Drws-y-Nant, Dolgellau, Penmaenpool (including the engine shed), and Arthog. We see the shuttle from Bala Junction to Bala plus film from 1959 of the passenger service onwards to Blaenau Ffestiniog Central including the SLS “Last Train” in January 1961.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe cine-film was taken between 1959 and 1966. 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