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Newlyn Downs Branchline 30th Anniversary

Type:Railway / Train Events

St. Newlyn East
Newquay
Cornwall
TR8 5LX

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Newlyn Downs Branchline 30th Anniversary 2025

Date: 28th & 29th June 2025
Location: Lappa Valley, TR8 5LX

In 1995, Lappa Valley opened our 10 1/4” gauge Newlyn Downs Branchline – with the route following the former GWR line up to the former Mitchell and Newlyn Halt.

It took several years to build the railway as the trackbed had gone untouched since 1963. The original track and locomotive Duke of Cornwall actually came from Carlyon Bay on the south coast, where for many years they delighted thousands of beachgoers with rides.

Earlier this year, we opened a new station for the railway – and in 2025, we’ll be celebrating 30 years of the Newlyn Downs Branchline with a special weekend of memories and maybe a few surprises too.

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