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To celebrate Railway 200 we’ve raided the archives to bring you our top historical true stories from stations across Devon and Cornwall. Enjoy!
Join host Sally Crabtree for bite-size audio adventures exploring unexpected and wonderful stories from Devon and Cornwall's railway history.
RAILWAY TIME
The coming of the railway meant towns across Cornwall had to change their clocks to match London time.
THE NAMING OF CARBIS BAY
When the St Ives Bay Line opened in 1877, GWR decided the attractive cove needed a better name - and it stuck!
"BROCCOLI"
"Cornish broccoli" was a booming trade thanks to the railway - but it was actually cauliflower!
COAsT TO COAST
Falmouth Town's platform began its life on the Atlantic coast at Perranporth Beach Halt before being moved and reused.
FROM THE WOODS TO THE SEA
Did you know? When St Ives station opened it took up the whole area which is now the car park.
ON THE MOO-VE
When a farm from Surrey wanted to move to Cornwall, it all came by train - from cows and chickens to the tractor!
CHANGING THE FACE OF LISKEARD
The arrival of the railway in 1859 led to a dramatic increase in traffic in Liskeard, necessitating big changes in the town centre.
LOOE STATION IN THE MOVIES
Hollywood came to Looe with the filming of ‘Another Time, Another Place’ (released 1958), featuring Lana Turner and a young Sean Connery. The final scene takes place at Looe station.
HATS TO THE RESCUE
In the Looe Valley Line's early years it was freight only. The only way that people could board was to pay to transport their hat and then hop on too.
A LOCOMOTIVE CALLED CREDITON
In the 1940s, the Southern Railway's 4-6-2 Light Pacific locomotives were named after towns on or close to the routes they would serve - including Crediton.
Project funded by GWR's Customer and Community Improvement Fund and CrossCountry Trains' Community Engagement Fund
