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East Cornwall Mineral Railway

3 ft 6 in gauge railways in EnglandBritish companies disestablished in 1883British companies established in 1872CalstockRail transport in Cornwall
Railway companies disestablished in 1883Railway lines opened in 1872Standard gauge railways in EnglandUse British English from February 2018

The East Cornwall Mineral Railway was a 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge railway line, opened in 1872 to connect mines and quarries in the Callington and Gunnislake areas in east Cornwall, England, with shipping at Calstock on the River Tamar. The line included a rope-worked incline to descend to the quay at Calstock. Following the opening of a main line railway at nearby Bere Alston, a connecting line from there to Calstock was opened, and the existing line converted to standard gauge, opening throughout as a passenger line in 1908. When rural lines in the area were closed in the 1960s, a short section of the original ECMR line was retained to keep open a connection from Plymouth to Gunnislake, and that section remains open at the present day.

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East Cornwall Mineral Railway
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