YouTube Videos of the new Main Line through Gwinear Road: Gwinear Road Videos
On-board video of a journey on the Up main line through Gwinear Road: Brian’s On-board Video.
A view across Rosewarne station with an auto-trailer in Platform 3 awaiting a locomotive. Another locomotive is taking on water.
Grand Opening of the main line through Gwinear Road. August 2011.
Musical Garden Party in 2011 at which the mainline was officially opened by the ‘Duchess’.
The ‘Duchess’ opening the main line (click for YouTube video). (left)
Fanfare for the Grand Opening of the main line.
Photographs taken by Steve Flint for Railway Modeller ‘Talking Points’ article, Aug 2016.
2016 Open day. Ian McGibbon’s LNER A4 pacific with a rake of LNER teak coaches (right) and Clive Evans’s GWR ‘Brecon Castle’ with GWR coaches (left). Copyright: Steve Flint, Railway Modeller.
2016 Open Day. Copyright: Steve Flint, Railway Modeller.
2016 Open Day. Copyright: Steve Flint, Railway Modeller.
2005 Photographs
An aerial view of Rosewarne station showing the two branches departing under road bridges – to the left for Helston and the right for Leedstown.
Rosewarne station with a train in Platform 1 awaiting the signal for Gwinear Road. In the background can be seen the baseboards, control panel and mock Goods Shed for Helston Station.
The cutting and tunnel on the line from Rosewarne to Gwinear Road
The auto-train in Platform 2 at Rosewarne, awaiting the signal for departure to Leedstown on the garden branch.
517 Class with Autotrailer and milk siphon on the garden line to Leedstown.
The garden loop linking Rosewarne Junction with Helston station in 1999 prior to the building of the main line. This is covered when not in use with a waterproof covering through which trains can still run.
View of Rosewarne Junction Station.
© Copyright Robert A Smith, 2005-19