Cornwall Railway

The Cornwall Railway was a broad gauge railway built in the second half of the 19th century between Plymouth in Devon and Falmouth in Cornwall, England. Chronically short of capital during construction, it was eventually forced to sell its line to the dominant Great Western Railway. It was known for building the Royal Albert Bridge over the River Tamar and for a large number of timber trestle viaducts built cheaply to cross difficult terrain, which later needed reconstruction in more durable materials. Its main line carried holidaymakers to Cornwall in the first half of the twentieth century as well as vegetables, fish and cut flowers to markets in London and elsewhere, and the route remains open today as part of the Cornish Main Line, with a Truro to Falmouth branch now operating as the Maritime Line.