![]() ![]() ![]() Can you manage to get this heavy train to Carne Point and return with empties whilst observing all speed limits, along the steep gradients and twisting lines? This is your chance to sign-on at St Blazey Depot jump aboard your locomotive for the day and head off to Rocks Dryers to pick up a train of china clay. Clay from many different parts of Cornwall and Devon is carried by rail to Fowey where it is loaded on to waiting ships from all parts of the globe. One of the most scenic freight only lines in Britain has to be the journey from Lostwithiel to Fowey Docks (Carne Point). The Great Western Mainline between Lostwithiel and Par carries London to Penzance, via Bristol, passenger services as well as a wealth of china clay traffic. Par to Bugle is a section of the historic former Cornwall Mineral Railway, which has become known locally as the 'Atlantic coast line' - and terminates in Newquay. The chosen route encompasses parts of three different railway lines. The extraction of China Clay in Cornwall dates back to the 18th Century and remains a valuable resource to this day. ![]() Packed with both character and atmosphere, China Clay for Export is set in one of the most picturesque counties of England and offers a very intensive and interesting railway experience. ![]()
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