This video-book presentation looks at the Ruthern Branch Line in north Cornwall and traces its 99 year history from 1834 to 1933, looks at the engines & rolling stock that plied the line, and the local mines that were its main customers. The route is retraced on foot in 2015 as well as in old maps and photographs. It gives a fascinating insight into part of the first railway in the south of England that will enthral the railway enthusiast, the local historian, the curious resident or holiday-maker and the industrial archaeologist alike.

A list of sources is provided at the end, along with details of where to see preserved engines, rolling stock and artefacts connected with the railway.

If you have any further information that will add to or correct the historical record presented here please leave a comment.

For a look at Cornwall's Railways during World War Two check out my short eBook:
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