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    From Recliner@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, June 02, 2026 21:59:42
    From Railnews:
    Passenger numbers soar on Cornish line

    The number of passengers on a Cornish branch line rose by a quarter in the first week after the service was doubled on 17 May.

    The first phase of Mid Cornwall Metro has seen the number of local trains between Newquay and Par increased from eight to 15 a day, plus two daily
    trains to London.

    GWR said the number of journeys had risen by almost 25 per cent when
    compared with the same week a year ago, while the number of people
    travelling on Saturday was up by 50 per cent.

    Between 17 and 23 May an additional 726 passengers were recorded on the
    route.

    Next year Mid Cornwall Metro trains from Newquay will continue to St
    Austell, Truro and Falmouth, linking the four largest towns in Cornwall by
    rail for the first time.

    The Metro scheme has cost œ57 million, most of which came from the
    Government?s Levelling-Up fund. It involved the rebuilding of a second
    platform at Newquay and an additional passing loop on the branch, as well
    as new signalling and axle counters which have replaced the Victorian
    electric tokens.


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  • From Roland Perry@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, June 03, 2026 10:44:09
    In message <inITR.13547$6fPb.11202@fx06.ams1>, at 21:59:42 on Tue, 2 Jun
    2026, Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com> remarked:
    From Railnews:
    Passenger numbers soar on Cornish line

    The number of passengers on a Cornish branch line rose by a quarter in the >first week after the service was doubled on 17 May.

    The first phase of Mid Cornwall Metro has seen the number of local trains >between Newquay and Par increased from eight to 15 a day, plus two daily >trains to London.

    GWR said the number of journeys had risen by almost 25 per cent when
    compared with the same week a year ago, while the number of people
    travelling on Saturday was up by 50 per cent.

    Between 17 and 23 May an additional 726 passengers were recorded on the >route.

    Next year Mid Cornwall Metro trains from Newquay will continue to St
    Austell, Truro and Falmouth, linking the four largest towns in Cornwall by >rail for the first time.

    The Metro scheme has cost œ57 million, most of which came from the >Government?s Levelling-Up fund. It involved the rebuilding of a second >platform at Newquay and an additional passing loop on the branch, as well
    as new signalling and axle counters which have replaced the Victorian >electric tokens.

    We had a family holiday in an AirBNB near Newquay about three years ago.
    And I dropped one of the party off at Newquay station to make their way
    back to London. You'll be disappointed to learn I had no complaints.
    --
    Roland Perry

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