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Radio Cornwall,12 Feb 2026,7 mins

The demise of the Redruth and Chasewater Railway

Hidden Cornwall

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The railway was running by the 31st January 1886 to serve what became known as 'the richest square mile in the world' in terms of mineral wealth in the mid-19th century. The name of the railway has always been the Redruth and Chasewater with an "S" although the village it was meant to serve has always been Chacewater with a "C". Photo credit: Tim Osborne's 'Images of the Past' Collection.

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