The pictures were taken during a visit of a Beattie Welltank engine in April 2003. This engine was originally used to haul clay and is around 125 years old!

Bodmin General Station was built in 1887 as a terminus for the Great Western Railway. The line between Bodmin General and Bodmin Parkway (the current stopping point on the mainline route from London Paddington to Penzance) is Cornwall’s only branch line with working steam engines. It is maintained, by the Bodmin & Wenford Railway who operate steam train services between Bodmin General and Bodmin Parkway, and also in the opposite direction, to Boscarne Junction. Trains run regularly throughout the season and periodically during the winter months (closed January and February).

You can enjoy some excellent days out travelling by steam train. For example, take the train from Bodmin General to Bodmin Parkway (some 3 miles out of town) and walk the one and half miles to Lanhydrock House (a National Trust property). You can spend the day enjoying the house as well as the wonderful and very extensive gardens, then retrace your steps arriving back at Bodmin General Station. Polgwyn is a leisurely 15-minute walk to and from the Station.

If you take a train in the opposite direction, you can alight at Boscarne Junction and from there, can visit the Camel Vineyards, pick up the popular Camel Trail, or simply enjoy some refreshments at the hospitable and friendly Borough Arms Public House

The stage many events and activities and their website is well worth a visit for futher details.