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Penzance Railway Station in 1920
Great photo of Penzance train station, Cornwall, England. It is the western terminus on the Cornish Main Line running all the way to Paddington Station, London. The now 4 platform station was first opened in 1852. I am not sure about the layout in the photo above though, looks more to me like there are only two platforms along with a goods facility and a shed?
I remember 23 years ago travelling from Holland to Penzance, with a stretch on the night train from London to Penzance. Arriving at 7am in basking sunshine and walking to the harbour to enjoy the start of a fresh day (though exhausted from the journey) with a nice bottle of proper milk (with the little bits of fat floating on top). The best milk I ever had!
Photo © The Step Back Through Time Collection
Picture added on 15 September 2009
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Step back through Time, trains and stations
Step back through Time, trains and stations
The following Geograph image and more to the point, its caption, give further information - see www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1547330
Added by Martin Bodman on 06 November 2009
Penzance. Terminus of the Great Western line from London Paddington and Plymouth. I find it worth comparing this 1920s view with Ben Brooksbank's shot taken in 1958, after the station layout had been developed somewhat - see www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2039690
Added by Martin Bodman on 31 August 2010
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