The Plymouth Railway Circle Cornwall Mineral lines Railtour near Goonhavern on Saturday 28th April 1962. Copyright Laurence Hansford. The footbridge across the river at direction 12 is in the process of being replaced. Definitely Truro. Picture from Facebook, Another interesting view from the south east of the station at Perranporth. Copyright the Late Patrick English collection, A view along the platform Looking in the Newquay direction during demolition work. Using at Google Earth and street view and looking towards where the other wall of this bridge would have been there is no trace. Perranporth Saints Trail cycle path opens - BBC News Blackwater bridge from the village side. The tourism industry gained momentum with this important transport link, which continued until the Beeching Cuts in the early 1960s. Many thanks to Mrs. Blackman and to Mr, Derek Brooks of the Goonhavern Old Cornwall Society for allowing us to use her relatively modern pictures - one wonders what remains of the bridge underneath this piece of road. Note the ladies in their long dresses. It hosts some of Cornwall's most popular and spectacular beaches, where the miles of golden sand, huge surf and sand dunes, jam-packed with wildlife, all combine to make a pretty impressive location that helped to inspire Winston Graham's Poldark novels. Courtesy the Peter Butt collection, As Perranporth station was at 7 miles 65 chains this mile post at miles 60 chains must have been very close to the station on the Beach Halt side. Note the viaduct has been securely fenced off - what a shame, it could have been incorporated into a cycleway had some forward thinking taken place before the route was sold off piecemeal. Former railway line station house in Cornwall boasts truly magical Courtesy Mrs. Bob Blackman, The cutting at Goonhavern taken on the 2nd February 1974, eleven years after closure. Walks near Perranporth - The Classic Guide