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docjohn
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14 years ago

I understand that the two narrow gauge locomotives that used to work the Dolcoath railway from Stray Park to the stamps, and from Harriet Shaft to the stamps, were sold at closure to C & M Powder Co. Ltd at Treamble. Does anybody know anything about this company at Treamble? There's no info on the Web!! Were they something to do with the iron lode at Perranporth? When did they cease to exist? Whereabouts did the Treamble railway run?

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derrickman
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14 years ago

http://www.irsociety.co.uk/Archives/62/Letters%2062.htm

''the stopes soared beyond the range of our caplamps' - David Bick...... How times change .... oh, I don't know, I've still got a lamp like that.

1944pam
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14 years ago

Yes - the company was working an alteration deposit, with similar properties to fullers Earth, associated with the Treamble open pit on the Perran Iron Lode. The locos were either transporting from this quarry or possibly from the hard rock quarry that was associated with the works.

I can send you a stack of info off list or - or better wait for my book A History Of iron Mining in Cornwall which is due out in a few months

Tezarchaeon
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14 years ago

Where will your book be available from? Sounds like it will be a worthy purchase!

1944pam
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14 years ago

Good question - books like this are non-commercial and my publisher, who does these for me takes his time. Say May?

Tony Brooks

Moorebooks
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14 years ago

"1944pam" wrote:
Yes - the company was working an alteration deposit, with similar properties to fullers Earth, associated with the Treamble open pit on the Perran Iron Lode. The locos were either transporting from this quarry or possibly from the hard rock quarry that was associated with the works.

I can send you a stack of info off list or - or better wait for my book A History Of iron Mining in Cornwall which is due out in a few months

http://moorebooks.co.uk/shelves/cart.php?target=product&sns_mode=featured_product&product_id=19947&category_id=314

http://moorebooks.co.uk/shelves/cart.php?target=product&product_id=19948&category_id=249

I will provide both post free to adit now members placing orders up 30th April - just pm me when you place the order and I will adjust the payment accordingly

Mike

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14 years ago

"Tezarchaeon" wrote:
Where will your book be available from? Sounds like it will be a worthy purchase!

Now available and post free

cheers

Mike

derrickman
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14 years ago

"1944pam" wrote:
Good question - books like this are non-commercial and my publisher, who does these for me takes his time. Say May?

Tony Brooks

digressing slightly, I assume you must be the same Tony Brooks who joined CSM in the 1970s having formerly been in Zambia?

''the stopes soared beyond the range of our caplamps' - David Bick...... How times change .... oh, I don't know, I've still got a lamp like that.