Penwithers Junction as seen from atop Highertown Tunnel. The Penzance bound main line curves sharply away right, with the Falmouth line arrowing ahead. The Newham branch actually joined the mainline just as it hoves out of view, with a chord crossing the Falmouth branch on the level before darting south. Immediately behind the down signal and just visible, is the cutting of the east curve, which never had tracks laid.

Bridge 1, just chains south of Penwithers Junction. The light single track decking illustrates the moderate goods traffic that was the staple of the line for nearly all its life; the double track width abutments belie its grander origins. 19th January 2007.

Immediately south of the first bridge, the first of two surviving platelayers huts.

A north facing view of the same.

The broad and well used swathe of the formation heading south towards Newham. As seen from beside the first bridge, 17th January 2007.

For most of its course, the Newham branch takes advantage of easy contours afforded by Calenick Creek running below on the western side. Terminus bound, 17th January 2007.

The line from Penwithers Junction to Newham is comparatively lightly engineered, taking advantage of the contour line above Calenick Creek. On the long straight below Higher Newham Farm, February 1985.

The redecked bridge 2, spanning the busy A39 Truro - Falmouth road.

Just south of the A39 bridge comes the second surviving PW hut, intact but much colonized by ivy !

A monochrome shot out of the window of the PW hut during a sudden winter hail shower. January 19th, 2007.

The former open crossing of the minor road down to Calenick.

The second of two cuttings occurs where the branch begins to incline east toward the river and the terminus. 17th January 2007.

As the line winds down onto the riverside, the trackbed begns to lose its integrity with the industrial end of the city looming. The truncated western abutments of bridge 3 on Lighterage Hill.

The raked back embankment on the other eastern side of Lighterage Hill.

Quickly following, the abutments of bridge 4 with Gas Hill curving away behind. Truro Gasworks provided much of the traffic in later years, with a siding laid in to serve the gasworks as late as April 1955.

The abutments of bridge 5 down on the quayside, spanning a small inlet. 19th January 2007.

Another view of the ruined quayside span of bridge 5.

At the terminus end, this railway warehouse stands empty but thankfully intact, with a dumped Morris Minor nestling underneath ! Before the property boom & penchant for waterside real estate, 1988.

The railway warehouse today, doing service as the offices of HSBC. The trainshed of the original West Cornwall Railway terminus stood just behind and left of the warehouse in this view.

The transhipment warehouse as seen from the Malpas bank of the Truro River.