Looe Valley Line - Liskeard to Looe - Cornwall
Journey aboard the Looe Valley Line from Liskeard to Looe.
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Liskeard to Looe train on the picturesque Looe Valley Line. One of the prettiest and short scenic Uk Rail Journeys in Cornwall England.
- NB the video states Devon rather than Cornwall...Ooops!,. sorry cornwall :-)
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Looe Valley Line - as seen from the skies
The glorious final section of the Looe Valley Line (Liskeard to Looe) in South East Cornwall. The estuary views are a real treat, and the line is a firm favourite among bird watchers. Upon arrival, explore the classic seaside destination of Looe including its narrow streets, harbour, sandy beach and great restaurants serving the best local produce.
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Filming part funded by the Designated Community Rail Development Fund. The Fund is backed by the Department for Transport and ACoRP, the Association of Community Rail Partnerships.
The Looe Valley Line Story - Part 3
In Part 3 of our four-part mini series, Vicki Pipe of rail adventurers All The Stations explores how the Looe Valley Line was finally connected up to the main line in 1901.
In the preceding four decades, the only way to get up to Liskeard was to walk the steep hill - as recreated by Vicki. Then local engineer Joseph Thomas triumphed with his design for the 'horseshoe curve' that to this day carries the line up the 1 in 40 gradient from Coombe Junction Halt to meet the main line at Liskeard.
The opening of the curve was an eventful one, with Vicki telling the tale of how unlucky passengers were nearly stranded when on the day of the launch their train failed to make it up the hill.
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The series is part of the Looe Valley Line heritage project by the Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership.
MORE PHOTOS & VIDEOS
Visit the website looerailheritage.com to find out more about the line's past, including archive photographs, video interviews with members of the local community and more.
GET THE APP
Download the free 'Looe Valley Line Heritage' app for iOS and Android, the perfect heritage companion to a trip on the line. As you travel beneath the towering viaduct, call at picturesque stations and meander alongside the estuary, the app uses GPS to tell you about what you’re seeing.
VISIT
Nothing beats visiting the line yourself. Plan your trip at greatscenicrailways.com.
The heritage project is funded by the GWR Customer and Communities Improvement Fund and the Designated Community Rail Development Fund, a joint initiative of the Department for Transport and ACoRP, the Association of Community Rail Partnerships.
Looe to Liskeard Part 1.mpg
Trains On The Looe Valley Line | GWR Class 153 (153380) | 10/3/18
In this video I film along the Looe Valley line that runs from Liskeard to Looe in cornwall. On this specific day we see (153380) operating services. We visit Liskeard, Looe, a trackside on the East Looe River, Sandplace and Coombe junction halt (the least used station in Cornwall.) We were lucky as the sun decided to brighten up the afternoon leading to some lovely scenic GWR and Cornish countryside green! If you enjoy please feel free to like, comment & subscribe for more.
First Great Western 153325 Looe To Liskeard 06 09 13
A Ride On First Great Western 153325 Along The Sceneristic Looe To Liskeard Line 06.09.13
Vicki Explores ... Looe Valley Line
It's Friday 13th October, and we return back to Cornwall, to get out and properly explore the stations on the Looe Valley branch - that's St Keyne Wishing Well Hall, Causeland, Sandplace and Looe itself.
There's a separate 'Least Used Station .. Cornwall' video to follow / link to follow on Geoff's channel.
Website:
The Looe Valley Line Story - Part 2
In Part 2 of our four-part mini series, join Geoff Marshall - also known as one half of rail exploring duo All The Stations - as he visits one of the line's most scenic halts and takes a trip into Looe to discover the original extent of the railway.
Find out how the line began as a freight-only operation, and how the only way for locals to travel the line was by paying for their hat to board and hopping on too. The question is will the same trick work in the modern era?
After a glorious trip alongside the estuary, Geoff then hunts down the final remaining clue of the railway's industrial past outside Looe Harbour Master's Office.
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The series is part of the Looe Valley Line heritage project by the Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership.
MORE PHOTOS & VIDEOS
Visit the website looerailheritage.com to find out more about the line's past, including archive photographs, video interviews with members of the local community and more.
GET THE APP
Download the free 'Looe Valley Line Heritage' app for iOS and Android, the perfect heritage companion to a trip on the line. As you travel beneath the towering viaduct, call at picturesque stations and meander alongside the estuary, the app uses GPS to tell you about what you’re seeing.
VISIT
Nothing beats visiting the line yourself. Plan your trip at greatscenicrailways.com.
The heritage project is funded by the GWR Customer and Communities Improvement Fund and the Designated Community Rail Development Fund, a joint initiative of the Department for Transport and ACoRP, the Association of Community Rail Partnerships.
Cornwall - Liskeard to Looe - Part 1
A trip from the cab of a Class 153 down the Looe Valley Line from Liskeard to Looe.
Part of my Work in progress route for Trainz.
TRAINS AT AND BETWEEN LOOE AND LISKEARD CORNWALL
On 4 October 2017.
(HD) 3x37s on The Hullaba-Looe at Coombe Junction Halt (Looe Branch)
Some rare footage of a railtour heading along the Looe Branch and also upto Moorswater.
Think its been a long time since a direct railtour has run onto the branch and gone to Moorswater.
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Looe Station and Looe Valley Line
This video starts with the Looe Station on the Looe Valley line, surely a contender for the prettily located station in England. Bulk of the video is shot on board as the train leaves the station and head up the estuary towards Liskeard. Must be one of the most visually attractive lines in England. Note the herons, and the unusual ungated level crossing which required the driver to stop the train to check it was clear before proceeding. The history of the line and more information about it can be found at
(it was proposed for closure by Beeching, but was saved by direct intervention by the minister, Barbara Castle). First opened in 1860.
Cornwall - Liskeard to Looe - Part 2
A trip from the cab of a Class 153 down the Looe Valley Line from Liskeard to Looe.
Part of my Work in progress route for Trainz.
Scenic Route from Liskeard to Looe
While on holiday, and exploring Cornwall, England, having passed through Liskeard we joined the scenic route to Looe, and on arriving in Looe we treated ourselves to a Cornish Cream Tea. And of course, as is common in Cornwall, much of the route was predominantly single track country lanes, which although scenic (and good for wildlife habitats) can be challenging when meeting oncoming traffic.
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Looe Walk. 30...East Looe
Places to see in ( Looe - UK )
Places to see in ( Looe - UK )
Looe is a small coastal town, fishing port and civil parish in south-east Cornwall, England. Looe is 20 miles (32 km) west of Plymouth and seven miles (11 km) south of Liskeard, divided in two by the River Looe, East Looe and West Looe (meaning Little Cove) being connected by a bridge. Looe developed as two separate towns each with MPs and its own mayor.
The town centres around a small harbour and along the steep-sided valley of the River Looe which flows between East and West Looe to the sea beside a sandy beach. Offshore to the west, opposite the stonier Hannafore Beach, lies Looe Island.
With the Victorian fashion for seaside holidays, Looe evolved as a tourist town, with nearby Talland Bay being dubbed the playground of Plymouth. This trend continued throughout the 20th century; more and more hotels and tourist facilities were built in the town, and Looe grew and prospered, with peaks in fishing and boatbuilding following the First and Second World Wars. Looe remains a fishing town, and retained several fish dealers operating from the quayside of East Looe until the advent of EU regulations. With its fleet of small fishing boats returning their catches to port daily, Looe has a reputation for procuring excellent fresh fish. The town is also a centre for shark fishing, and is the home of the Shark Angling Club of Great Britain.
Nonetheless, Looe's main business today is tourism, with much of the town given over to hotels, guest houses and holiday homes, along with a large number of pubs, restaurants and beach equipment, ice cream and Cornish pasty vendors. Inland from Looe lie many camping and caravan sites, as well as the famous Woolly Monkey Sanctuary. Other local attractions include the beaches, sailing, fishing and diving, and spectacular coastal walks (especially via Talland to Polperro). South East Cornwall boasts several stately homes, including Antony House, Cotehele, Mount Edgcumbe and Lanhydrock House, as well as the Eden Project near St Austell which tourists can access by road. Outside the busy summer months, the town remains a centre for shopping and entertainment for local villagers. Annually in late September, the town is the destination of choice for thousands of music lovers and top name performers for the Looe Music Festival, which takes place in temporary venues around the town, harbour and on East Looe beach.
East Looe centres on its broad sandy beach, with the distinctive Banjo Pier designed by Joseph Thomas, a new lifeboat station and St Mary's Church. Stretching back from the church is a grid of narrow streets forming the main business area of the town, packed with many small shops, restaurants and pubs and the Old Guildhall, now a museum. Along the estuary lies the quay with its fish merchants. Towards Looe Bridge lies the Victorian Guildhall, and just north of the bridge the railway station. This is the terminus of the Looe Valley branch line to Liskeard, where it connects to the Great Western Main Line and services to London Paddington. On the hilltop above East Looe lies Shutta, and beyond that the Sunrising housing estate and Looe Community Academy. Along the cliffs to the east is Plaidy Beach, and further on the bay and village of Millendreath.
West Looe spreads west from the bridge on the Polperro Road towards Sclerder, and along the river south of the bridge, with hotels, restaurants and boarding houses along the waterfront and houses climbing the perilous cliff above, towards a cluster of shops and businesses and the Church of St. Nicholas. Further south along the coast road is Hannafore Point, marking the edge of Looe Harbour, with to the west the wide, stony Hannafore Beach, facing across a narrow channel to Looe Island. Beyond lies the coastal path leading to Portnadler Bay, Talland and Porthallow, and then onward to Polperro. Two towers mark one end of a nautical measured mile, the other end is marked by two towers near Talland Bay.
( Looe - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Looe . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Looe - UK
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Coombe Junction - Least Used Station in Cornwall
As part of our return to Cornwall to visit all the stations on the Looe Valley line, it was time to do Coombe properly in-depth, as it's the least used station in Cornwall.
You can find Alan's Plymouth Walks on Facebook here:
Coombe Junction Halt is also on twitter:
ORR Statistics for passengers numbers are here: (Second link down)
Geofftech 'Least Used' website, here:
Class 117 front seat ride on the Looe Branch July 1994
Here is a rare piece of video my dad took when we used to regularly visit Looe on our summer holidays in the 90's.
This video includes much of the former GWR branch from Liskeard to Looe from the front and then rear seat of 117 305,a DMU class that actually has some character unlike todays modern muck.