TARMAC closed its Moorswater cement distribution depot near Liskeardinmid-December, writes John Vaughan.
This resulted in the cessation of cement deliveries by rail and the end of freight operations on the branch after more than 175 years.
The last full-length train was operated by Colas Railfreight on November 18-19 and some of the wagons used for the traffic were taken off lease shortly afterwards. Some reduced load workings rantoMoorswaterbeforetraffic finally ceased in December.
The loss of the Moorswater traffic leaves DB Cargo’s Imerys china clay operations and sand traffic from Burngullow as the only regular freight in Cornwall.