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West Country Railway Archives: information about the history of the now disused Callington railway line may be found at the following web site: http://www.railwest.org.uk
"CALLINGTON" - THE RAILWAY ENGINE The steam locomotive, "Callington", was built as Number 21C147 of the Southern Railway and began service on 23 November 1946. On nationalisation of the railways in 1948 she became British Railways Southern Region Number 34047. She spent her life in service on the main lines from London Waterloo to Salisbury and Exeter and from Waterloo to Bournemouth and Weymouth. The Callington to Gunnislake line closed in 1966. The engine was finally withdrawn from service on 25 June 1967 after a total mileage of 845,991 miles. One of her name plates is now displayed in Callington Town Hall.
A post card of the station in 1908, on this site now stand blocks of flats in Harris Close
The Town Council would be interested to hear from anyone who knows the whereabouts of the name plate's twin, which would have been on the other side of the engine. It is rumoured to be somewhere in Scotland! You may e-mail the Town Clerk, Lynda Small, or write to her at The Town Hall, New Road, CALLINGTON, Cornwall, UK.
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