{"id":6873,"date":"2016-10-15T11:29:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-15T10:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/?p=6873"},"modified":"2024-02-25T10:42:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-25T10:42:03","slug":"st-pinnock-and-largin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/st-pinnock-and-largin\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Pinnock and Largin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On a ride between Liskeard and Bodmin in September, 2012, the scout stopped to look at the two magnificent viaducts which span side valleys of the River Fowey.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

St. Pinnock Viaduct can be viewed from the Trago Mills shopping centre, which started from an old gunpowder works.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Brunellian viaduct was one of the many on the Cornwall Railway with spans supported by timbers fanning from the tops of masonry piers. The piers were raised from their original height in 1882 to carry new steel girders.
The line over both viaducts was singled in 1964 to ensure that only one train could load them. They are now Grade II listed. +<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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The 1882 work is again clearly seen. +<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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It is perhaps a good thing that passengers do not see the underside of the spans. +<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

The Launceston Branch and Walkham Viaduct<\/a> on the main pages mentions St. Pinnock.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Bits that have been dropped from or fallen off the viaduct lie beneath it.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n