Looe Valley Branch Line
The looe valley line is an 8 3 4 miles 14 km community railway from liskeard to looe in cornwall united kingdom that follows the valley of the east looe river for much of its course.
Looe valley branch line. Participating train companies great western railway. About looe valley line the scenic looe valley line links the bustling market town of liskeard with the picturesque fishing port of looe. It is operated by great western railway. Category travel events.
Journey aboard the looe valley line from liskeard to looe. Steam railmotor 93 on the looe branch shuttles 11 11 12 duration. The train journey is full of beautiful views out of the train window as the wooded valley teaming with wildlife opens up to glorious estuary views as the river meets the sea. It leaves liskeard station on the broadly east west plymouth to penzance main line in a northward direction turning in a narrow sweep to pass southwards under the main line continuing to turn to reach coombe junction again facing north.
The looe valley line links the bustling market town of liskeard with the picturesque fishing port of looe. Initially it was a canal that linked these two points with the liskeard looe union canal opening in 1828 with 24 locks between terras bridge tidal lock near looe and a basin at moorswater. The journey down to looe is full of beautiful views out of the train window. Heavily wooded valleys teeming with wildlife open up to glorious estuary views as the river meets the sea.
The scenic looe valley line links the bustling market town of liskeard with the picturesque fishing port of looe. Great scenic branch line see 189 traveler reviews 27 candid photos and great deals for liskeard uk at tripadvisor. The looe valley line day ranger ticket gives unlimited travel for one day on the trains between liskeard and looe. 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.