Editing Par, Cornwall (section)

==Railways==
[[File:Par Viaduct 1.JPG|thumb|The line of the former Cornwall Minerals Railway passing under Par Viaduct near the entrance to Par Harbour]]
The first railway in Par was the southwards extension of [[Treffry Tramways]], a horse-operated mineral railway that connected [[Molinnis]] and pits and quarries in the Luxulyan Valley with Par. This opened in 1855, replacing the canal.<ref name = vaughan>John Vaughan, ''The Newquay Branch and its Branches'', Haynes/Oxford Publishing Company, Sparkford, 1991, {{ISBN|0-86093-470-5}}</ref>

The [[Cornwall Railway]] opened from [[Plymouth railway station|Plymouth]] to [[Truro railway station|Truro]] on 4 May 1859 when [[Par railway station]] was opened to the north-east of Par, giving the village a connection to [[Paddington railway station|London Paddington]]. This involved the building of [[Cornwall Railway viaducts#Par|Par Viaduct]] to cross the old tramway. A siding was opened down to the harbour from the west end of the viaduct on 13 February 1860. The Cornwall Railway was built to the [[broad gauge]] of {{convert|7|ft|mm|0|abbr=on}} but Treffry's line was to the {{RailGauge|ussg|al=on}}, so that through running was not possible. The Cornwall Railway line was converted to standard gauge on 21 May 1892, from which time ordinary interworking became possible.

Treffry's tramway was taken over by the [[Cornwall Minerals Railway]] (CMR). It was upgraded for locomotive operation and extended to form a link throughout to Newquay and Fowey. It reopened in this form on 1 June 1874; passenger operation started in 1876.<ref name = vaughan/>

Par harbour continued in importance in the 20th century; the restricted railway facilities on the site led to dedicated shunting locomotives, such as [[Bagnall 0-4-0ST "Alfred" and "Judy"]], being built specially for the work.

The railway line from Par to Fowey closed on 1 July 1968, and was converted to a private haul road linking the two harbours; it is now owned by [[Imerys]]. Par railway station is still open on the [[Cornish Main Line]] from Plymouth to [[Penzance railway station|Penzance]]. It is the junction for the [[Atlantic Coast Line, Cornwall|Atlantic Coast Line]] local passenger train service to [[Newquay railway station|Newquay]].

Today it is served by [[Great Western Railway (train operating company)|Great Western Railway]] services from London Paddington to Penzance as well as the Newquay line, while [[CrossCountry]] services operate north to [[Manchester Piccadilly railway station|Manchester]] and [[Glasgow Central railway station|Glasgow]].