Brownqueen Tunnel
Encyclopedia
Brownqueen Tunnel is a railway tunnel (between Lostwithiel
and Bodmin Parkway
stations) Cornwall
, on the Cornish Main Line
. It is 88 yards long and is situated just above the River Fowey
. Built for the Cornwall Railway
, it opened on 4 May 1859, and is still in use today.
committed suicide in the WC of a train in the tunnel. Trevail caught the 11.40 up train, having purchasing a third class ticket, a peculiar event as he typically travelled first class. At Par Station he was witnessed leaving his seat and going to the WC. As the train entered the Brownqueen tunnel, Trevail shot himself; when the train stopped at Bodmin Road, a porter was called, and Trevail’s body was found lying across the WC.
Lostwithiel railway station
Lostwithiel railway station serves the town of Lostwithiel in Cornwall. First Great Western operate the station along with every other station in Cornwall.The station is on the banks of the River Fowey in Cornwall...
and Bodmin Parkway
Bodmin Parkway railway station
Bodmin Parkway railway station is a station on the Cornish Main Line and serves the nearby town of Bodmin, Cornwall, United Kingdom. The station is west of , in the civil parish of St Winnow....
stations) Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, on the Cornish Main Line
Cornish Main Line
The Cornish Main Line is a railway line in the United Kingdom, which forms the backbone for rail services in Cornwall, as well as providing a direct line to London.- History :...
. It is 88 yards long and is situated just above the River Fowey
River Fowey
The River Fowey is a river in Cornwall, United Kingdom.It rises about north-west of Brown Willy on Bodmin Moor, passes Lanhydrock House, Restormel Castle and Lostwithiel, then broadens at Milltown before joining the English Channel at Fowey. It is only navigable by larger craft for the last ....
. Built for the Cornwall Railway
Cornwall Railway
The Cornwall Railway was a broad gauge railway from Plymouth in Devon to Falmouth in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The section from Plymouth to Truro opened in 1859, the extension to Falmouth in 1863...
, it opened on 4 May 1859, and is still in use today.
Geographical location
- North portal: 50.434958°N 4.680927°W
- South portal: 50.43422°N 4.680884°W
Suicide of Silvanus Trevail
On 7 November 1903, Silvanus TrevailSilvanus Trevail
Silvanus Trevail was a British architect, and the most prominent Cornish architect of the 19th century. He was born in Luxulyan, Cornwall in October 1851. He rose to become Mayor of Truro and, nationally, President of the architects' professional body, the Society of Architects. His success...
committed suicide in the WC of a train in the tunnel. Trevail caught the 11.40 up train, having purchasing a third class ticket, a peculiar event as he typically travelled first class. At Par Station he was witnessed leaving his seat and going to the WC. As the train entered the Brownqueen tunnel, Trevail shot himself; when the train stopped at Bodmin Road, a porter was called, and Trevail’s body was found lying across the WC.