THE Bodmin & Wenford Railway’s (B&WR) proposal to install a second platform at its Bodmin General headquarters has received a huge financial boost from main line operator GWR.

The Bodmin & Wenford Railway Trust’s £295,000 Second Platform Project has received a joint award totalling £141,000 from GWR’s Customer and Communities Improvement Fund, together with match funding from Cornwall Council. 

It represents GWR’s largest contribution to a heritage railway project, with the operator serving the B&WR’s southern terminus at Bodmin Parkway station.

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