Barrie says of this photograph: "This was a derailment because the train jumped the points entering Bodmin General station. There was one casualty.”
Barrie Doney's Cornwall: A train derailment in Bodmin
Local historian Barrie Doney shares insights on a train derailment incident.
By Barrie Doney | Bodmin historian |
Sunday 1st February 2026 5:01 pm

LOCAL historian, photograph collector and Voice reader Barrie Doney has no shortage of pictures and stories from Cornwall’s past, which he shares with Voice Newspaper readers every week.
This week’s photograph takes us to an incident at a railway station in Bodmin.
Barrie says of this photograph: "This was a derailment because the train jumped the points entering Bodmin General station. There was one casualty.”
(Barrie Doney)
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