Updated 18 February 2010

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Patron:

Lady Mary Holborow, Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall.

Focal Life President:

Garth Netherton.

Chairman:

Roger Webster.

Vice Chairman: Alan Nicholson-Florence.  

Secretary:

Ann Thompson.

Video Library

On video - Our concept for Newquay Railway Station (click here)

Click to enlarge (photo courtesy of Newquay Voice)

Current titles

Focal members at Newquay Station, 2008

 

Our concept for Newquay Railway Station

September 2008 - Our concept for Newquay Railway Station.  A seven minute video produced by Geoff Mason-Brown and narrated by Alan Nicholson-Florence now available courtesy of YouTube.  The video features the model station and railway created by both Geoff & Alan for the March exhibition:

 


Try the Train (Par to Newquay in under 3 minutes!)

A promotional film for the Newquay Branch Line,  inspired by Natalie Ward with a music score written by Neil H.  Filming took place in 2009...

 


Trenance Viaduct (1936), a frame from the FoCAL DVDThe End of the Chacewater Line

This DVD presents a series of short films, collected & narrated by local railway historian, Focal member and one-time Station Master Stan May.  The films date from 1936 to 1963.

Three sections of the film are available to view at YouTube:

You can support Focal's work by purchasing a full 37-minute copy of our unique DVD 'The Final Cut: the end of the Chacewater Line', compiled and edited by Geoff Mason-Brown.  It costs just £10.00 and is available from our Treasurer Andrew Nott.


 

 
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