Had my father not mentioned the existence of a station at Scorrier, I’d never have known one existed! Whenever I passed through by train, the only evidence I could see was the brown granite face of the “down” platform, and as time went on, the ballast got deeper and deeper and the platform height correspondingly lower and lower. Of more interest to me was Crossroads Motel below the railway line, reminding me of the TV programme, and the church opposite. It was hardly surprising that, being so remote, it was a candidate for closure.
Steam feathers towards the driver from the cylinders of 5934 “KNELLER HALL” as it leaves Scorrier eastwards with a passenger service. At this end of the smartly finished station building are double doors for loading straight onto a vehicle. 59###AC01-SCO-s5934-PAS_U
In the year following its closure, Scorrier Station Building is pictured with a backdrop of trees that is still similar today. The noticeboard has been removed from beside the loading doors and gentle dilapidation through neglect seems to be settling in. 650811A01-SCO-STATN-VI_SW
Scorrier’s “up” Station Shelter is in reasonably good condition many months after closure, but growth of ivy up its sides and brambles through the railings is prominent. Weeds sprout from between the slabs and the bricked surface on the “down” platform. 650811A02-SCO-STATN-VIS_W
D6320 rushes through Scorrier Station, below a footbridge that is flaking paint, with a mixed goods train of ‘Door to Door’ containers and assorted vans. There is a noticeable difference between the ballast under each line, neatly laid at different times. 650811A02-SCO-D6320-GDS_U
The Eric Curnow Collection 