Trains are calling at Millbay Station again!

Those with long memories may recall that the Pavilions is built on the site of a former railway station.  “Plymouth Millbay” Station stood opposite the Duke of Cornwall Hotel, and was the original terminus for the city.  It opened is 1849 and the last passenger train departed in 1941.  

 

Until now.

 

This weekend, we have not 1, but 5 trains back at Plymouth Millbay station, as children’s show Thomas and Friends takes to the stage.  They’re hefty things as well – so much so that we’ve had to get the Pavilions stage especially re-enforced to handle the weight.  I hope we’ve got the calculations right!

 

Oh, and next time you are near the front entrance of the Pavilions, look out for 2 granite posts near Millbay Road.  They are the original gate posts to the station, and are all that is left of it today.