The thickly wooded terrain and steep granite slopes of this valley surround the fast-flowing River Par, contain a large concentration of early 19th century industrial remains and have been designated a World Heritage Site.

This both supplied water to the Fowey Consoles mine, and also carried the original line of the Treffry Tramways, a precursor to the CMR.

[4][5] After St Columb Road, the line passes through the last intermediate station at Quintrell Downs before reaching the terminus at Newquay.

[6] Government funding of nearly £50,000,000 was announced in January 2023 to create the Mid Cornwall Metro, which will include the Newquay branch.

The scheme is calculated to cost £56,800,000, including local contributions, and will also pay for other improvements to Newquay station, such as a larger concourse, ticket machines, platform canopies and a bus interchange.

[7] Mileages from Paddington via Bristol and Taunton The Atlantic Coast Line is one of the routes covered by the Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership, an organisation formed in 1991 to promote railway services in the area.

There are three in Newquay, one at St Columb Road, five in and around Par, and two at Quintrell Downs, one each at Roche, Bugle and Luxulyan.

[8] Focal, a local "friends of the line" group helped to achieve a 75% increase in Par to Newquay passenger services through negotiation and cooperation with the Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership and Great Western Railway.

[9] The line is single from St Blazey to Newquay, apart from one passing loop at Goonbarrow Junction, just south of Bugle.

All express services do not call at intermediate stations on the branch line, instead running non-stop between Par and Newquay.

The driver had felt the judder and applied the brakes but the train continued on for a further 115 meters before stopping causing extensive track damage beyond the viaduct, leaving some of the wagons hanging precariously over the edge of the embankment and in danger of sliding into the river.