User:Talskiddy/Brownqueen Tunnel

Brownqueen Tunnel is a railway tunnel (between Lostwithiel and Bodmin Parkway) Cornwall, on the Paddington to Penzance line. It is 88 yards long and is situated just above the the River Fowey. Built for the Cornwall Railway, it opened on 4 May 1859, and is still in use today.

Geographical location

 * North portal: 50.43496°N, -4.68093°W
 * South portal: 50.43422°N, -4.68088°W

Silvanus Trevail
On November 7th 1903, Silvanus Trevail, the famous Cornish architect commited suicide in this tunnel. Trevail caught the 11.40 up train, having purchasing a third class ticket. (Normally he travelled first class). At Par station he was witnessed leaving his seat and go to the WC. As the train entered the Brown Queen tunnel, a shot was heard. As he train stopped at Bodmin Road, a porter was called, and Trevail’s body was found lying across the WC.