The Liskeard and Caradon Railway was exceedingly successful while mineral extraction boomed .
It was entirely dependent on that traffic and when the mines and quarries declined , the railway declined too , and eventually failed financially .
The Liskeard and Caradon Railway was exceedingly successful while mineral extraction boomed , but it was entirely dependent on that traffic and when the mines and quarries declined , the railway declined too , and eventually failed financially .