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The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway (L&B) opened as an independent railway in May 1898. It was a single track narrow gauge railway just over 19 miles (30 km) long running through the rugged and picturesque area bordering Exmoor in North Devon, England. Although opened after the 1896 Light Railways Act came into force, it was authorised and constructed prior to that act. Therefore, as with all other railways, it was authorised under its own Act of Parliament and built to higher (and more costly) standards than similar railways of the time. In the UK it was notable as being the only narrow gauge line required to use main-line standard signalling. Image File history File links L&bCrest. ...
Dunkery Beacon, with heather in bloom Exmoor National Park is a national park situated on the Bristol Channel coast of Devon and Somerset in South West England. ...
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Lynton and Lynmouth railway station was the terminus of the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway, a famously scenic narrow gauge line that ran through Exmoor from Barnstaple to Lynton and Lynmouth in North Devon. ...
Sir George Newnes (1851-1910) was a publisher and editor in Britain. ...
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Sir James Weeks Szlumper JP DL PJGD (1834-27 October 1926), was an English civil engineer, who was Chief Engineer on a number of key railway engineering projects in the Victorian era. ...
The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Trust (The Trust) is an educational charity supporting the rebuilding and operation of the railway by the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Company, determined to reinstate the railway that was once the jewel in the crown of North Devon, England. ...
The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Company Limited is a private company, limited by guarantee, with no share capital. ...
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Woody Bay railway station is a station on the former Lynton and Barnstaple Railway, a famously scenic narrow gauge line that ran through Exmoor from Barnstaple to Lynton and Lynmouth in North Devon. ...
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Woody Bay railway station is a station on the former Lynton and Barnstaple Railway, a famously scenic narrow gauge line that ran through Exmoor from Barnstaple to Lynton and Lynmouth in North Devon. ...
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Killington Lane is a temporary terminus about one mile South West of Woody Bay on the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway (L&B), the narrow gauge line that originally ran for 19 miles through Exmoor from Barnstaple to Lynton and Lynmouth in North Devon. ...
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Dunkery Beacon, with heather in bloom Exmoor National Park is a national park situated on the Bristol Channel coast of Devon and Somerset in South West England. ...
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For a short period the line earned a modest return for shareholders, but for most of its life the L&B made a loss.[1] In 1922 the L&B was taken over by the Southern Railway, and eventually closed in September 1935. A London and South Western Railway weight restriction sign on a bridge across the Tarka Trail (formerly the Barnstaple to Great Torrington railway) at Instow, North Devon. ...
| “ | Rarely, if ever before, has the closing of a railway aroused such a keen interest as has been awakened throughout the country by the running of the last trains over the narrow gauge Barnstaple-Lynton section of the Southern Railway. This is to be attributed very largely to the unusual character of the line and the magnificent scenery through which it passes.[2] | ” | wrote an observer of the time.
Present
Seventy years later, much of the line is still in evidence. The most spectacular edifice is Bridge 22 - the brick-built Chelfham Viaduct. Fully restored in 2000, its eight 42 foot wide arches reach 70 feet above the Stoke Rivers valley — the largest narrow-gauge railway structure in England.[3] Chelfham Viaduct: Newly built, about 1900 Chelfham Viaduct: Newly refurbished, 2002 Chelfham Viaduct: New deck and parapets, 2003 Chelfham Viaduct is a railway viaduct built in 1896-7 to carry the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway (L&B) across the Stoke Rivers valley. ...
Stoke Rivers is a small village five miles NE of Barnstaple, in Devon, England. ...
Lynton and Bratton Fleming stations are now private residences, Blackmoor Gate is a restaurant, Barnstaple Town a school. Chelfham and Woody Bay both serve the new L&B.[3]
Chelfham station is used for volunteer accommodation, while Woody Bay is the main centre of operations. A short section reopened to passengers in 2004. Bridge 67 was generously rebuilt as a gift by Edmund Nuttall Ltd. — a firm descended from James Nuttall of Manchester, the main contractors for the original construction — allowing an extension to Killington Lane in 2006. Work is progressing on the next section, towards Parracombe.[3]
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History
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 Chelfham Viaduct; the largest narrow gauge railway structure in England
 From 700 feet up on Exmoor, looking towards the hilltops, and beyond, the sea... Following the opening of the Devon and Somerset Railway.[4] to Barnstaple, there were calls for an extension to serve the twin villages of Lynton and Lynmouth, which were popular with holiday-makers. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (902x901, 152 KB) Summary Extract from a 19th Century map of the route of the Lynton & Barnstaple railway (1898-1935) Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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Location within the British Isles Lynton is a small town in Devon, England. ...
Lynmouth is a village in Devon, England. ...
Through the middle of the 19th century, several schemes were proposed, from established railway companies and independent developers. One scheme suggested electric power, while another proposed a line from South Molton.[4] South Molton is a town in Devon, England Categories: Devon geography stubs | Towns in Devon ...
None of these schemes offered sufficient prospects to encourage investment, and few got further than initial plans.[1][4]
Due to the difficult terrain, one scheme suggested a gauge of 1 ft 111⁄2 in (597 mm), already in use on the Festiniog Railway and elsewhere, to ease construction. This scheme was supported by Sir George Newnes who became chairman of the company. The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Bill was passed on 27 June 1895, and the line opened on 11 May 1898 with public service commencing on 16 May. The dominant rail gauge in each country shown Rail gauge is the distance between the inner sides of the two parallel rails that make up a railway track. ...
The Ffestiniog Railway (Welsh Rheilffordd Ffestiniog) is a narrow-gauge heritage railway, located in Snowdonia in north west Wales. ...
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The scheme did not meet with universal enthusiasm, and from the beginning, there were some who doubted the true intentions of the promoters. Although many of the sinuous curves and deviations were due to having to maintain a 1 in 50 gradient where there was no leeway (Most observers being oblivious to the fact that a straighter shorter line would have made the gradient even steeper), several were due to resistance by local landowners along the route. [4]
A guide published whilst the line was being built stated:
| “ | On the highest point at Lynton a pretentious mansion has been built for himself by the proprietor of a certain well known publication, whom some look on as the benefactor and others as the evil genius of the place. Through his enterprise it is that the "lift" was made in 1888, to be cursed by conservative and artistic souls, but blessed by unwieldy bodies and rheumatic limbs; he has also favoured the railway, now a fait accompli, and the pier which seems so much wanted. Yet whatever may be said of the railway, there is good reason for doubting if the pier would be a real advantage. It would certainly flood the place with a class of excursionists for whom there is little accommodation, and on whom, for the most part, its characteristic beauties would be thrown away.[5] | ” | The L&B seldom attracted sufficient passengers to remain viable. The journey of nearly twenty miles took on average an hour and a half. To satisfy several influential residents, the terminus at Lynton was some distance from the town itself, and from the cliff railway to Lynmouth. Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway in 2003 The Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway is a water-powered funicular railway joining the twin towns of Lynton and Lynmouth on the rugged coast of North Devon. ...
Declining tourism during World War I, improved roads, increased car ownership further depleted the line's income until it was no longer economic.[1][4] A guidebook published in 1921 described the situation: “The Great War †redirects here. ...
| “ | The railway which has made this corner more accessible is of narrow gauge, requiring a change of carriage at the Town station, Barnstaple. ... Unfortunately, this line does not seem to be a financial success, and its service, out of season at least, is not a very liberal one.[6] | ” | Despite numerous cost-saving measures and extra investment in the line, the Southern Railway was unable to reverse the trend, and closed the line.[1][4]
The last train ran on 29 September 1935. The Southern removed everything they could use elsewhere, and by 8 November, had lifted the track from Lynton to Milepost 15⅓ - on the Barnstaple side of Woody Bay station. On 13 November an auction was held, although the railway failed to attract much interest. Most rolling stock, and all but one loco, was sold for scrap and broken up at Pilton. Some coaches were sectioned for use as garden sheds. Third class seats became garden furniture, and first class seats found their way into local snooker halls and Masonic Lodges. In December, Plymouth ship breaker Sidney Castle won the tender to dismantle the railway. The remaining track was lifted by June 1936, and in September, surviving loco Lew was shipped abroad. The stations and track bed were auctioned in 1938. [1] is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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The L&B had an exemplary safety record, and no members of the public were killed or injured during its 37-year existence, although accidents at Braunton Road and Chumhill did claim the lives of three track workers. The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway, maintained an examplary safety record throughout its short existence,from 1898 to 1935, and no passengers or members of the public were ever killed or injured. ...
The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway, maintained an examplary safety record throughout its short existence,from 1898 to 1935, and no passengers or members of the public were ever killed or injured. ...
Reawakening [3]
 Laying track, Woody Bay, 2003
 Hand shunting, Woody Bay, 2003 Unlike the Welsh Highland Railway, the track bed was sold off piecemeal - often reverting to the original owners, paying much less than they had sold it for originally. Although there has been minor development on parts of the route, and Wistlandpound Reservoir has flooded the track bed close to its mid-point, much is still in open countryside, with many sections identifiable. Image File history File links L&bwbtracklaying_32. ...
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The route of the WHR. The Welsh Highland Railway (WHR) is a narrow gauge railway in Wales, which originally ran from Dinas near Caernarfon to Porthmadog, with a branch line to Bryngwyn and the slate quarries at Moel Tryfan. ...
The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Association (now a charitable trust) was formed in 1979. Woody Bay Station was purchased by the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Company in 1995 and, after much effort, a short section of railway reopened to passengers in 2004. This was extended to over a mile in 2006, with steam and diesel-hauled trains running between Woody Bay and the new, temporary terminus at Killington Lane. The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Trust (The Trust) is an educational charity supporting the rebuilding and operation of the railway by the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Company, determined to reinstate the railway that was once the jewel in the crown of North Devon, England. ...
A charitable trust is a trust established for charitable purposes. ...
Woody Bay railway station is a station on the former Lynton and Barnstaple Railway, a famously scenic narrow gauge line that ran through Exmoor from Barnstaple to Lynton and Lynmouth in North Devon. ...
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Killington Lane is a temporary terminus about one mile South West of Woody Bay on the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway (L&B), the narrow gauge line that originally ran for 19 miles through Exmoor from Barnstaple to Lynton and Lynmouth in North Devon. ...
In 1995, the Lynbarn Railway — at the Milky Way, a theme park near Clovelly, was created and operated by L&B volunteers. Profits from this funded the purchase, restoration and reopening of Woody Bay. The Lynbarn was handed over to the park in 2005, once Woody Bay had become established, and continues to operate as part of the attraction. The Lynbarn Railway opened in 1995 as a park ride at The Milky Way, a family-based theme park attraction near Clovelly. ...
Clovelly is a village on the north Devon coast, England near Bideford. ...
Little original rolling stock survived, but one restored coach (Coach 7) and a brake van (Van 23) are on display at Woody Bay. Parts of two other coaches, and two goods vans are in storage and will form part of a "heritage train" to complement more modern stock.
Another original coach, used as a summer house, is on show (unrestored) at the National Railway Museum York, and a third, has been running on the Ffestiniog Railway in North Wales for longer than it did on the L&B. Due to the Ffestioiog's smaller loading gauge, the roof profile was altered so it can pass through Garnedd tunnel. Locomotives arranged around the turntable in the Great Hall. ...
The Ffestiniog Railway (in Welsh Rheilffordd Ffestiniog) is a narrow-gauge heritage railway, located in North West Wales. ...
A loading gauge is the envelope or contoured shape within which all railway vehicles, engines, coaches, and trucks must fit. ...
A 1915 Kerr Stuart "Joffre" class 0-6-0T loco was bought in 1983, and named Axe. It is being restored for use at Woody Bay. Kerr Stuart Tatoo-type locomotive. ...
A new Lew class locomotive — Lyd — is being built at Boston Lodge for use on the Welsh Highland Railway. Although an independent project, it is planned for Lyd to visit Woody Bay. So that it can pass Gernedd tunnel, while looking authentic, Lyds cab will have adjustable side panels. Aerial view of Boston Lodge Boston Lodge is situated at Penrhyn Isa, Minffordd, Penrhyndeudraeth, on the A487 road about 1 mile SE across the Afon Glaslyn causeway from Porthmadog, Gwynedd in north-west Wales. ...
The route of the WHR. The Welsh Highland Railway (WHR) is a narrow gauge railway in Wales, which originally ran from Dinas near Caernarfon to Porthmadog, with a branch line to Bryngwyn and the slate quarries at Moel Tryfan. ...
The Trust owns several ex-industrial diesel locomotives, restored and maintained at L&B engineering works in Bratton Fleming. Other visiting diesel and steam locomotives have also seen service since services restarted. Bratton Fleming is a large village near Barnstaple, in Devon, England. ...
The route | The L&B Route: Then and Now | | Legend | 1898 1935 Today |
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 | 17,35 | Caffyns Halt | |
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| 15,77 | Woody Bay
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| 14,33 | Parracombe Halt | |
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 | 11,62 | Blackmoor Gate | |
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| 7,54 | Bratton Fleming | |
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| 4,54 | Chelfham |
 | 4,49 | Chelfham Viaduct | |
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| 2,54 | Snapper Halt | |
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 | 0,28 | Pilton |
 | 0,0 | Barnstaple Town | |
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Lynton and Lynmouth railway station was the terminus of the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway, a famously scenic narrow gauge line that ran through Exmoor from Barnstaple to Lynton and Lynmouth in North Devon. ...
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Caffyns Halt railway station was a halt on the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway, a famously scenic narrow gauge line that ran through Exmoor from Barnstaple to Lynton and Lynmouth in North Devon. ...
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Woody Bay railway station is a station on the former Lynton and Barnstaple Railway, a famously scenic narrow gauge line that ran through Exmoor from Barnstaple to Lynton and Lynmouth in North Devon. ...
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Killington Lane is a temporary terminus about one mile South West of Woody Bay on the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway (L&B), the narrow gauge line that originally ran for 19 miles through Exmoor from Barnstaple to Lynton and Lynmouth in North Devon. ...
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Parracombe railway station was a halt on the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway, a famously scenic narrow gauge line that ran through Exmoor from Barnstaple to Lynton and Lynmouth in North Devon. ...
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Blackmoor Gate railway station was a station on the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway, a famously scenic narrow gauge line that ran through Exmoor from Barnstaple to Lynton and Lynmouth in North Devon. ...
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Bratton Fleming railway station was a station on the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway, a famously scenic narrow gauge line that ran through Exmoor from Barnstaple to Lynton and Lynmouth in North Devon. ...
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Chelfham railway station was a station on the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway, a famously scenic narrow gauge line that ran through Exmoor from Barnstaple to Lynton and Lynmouth in North Devon. ...
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Chelfham Viaduct: Newly built, about 1900 Chelfham Viaduct: Newly refurbished, 2002 Chelfham Viaduct: New deck and parapets, 2003 Chelfham Viaduct is a railway viaduct built in 1896-7 to carry the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway (L&B) across the Stoke Rivers valley. ...
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Snapper Halt was a station on the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway, a famously scenic narrow gauge line that ran through Exmoor from Barnstaple to Lynton and Lynmouth in North Devon. ...
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Pilton Yard, in the village of Pilton, to the North of Barnstaple was, between 1895 and 1935, the main depot and operating centre of the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway, a narrow gauge line that ran through Exmoor from Barnstaple to Lynton and Lynmouth in North Devon. ...
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Barnstaple Town railway station was an intermediate station on the L&SWR line to Ilfracombe, and between 1898 and 1935, also the South-western Terminus of the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway, a famously scenic narrow gauge line that ran through Exmoor from Barnstaple to Lynton and Lynmouth in North Devon...
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For the former name of a MTR station in Hong Kong, see Yau Ma Tei (MTR) London Waterloo is a major railway station and transport interchange complex in London, England. ...
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| “ | The line at first keeps up the winding course of the Yeo with Pilton church tower on the left, and that of Goodleigh presently, on the right, marking a side valley, for which the train stops at Snapper Halt, whence, by Goodleigh one might have an alluring ramble back to Barnstaple. Chelfham (pron. Chellam) is reached by a fine viaduct over the tributary stream, where 2 miles east stands Stoke Rivers, through which the above round might be extended. The line has now left the Yeo, mounting eastward up the Bratton Valley to Bratton Fleming Station near the lofty village of Bratton Fleming. The next station is Blackmoor (900 feet), lying under the tumuli of Kentisbury Down to the left, whence one might descend on foot to Lynton and Lynmouth (7 miles) or Ilfracombe (10 miles) from the crossroads at Blackmoor Gate.
The railway has next to wind around the deep hollow in which lies Parracombe (Fox and Geese Inn) [sic], where, near the halt platform, can be seen the tower of the old church, another of those said to have been built in expiation of Thomas à Becket's murder. Hence flows the Heddon water, which one might follow down its beautiful course by the Hunter's Inn. The cyclist will find a way diverging from the main road a little beyond Parracombe. At the last station, Wooda Bay*, two miles behind this place and its neighbour Trentishoe, the line has reached a highest point of about 1000 feet. Beyond this, it crooks down the valley of the West Lyn (best glimpses on right hand), past Caffyn's Down Halt (for the golf links), ending some half-mile behind Lynton, and over a mile by the zig-zag road from Lynmouth. Look up sic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
The road (17 miles) keeps pretty much the course of the railway, except in the central stage, where it strikes a mile further north to Loxhore, before leaving the valley of the Yeo, then rejoins the railway at Blackmoor. [6]
| ” | (Note Wooda Bay station was actually renamed Woody Bay in 1901) As well as several foot- and cycle-routes which can still be followed today, the hostelry in Parracombe mentioned in the article remains a popular venue (although the geese are now singular).
Gradient profile The L&B rises and falls several times along its length. Starting at 150 feet above sea level, The first 3¾ miles, through Barnstaple, and along the Yeo Valley stays relatively level. Collard Bridge marks the start of an 8 mile climb, mainly at one in fifty, to Blackmoor Gate. A shallower down-gradient follows, of about 2 miles, towards Parracombe Bank, and the start of another climb, of about 2½ miles, to Woody Bay — at 1000 feet, the highest railway station in England. The line then falls, again mostly at one in fifty - to Lynton & Lynmouth station, still 700 feet above the sea, and hidden by the landscape from the town of Lynton.[1]
Rolling stock
 Ffestiniog coach no. 14 (ex-L&B no. 15) (centre) at Tanybwlch
Yeo and train approaching Woody Bay in Southern Days
 Coach 7 at Woody Bay, 2005
Van 23 in the loading bay, Woody Bay, 2005 One of the most distinctive aspects of the L&B was its Rolling Stock, with the locomotives appearing originally in a livery of plain lined green, and later on a black base, with chestnut under-frames, hauling passenger carriages coloured terracotta with off-white upper panels, and light grey goods wagons. The schemes were simplified as individual vehicles were repainted. With the arrval of Lew the livery was slowly changed to the Southern Maunsell version for locos and passenger stock, and umber for the goods wagons. The loco headlamps which had been black under the L&B were re-painted red. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 165 KB) w:Ffestiniog Railway coaches at Tanybwlch station with a sign indicating from which platform trains for the two termini depart. ...
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Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2421x1373, 207 KB) Summary L&B Train Approaching Woody Bay Station Detail from cover of L&B Development Appeal Booklet, published 1999. ...
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Locomotives At least three contractors' locomotives were used for construction. Unusually, some of the temporary track was wider than the final gauge - the section around Parracombe Bank for example, spanning the Heddon valley, was built to 3 ft gauge, with a locomotive known as Winnie. A fifth locomotive - perhaps named Spondon - may also have been used, although little is known of either of these. [4] In 1900, Kilmarnock was sold by the L&B. It is believed to have been left behind by James Nuttall, as a result of the financial difficulties and litigation between railway and contractor.[1]
The L&B used only coal-fired steam motive power. In 1896, the Hunslet Engine Company submitted two designs (a 2-4-2T and a 4-4-0T), but eventually an order was placed for three 2-6-2Ts from Manning Wardle & Co of Leeds. The locos were named after local rivers: Yeo, Exe, and Taw. These were supplemented by a 2-4-2T, Lyn, built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, USA, as the Company realised that three locos would be insufficient. Baldwin was selected as they could deliver the loco — based largely on standard components — more quickly than domestic suppliers, who had a backlog of orders, caused by a national engineering dispute over the 8 hour working day resulting in a lock-out by employers from July 1897 and January 1898. The loco, delivered in knock-down form, was assembled at Pilton and first steamed in July 1898. The Manning Wardles were delivered ahead of the lock-out, and Yeo and Taw were used in the final stages of construction. Exe was stored locally in a stable, where she received the unwelcome attention of thieves who made away with brass fittings and fixtures. Coal Coal (IPA: ) is a fossil fuel formed in swamp ecosystems where plant remains were saved by water and mud from oxidization and biodegradation. ...
Union Pacific Big Boy #4012 at work on a cold November 29, 1941 A steam locomotive is a locomotive powered by steam. ...
Irish Mail is typical of many small engines builf for use in quarries Much rebuilt Hunslet Blanche is always popular on the Ffestiniog Railway Hunslet build several hundred 0-6-0STs for the War Department and National Coal Board A typical Hunslet diesel mechanical shunter from the 1950s A typical...
2-4-2 is the Whyte notation for a Columbia-type railroad locomotive. ...
Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad #87, delivered 1873-10-27 from the Mason Machine Works of Taunton, Massachusetts. ...
A Pairie type built for the Burlington by Baldwin. ...
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In 1923 the L&B was absorbed into the Southern Railway, and began an upgrade programme. All stock was repainted in Southern Maunsell livery, and track and buildings were improved. A fifth locomotive, Lew was purchased in 1925, with improvements to the original Manning Wardle design.[4] Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
A London and South Western Railway weight restriction sign on a bridge across the Tarka Trail (formerly the Barnstaple to Great Torrington railway) at Instow, North Devon. ...
The fate of Lew Although bought at the auction (it is believed by Barwicks of London) by December 1935, Lew was working for Sidney Castle, the dismantler of the railway. This work was completed by July 1936 and in September, Lew was moved by rail to Swansea and loaded onto the S.S. Sabor destined for the port of Pernambuco (since renamed Recife), Brazil. Most of the relevant shipping records were destroyed in World War II, so today there is no way of discovering its eventual destination. It is unlikely that Lew was destined for a coffee plantation as this crop was in decline in the 1930s. More likely it went to either a cotton or sugar cane plantation. It is possible, although unlikely, that Lew is still intact somewhere in Brazil, abandoned or perhaps still in use, but despite several attempts, no trace of the locomotive, or evidence of its fate, has so far been found.[3] For other places with the same name, see Swansea (disambiguation). ...
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Passenger stock Sixteen passenger carriages were delivered for the opening. Built by the Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works Co. Ltd., these comprised six different types, all the same size, being 39 ft 6 in long, 6 ft wide, (7 ft 4 in over steps) and 8 ft 7 in high — large by narrow gauge standards — and certainly superior to any previous British narrow gauge stock.
The coaching stock was extremely solidly constructed, and offered levels of accommodation far in advance of anything else at the time - certainly compared to any other narrow gauge railway. Almost 70 years later, the design was used as the basis for a new rake of carriages built by the Ffestiniog - testament to the excellence of the original design.[1]
The body for coach 17 was built in 1911, by local firm Shapland and Petter, and mounted on a steel underframe constructed by the railway in its own workshops at Pilton.[1] Marginally longer than the earlier coaches, it contained both smoking and non-smoking accommodation for first and third class passengers, as well as the brake van space.[4]
Goods stock The Southern Railway introduced several new items of goods stock, and also purchased two ex-War Department travelling cranes for the line.
Goods-only trains were a rarity, and the usual practice was to attach goods wagons to any scheduled passenger services. Whilst the shunting of wagons at intermediate stations no doubt added to the interest of the tourist and occasional traveller, it also added marginally to the journey time.
The open goods wagons were originally delivered with a single top-hung side door on each side, but these proved innefficient, and all were eventually converted to side hung double doors. By 1907, most had been fitted with tarpaulin rails. The goods vans used the same underframe, and were fitted with double sliding doors on each side.
The bogie open doors were also originally top-hung, but converted by the railway at Pilton. [7]
Wagon No. 19 was originally used by the contractors. After the railway opened, it was modified and entered revenue service in 1900. At only 6 tons it was regularly used in preference to one of the 8 ton wagons as it reduced the overall weight of a train.
Van 23 - now restored and at Woody Bay - was built at Pilton by the L&B. Unlike all other L&B stock, its underframe was entirely made of wood.[3]
The travelling cranes were ex-WD stock, and fitted with outriggers, rated at 3 tons with a fifteen feet radius, 4½ tons at 11 ft 6 in. Intended as recovery cranes in the event of a derailment, neither saw much use. One crane, with its match truck, was kept in the long headshunt at Pilton, the other was put to use in Lynton goods yard. Knuckle (AAR Type E) couplers in use AAR Type E railroad car coupling A coupling (or a coupler) is a mechanism for connecting railway cars in a train. ...
Sketch of a headshunt and run-around loop A headshunt (US: escape track) is a short length of track that allows a locomotive to uncouple from its train, move forward, and then run back past it on a parallel track. ...
The 1927 bogie goods vans were originally fitted with heavy diagonal wooden cross braces at each end, but these were later replaced with single diagonal angle-iron braces.
| L&B Locomotives (1898 - 1935) | | Name | Works No | Type | Manuf.[8] | | Yeo | 1361 | 2-6-2T | MWL | | Exe | 1362 | 2-6-2T | MWL | | Taw | 1363 | 2-6-2T | MWL | | Lyn | 15965 | 2-4-2T | BLW | | Lew | 2042 | 2-6-2T | MWL | | Contractors' Locomotives ( - 1898) | | Excelsior | 970 | 0-4-2WT | WGB | | Slave | 1430 | 0-4-0ST | WGB | | Kilmarnock | 703 | 0-4-0ST | ABA | | Modern L&B Locomotives (1995 - ) | | For a list of modern locomotives, go HERE[7] | | Manning Wardle 2-6-2T built 1898 for Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Scrapped 1935 Categories: ...
A Pairie type built for the Burlington by Baldwin. ...
Manning Wardle 2-6-2T built 1898 for Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Scrapped 1935 Categories: ...
A Pairie type built for the Burlington by Baldwin. ...
Manning Wardle 2-6-2T built 1898 for Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Scrapped 1935 Categories: ...
A Pairie type built for the Burlington by Baldwin. ...
Baldwin 2-4-2T built 1898 for Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Scrapped 1935 Categories: ...
2-4-2 is the Whyte notation for a Columbia-type railroad locomotive. ...
Manning Wardle 2-6-2T built in 1925 for the narrow gauge Lynton and Barnstaple Railway. ...
A Pairie type built for the Burlington by Baldwin. ...
In Whyte notation, a 0-4-2 is a railroad steam locomotive that has four coupled driving wheels followed by two trailing wheels, with no leading wheels . ...
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-4-0 represents one of the simplest possible types, that with two axles and four wheels, all of which are driven. ...
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-4-0 represents one of the simplest possible types, that with two axles and four wheels, all of which are driven. ...
Main Article: Lynton and Barnstaple Railway The Rolling stock of the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway was one of the most distinctive aspects of the narrow gauge line which ran for almost twenty miles across Exmoor in North Devon, from 1898 to 1935. ...
| L&B Goods Stock (1898-1935) | | (For a list of all goods stock, go HERE | L&B
No. | Southern
Number | Wagon Type | Manuf.[8] | Date | | 1 | 28304 | Open Goods | BWC | 1897 | | 2 | 28305 | Open goods | BWC | 1897 | | 3 | 47036 | Goods van | BWC | 1897 Main Article: Lynton and Barnstaple Railway The Rolling stock of the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway was one of the most distinctive aspects of the narrow gauge line which ran for almost twenty miles across Exmoor in North Devon, from 1898 to 1935. ...
| | L&B Coaching Stock (1898-1935) | | For a list of all coaching stock, go HERE | L&B
No. | Southern
Number | Coach Type | Manuf.[8] | Date | | 1 | 6991 | Saloon brake end observation | BWC | 1897 | | 2 | 6992 | Saloon brake end observation | BWC | 1897 | | 3 | 2473 | Saloon end observation | BWC | 1897 | | | Modern L&B Rolling Stock (1995-) | | For a list of modern stock, go HERE[7] | | Main Article: Lynton and Barnstaple Railway The Rolling stock of the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway was one of the most distinctive aspects of the narrow gauge line which ran for almost twenty miles across Exmoor in North Devon, from 1898 to 1935. ...
Main Article: Lynton and Barnstaple Railway The Rolling stock of the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway was one of the most distinctive aspects of the narrow gauge line which ran for almost twenty miles across Exmoor in North Devon, from 1898 to 1935. ...
The future Restoring passenger services from Woody Bay has been a major undertaking by the enthusiastic volunteers. Although much of the track bed survives intact, several obstacles — including Wistlandpound Reservoir — must be overcome if the greater part of the route is to be restored, fulfilling the hopes expressed in a card left at Barnstaple on the day after the line closed — Perchance it is not dead, but sleepeth... Wistlandpound Reservoir is a reservoir in Devon, England owned by South West Water. ...
See also - Other local railway attractions
Locomotive Taliesin on the revived Ffestiniog Railway The history of British narrow gauge railways is long and complex. ...
Main Article: Lynton and Barnstaple Railway The Rolling stock of the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway was one of the most distinctive aspects of the narrow gauge line which ran for almost twenty miles across Exmoor in North Devon, from 1898 to 1935. ...
The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Trust (The Trust) is an educational charity supporting the rebuilding and operation of the railway by the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Company, determined to reinstate the railway that was once the jewel in the crown of North Devon, England. ...
The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Company Limited is a private company, limited by guarantee, with no share capital. ...
The Bideford & Instow Railway Group in Devon are “committed to the reopening of the Barnstaple to Bideford branch of the old London and South Western Railway. ...
Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway in 2003 The Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway is a water-powered funicular railway joining the twin towns of Lynton and Lynmouth on the rugged coast of North Devon. ...
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Notes - ^ a b c d e f g h i G A Brown, J D C A Prideaux, & H G Radcliffe: The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway published by David and Charles, First Edition 1964, ISBN 0-7153-4958-9
- ^ John W Dorling, The Railway Magazine, November 1935
- ^ a b c d e f The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Magazine published by The L&BR Trust. Various editions
- ^ a b c d e f g h i L T Catchpole: The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway 1895–1935 published by The Oakwood Press. Eighth edition 2005. ISBN 0-85361-637-X.
- ^ (ed.) A R Hope Moncrieffe, Black's Guide to Devonshire published by Adam and Charles Black, Sixteenth edition 1898
- ^ a b (ed.) A R Hope Moncrieffe, Black's Guide to Devonshire published by A and C Black Ltd., Twentieth edition 1921
- ^ a b c G A Brown, J D C A Prideaux, & H G Radcliffe: The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway published by the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust, Fourth edition, 2006 with additional material by G A Brown & P J M Rawstron. ISBN 0-9552181-0-1
- ^ a b c Key to Rolling Stock Manufacturers:
The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Trust (The Trust) is an educational charity supporting the rebuilding and operation of the railway by the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Company, determined to reinstate the railway that was once the jewel in the crown of North Devon, England. ...
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Baldwin Locomotive Works builders plate, 1922 The Baldwin Locomotive Works was an American builder of railroad locomotives. ...
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Further reading Multi-media: - The Little Train to Lynton - a two-part documentary first broadcast on BBC2 in 1986. This programme has never been released on video or DVD.
- The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway - published by Oakwood Video Library, 1993.
- "Perchance"...it's awake! The Lynton & Barnstaple Reborn - published by Lynton Television/The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway, 2006.
Books: BBC Two (or BBC2 as it was formerly styled) was the second UK television station to be aired by the BBC. History The channel was scheduled to begin at 7:20pm on April 20, 1964 and show an evening of light entertainment, starting with the comedy show The Alberts and...
- L T Catchpole: The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway 1895–1935 published by The Oakwood Press. Eighth edition 2005. ISBN 0-85361-637-X.
- G A Brown, J D C A Prideaux, & H G Radcliffe: The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway published by David and Charles, New Edition 1971, ISBN 0-7153-4958-9
- Third Edition, published by Atlantic in enlarged format, 1996. ISBN 0-906899-68-0
- P Gower, B Gray & K Vingoe: The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway — Yesterday and Today published by The Oakwood Press. First edition 1999. ISBN 0-85361-537-3
- D. Hudson & E. Leslie: The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway— An Anthology published by The Oakwood Press. First edition 1995. ISBN 0-85361-485-7
- C Leigh: Portrait of The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway published by Ian Allen. First Published 1983. ISBN 0-7110-1330-6
- V Mitchell, K Smith: Branch Line to Lynton published by Middleton Press. First Published 1992. ISBN 1-873793-04-9
- J D C A Prideaux: Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Album published by David & Charles 1974 ISBN 0-7153-6809-5
- J D C A Prideaux: The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Remembered published by David & Charles 1989. ISBN 0-7153-8958-0
- J R Yeomans: The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway published by Bradford Barton. First Published 1979. ISBN 0-85153-259-4
Magazines: - The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Magazine published three times a year by The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Trust. 1979 to date
Much has been written about the L&B since its closure in 1935, and this continues today. The railway regularly features in articles published by specialist railway, engineering, heritage and modelling magazines.
External links - Lynton & Barnstaple Railway
- Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Signalling
- L&B modelling website
- L&B Railway Web Ring
- The Lyd Project - Building a new Manning Wardle locomotive
- More about Axe
- The Mystery of Lew
- Exmoor Associates - Safeguarding sections of the L&B track bed
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The Wells and Walsingham Light Railway is a 10. ...
A ticket issued by the Wensleydale Railway in 2003. ...
The West Somerset Railway (WSR) is a heritage railway that runs along the edge of the Quantock Hills in Somerset, England, between Bishops Lydeard and Watchet. ...
The Wisbech and March Bramleyline is an embryonic heritage railway that aims to reinstate services over the disused March to Wisbech line. ...
Yaxham Light Railway is a narrow gauge light railway situated adjacent to Yaxham railway station on the Mid-Norfolk Railway. ...
Centres and Museums: Barrow Hill Engine Shed • Birmingham Museum • Bressingham Steam Museum • Buckinghamshire Centre • Coventry Centre • Darlington Centre and Museum • Didcot Centre • East Anglian Railway Museum • Kew Bridge Steam Museum • Mangapps Museum • Moseley Trust • National Museum, York • Rutland Museum • Shildon Museum • Swindon Steam Museum • The Railway Age, Crewe • Walthamstow Pump House The Barrow Hill Engine Shed is a former Midland Railway roundhouse in Derbyshire. ...
The Birmingham Railway Museum Trust in Birmingham, England operates two subsidiaries: Tyseley Locomotive Works and Vintage Trains. ...
70013, Oliver Cromwell, at Bressingham, May 2004 Bressingham Steam & Gardens is a steam museum and garden centre located at Bressingham, west of Diss in Norfolk, England. ...
Buckinghamshire Railway Centre is a railway museum operated by the Quainton Railway Society Ltd. ...
Coventry Railway Centre is located south of the city, near the airport. ...
Darlington Railway Centre and Museum is located on the 1825 route of the Stockton and Darlington Railway which was the worlds first steam powered passenger railway. ...
General view, including engine sheds, of part of the site on a cold January day The Didcot Railway Centre, located in the Oxfordshire town of Didcot, is a comprehensive exhibition of Great Western Railway rolling stock. ...
The museum and station The East Anglian Railway Museum is located at Chappel and Wakes Colne railway station in Essex, which is situated on the former Great Eastern Railway branch line from Marks Tey to Sudbury. ...
Kew Bridge Steam Museum houses a museum of water delivery and a collection of steam engines including the worlds largest running steam engine. ...
The Mangapps Railway Museum (previously Mangapps Farm Railway Museum) is a heritage railway located near Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex. ...
The Moseley Railway Trust is a major British collection of industrial narrow gauge locomotives and other equipment. ...
Locomotives arranged around the turntable in the Great Hall. ...
Steam Hauled passenger train Demonstration of a Goods Train The Rutland Railway Museum occupies an area of nearly 7 acres (28,000 m²) on part of the former Midland Railway mineral branch line in Rutland. ...
Outside the main building at Locomotion, Shildon, County Durham The Locomotion Museum is part of the National Museum of Science and History (NMSI). ...
Steam railway trains are hard to make and and put together some times you can get burnt and hurt that why some works make arms and legs for the people ...
The Railway Age is a Railway Museum in Crewe, England. ...
The Pump House Steam and Transport Museum is a museum in Walthamstow focusing on the pioneering achievements in road, rail, air and sea transport in the River Lea valley from the early 1800s. ...
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