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1704:'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 (3 km) behind this place and its neighbour Trentishoe, the line has reached a highest point of about 1,000 feet (300 m). 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.
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November 2013, for refurbishment and the fitting of brakes, underframe and couplers. The
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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 long tons (6.1 t; 6.7 short tons) it was used often in preference to an 8-long-ton (8.1 t; 9.0-short-ton) wagon as it reduced the overall weight of a
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were originally delivered with a single top-hung side door on each side, but these proved inefficient, 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
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miles (4 km), to Woody Bay â at 1,000 feet (305 m), the highest railway station in southern
England. The line then falls, again mostly at one in fifty (2%) â to Lynton & Lynmouth station, still 700 feet (213 m) above the sea, and hidden by the landscape from the town of Lynton. The
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Barnstaple Town a school. Chelfham and Woody Bay both serve the new L&B. Chelfham station is currently being restored, and open to visitors every weekend, while Woody Bay is the main centre of operations. Snapper
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was formed in 1979; and a short section was reopened to passengers in 2004. This was extended in 2006; and the following year plans were announced to open 9 miles (14 km) of track, linking the station at Woody Bay to both Lynton (at a new terminus on an extension to the original line, closer to
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and built to higher (and more costly) standards than similar railways of the time. In the United
Kingdom it was notable as being the only narrow gauge line required to use main-line standard signalling. For a short period the line earned a modest return for shareholders, but for most of its life the
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October 2007, the railway announced plans for reinstating enough trackbed to reopen 9 miles (14 km) of track, linking the station at Woody Bay to both Lynton (at a new terminus on an extension to the original line, closer to the town) and a new station at Wistlandpound. It is hoped that the
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The coaching stock was extremely solidly constructed, and offered levels of accommodation far in advance of anything else at the time â 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
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Co. Ltd., these comprised six different types, all 39 ft 6 in (12.0 m) long, 6 ft (1.8 m) wide, (7 ft 4 in or 2.2 m over steps) and 8 ft 7 in (2.6 m) high â large by narrow gauge standards â and certainly superior to any previous
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after which the station was named was the subject of an attempt to develop it as a tourist resort to rival
Lynmouth; a pier was even constructed. The developers felt that the spelling "Woody" was more attractive to tourists, and so changed it from the original "Wooda"; the station name was changed
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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
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Following a ten-year restoration, Coaches 7 and 17 returned to Woody Bay on 15 April 2013, to re-enter passenger-carrying service on 10 May 2013 after an absence of 78 years. Coach 16 followed in
September 2013, and Coach 11 returned in April 2015. Coach 5 returned to service after restoration in
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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
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Chelfham (pron. Chellam) is reached by a fine viaduct over the tributary stream, where 2 miles (3.2 km) 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
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The L&B seldom attracted sufficient passengers to remain viable. The journey of nearly 20 miles (32 km) 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.
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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.
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The Southern removed everything they could use elsewhere, and by 8 November, had lifted the track from Lynton to milepost 15â
â 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 every
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in Victoria, Australia. This agreement came about due to the similar nature of the railways and to foster cooperation and volunteer exchanges. Like the L&B, the Moe-Walhalla railway was closed over 70 years ago and the work of restoration requires rebuilding the track bed and railway
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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.
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village of Bratton Fleming. The next station is Blackmoor (900 ft), 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.
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Sixteen coaches were originally built for the L&B in 1898, and another was built by the railway in 1911. Although most were broken up when the railway closed, several parts have survived, and have been retrieved and stored by the railway preservationists.
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August 2019, with Coach 1 the next to be restored. The initial rake of three heritage coaches, after an inaugural service over the Autumn Gala weekend in September 2013, entered regular service â hauled by "Isaac" â for the Santa Specials in December 2014.
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Van 23 â partially restored but now being prepared (2019) for service at Woody Bay â was built at Pilton by the L&B. Unlike all other L&B stock, its underframe was entirely made of wood. The restored van will have a steel underframe clad in wood.
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constructed by the railway in its own workshops at Pilton. 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.
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At least four contractors' locomotives were used for construction. Unusually, some of the temporary track was wider than the final gauge â the section around Parracombe Bank for example, spanning the Heddon valley, was built to
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marks the start of an 8-mile (13 km) climb, mainly at one in fifty, to Blackmoor Gate. A shallower down-gradient follows, of about 2 miles (3.2 km), towards Parracombe Bank, and the start of another climb, of about
1954:, and began an upgrade programme. All locos & coaches were repainted in Southern Maunsell Green livery, the wagons were repainted in Southern Umber livery and track and buildings were improved. A fifth locomotive,
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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.
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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
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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
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first moved under its own steam on 5 August 2010 and then underwent running-in trials before visiting the L&B in September 2010 with former L&B coach 15 and Ffestiniog Railway observation car 102.
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was sold by the L&B. It is believed to have been left behind by James Nuttall, as a result of the financial problems and litigation between railway and contractor.
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Halt was purchased in 2010 and Bratton Fleming in 2020 by Exmoor Associates â a private company dedicated to securing trackbed for the restoration of the railway.
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in 2000, and these are in storage, awaiting further funds to continue the construction. A new fundraising campaign was launched in 2019 to build replicas of both
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Ltd. â a firm descended from James Nuttall of Manchester, the main contractors for the original construction â allowing an extension to Killington Lane in 2006.
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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
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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.
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The travelling cranes were ex-WD stock, and fitted with outriggers, rated at 3 long tons (3.05 t; 3.36 short tons) with a fifteen-foot (4.57 m)
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ship breaker Sidney Castle won the tender to dismantle the railway. The remaining track was lifted by June 1936, and in September, surviving locomotive
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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
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The route of this diminutive railway and the scenery through which it passes, has been described many times, such as in a 1920s guide to the area:
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were originally fitted with heavy diagonal wooden cross braces at each end, but these were later replaced with single diagonal angle-iron braces.
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has flooded the track bed close to its midpoint, much is still in open countryside, with many sections identifiable.
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mentioned in the article remains a popular venue (although the geese are now singular).
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Allen, Cecil J. (9 December 1916). "No. V - The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway".
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and elsewhere, to ease construction. This scheme was supported by Sir
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3005:"New locomotive goes into service at Lynton and Barnstaple Railway"
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in 1987. This programme has never been released on video or DVD.
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valley â the largest narrow-gauge railway structure in England.
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the line and the magnificent scenery through which it passes.
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A Lynton and Barnstaple Manning Wardle type replica, named
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One of the most distinctive aspects of the L&B was its
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at Pilton, the other was put to use in Lynton goods yard.
2001:. Most of the relevant shipping records were destroyed in
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A guide published whilst the line was being built stated:
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The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway â Yesterday and Today
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Ffestiniog coach No. 14 (ex-L&B No. 15) (centre) at
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Extract from an early contemporary map showing the route
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published by A and C Black Ltd., Twentieth edition 1921
2139:. A total of 7 planning applications were submitted to
2025:
The body for coach 17 was built in 1911, by local firm
3107:"Public Consultation Documents on the L&B Website"
2967:
2918:"Home page | The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway"
2249:, the roof profile was altered so it can pass through
690:
A guidebook published in 1921 described the situation:
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the town) and Blackmoor Gate, and to a new station at
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published by The Oakwood Press. Eighth edition 2005.
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published by The Oakwood Press. Eighth edition 2005.
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Due to the difficult terrain, one scheme suggested a
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published by Bradford Barton. First Published 1979.
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published by Middleton Press. First Published 1992.
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published by The Oakwood Press. First edition 1995.
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published by The Oakwood Press. First edition 1999.
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published by David and Charles, First Edition 1964,
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testament to the excellence of the original design.
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New build replica of "Lyn" is completed and unveiled
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3188:G A Brown, J D C A Prideaux, & H G Radcliffe:
2815:G A Brown, J D C A Prideaux, & H G Radcliffe:
2625:G A Brown, J D C A Prideaux, & H G Radcliffe:
2529:Rolling stock of the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway
1768:Rolling stock of the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway
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1119:
3230:The Lynton & Barnstaple Railwayâ An Anthology
2806:published by The L&BR Trust. Various editions
1873:), but eventually an order was placed for three
3412:, museums and preservation societies in England
3251:Portrait of The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway
2478:Lyn (2017 replica) with a train near Woody Bay.
1943:were used in the final stages of construction.
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321:Over 100,000 passengers carried since reopening
3293:The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Remembered
3253:published by Ian Allan. First Published 1983.
4073:Museum of the Great Western Railway (Swindon)
3394:
3175:The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway 1895â1935
3047:"Lynton to Barnstaple Railway plans on track"
2666:The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway 1895â1935
2539:Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Company Limited
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4230:Great Yorkshire Railway Preservation Society
4058:Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust
3337:The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Magazine
3137:â a two-part documentary first broadcast on
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2804:The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Magazine
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3147:â published by Oakwood Video Library, 1993.
2855:"ENPA Planning Applications, February 2016
2195:Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Association
1892:. The locos were named after local rivers:
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3851:Rushden, Higham and Wellingborough Railway
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3369:Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Signalling
3065:"Exmoor Enterprise on the L&B Website
1950:In 1923 the L&B was absorbed into the
1796:Van 23 in the loading bay, Woody Bay, 2005
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2886:NDC Planning Applications, February 2016
2872:NDC Planning Applications, February 2016
2135:and a new temporary Southern terminus at
4373:Railway companies disestablished in 1922
3821:Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway Trust
2322:, is often used for maintenance trains.
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724:was shipped to Brazil. The stations and
628:who became chairman of the company. The
3550:Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway
3295:published by David & Charles 1989.
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2488:Perchance it is not dead, but sleepeth
632:Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Act 1895
520:Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Act 1895
165:Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Co. Ltd.
27:Narrow gauge railway in Devon, England
4363:Railway companies established in 1895
4358:1 ft 11½ in gauge railways in England
4220:Electric Railway Museum, Warwickshire
4215:Derbyshire Dales Narrow Gauge Railway
3963:Coleford Great Western Railway Museum
3716:Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway
3279:Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Album
3246:published by the L&BR Trust 2007.
2534:Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Trust
2287:. Restored to working order in 2008,
1828:. A fifth locomotive â perhaps named
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3731:Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway
3093:North Devon Gazette, 3 October 2007
1824:) gauge, with a locomotive known as
1675:(Distances from Barnstaple in miles+
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3751:Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
3530:Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway
3450:Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway
3307:The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway
3190:The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway
3145:The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway
2936:"Full steam ahead for railway loco"
2903:. West Lancashire Locomotive Trust.
2821:Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust
2817:The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway
2785:, Guild Publishing, 1991, page 212.
2739:, Guild Publishing, 1991, page 209.
2627:The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway
425:Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust
155:Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust
4003:London Museum of Water & Steam
3575:Wells and Walsingham Light Railway
2584:in 1901. The geographical feature
2015:Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works
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4235:North Woolwich Old Station Museum
3761:Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway
3003:Gusin, Tony (28 September 2017).
2716:The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway
2552:Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway
2426:A modern version of the Baldwin,
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4388:600 mm gauge railways in England
4116:Bideford Railway Heritage Centre
3214:P Gower, B Gray & K Vingoe:
2901:"The Remaining Six Joffre Locos"
2543:Other local railway attractions
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3460:Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway
3360:Lynton & Barnstaple Railway
3242:P Lane, E Leslie, T Nicholson:
3161:Walking Britain's Lost Railways
3159:- first episode of series 3 of
1910:. These were supplemented by a
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4398:1895 establishments in England
4166:Wisbech and March Bramley Line
3958:Buckinghamshire Railway Centre
3525:Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway
3500:Leighton Buzzard Light Railway
2403:First Steamed in Spring 2010,
2176:Hand shunting, Woody Bay, 2003
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3811:North Yorkshire Moors Railway
3580:West Lancashire Light Railway
3515:North Gloucestershire Railway
3510:Lynton and Barnstaple Railway
3490:Hythe Pier, Railway and Ferry
2580:station was actually renamed
2524:British narrow gauge railways
2399:at Porthmadog Harbour Station
2168:Laying track, Woody Bay, 2003
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683:Declining tourism during the
486:Following the opening of the
365:Lynton and Barnstaple Railway
282:Association reformed as Trust
4383:Railway lines opened in 2004
4378:Railway lines closed in 1935
4368:Railway lines opened in 1898
3806:North Tyneside Steam Railway
3756:Kent and East Sussex Railway
3686:Derwent Valley Light Railway
3565:Steeple Grange Light Railway
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4038:Nottingham Heritage Railway
3993:Hollycombe Steam Collection
3988:East Anglian Railway Museum
3826:Nottingham Heritage Railway
3786:Midland Railway â Butterley
3746:Isle of Wight Steam Railway
3706:Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
3228:D. Hudson & E. Leslie:
3095:(Retrieved 16 October 2007)
2703:Black's Guide to Devonshire
2701:(ed.) A R Hope Moncrieffe,
2687:Black's Guide to Devonshire
2685:(ed.) A R Hope Moncrieffe,
2547:Bideford and Instow Railway
2152:Walhalla Goldfields Railway
1847:motive power. In 1896, the
274:Woody Bay station purchased
258:L&BR Association formed
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4353:Heritage railways in Devon
4151:Poulton & Wyre Railway
3771:Lincolnshire Wolds Railway
3646:Cambrian Heritage Railways
3631:Bodmin and Wenford Railway
3611:Appleby Frodingham Railway
3535:Rudyard Lake Steam Railway
3505:London Post Office Railway
3480:Hastings Miniature Railway
3135:The Little Train to Lynton
2446:A set of frames for a new
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2279:loco 2451 was bought from
1993:destined for the state of
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1788:Coach 7 at Woody Bay, 2005
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513:United Kingdom legislation
488:Devon and Somerset Railway
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4068:Stephenson Railway Museum
4013:Mid-Suffolk Light Railway
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4131:Lea Bailey Light Railway
4078:Tyseley Locomotive Works
3953:Bressingham Steam Museum
3621:Battlefield Line Railway
3495:Launceston Steam Railway
2988:(retrieved 13 July 2017)
2986:"762 Club Press Release
2955:(Retrieved 15 July 2017)
2750:"Home Everything Exmoor"
2371:, is operational on the
1929:Baldwin Locomotive Works
1459:Pilton Causeway crossing
728:were auctioned in 1938.
612:, already in use by the
46:Lyn at Woody Bay in 2017
4136:Norfolk Orbital Railway
4063:Southall Railway Centre
4028:National Railway Museum
4008:Mangapps Railway Museum
3973:Crowle Peatland Railway
3916:Yorkshire Wolds Railway
3696:East Lancashire Railway
3676:Dartmouth Steam Railway
3641:Bristol Harbour Railway
3570:Volk's Electric Railway
3485:Hayling Seaside Railway
3470:Great Whipsnade Railway
3445:Amberley Museum Railway
3067:(retrieved 22 Dec 2010)
3051:northdevongazette.co.uk
2888:(retrieved 18 May 2016)
2874:(retrieved 18 May 2016)
2857:(retrieved 18 May 2016)
2841:"Snapper Halt Is Ours!"
2754:everythingexmoor.org.uk
2726:(460:Nov.), pp. 333â342
2484:Wistlandpound Reservoir
2239:National Railway Museum
2187:Wistlandpound Reservoir
2137:Wistlandpound Reservoir
2083:, was kept in the long
1223:Wistlandpound Reservoir
430:Wistlandpound Reservoir
409:Light Railways Act 1896
4146:North Somerset Railway
4043:Rutland Railway Museum
4033:North Ings Farm Museum
3948:Barrow Hill Roundhouse
3666:Churnet Valley Railway
3555:South Tynedale Railway
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1849:Hunslet Engine Company
1839:The L&B used only
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1495:Braunton Road crossing
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266:Railway Company formed
182:0.9-mile (1.4 km)
4240:Wells Harbour Railway
4111:Berkeley Vale Railway
4083:Yeovil Railway Centre
4018:Moseley Railway Trust
3983:Didcot Railway Centre
3968:Crewe Heritage Centre
3911:West Somerset Railway
3891:Telford Steam Railway
3856:Severn Valley Railway
3846:Rother Valley Railway
3801:North Norfolk Railway
3736:Great Central Railway
3701:East Somerset Railway
3560:Southend Pier Railway
3465:Gartell Light Railway
3265:Branch Line to Lynton
3263:V Mitchell, K Smith:
2557:West Somerset Railway
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4204:Cadeby Light Railway
4199:Ashford Steam Centre
4161:Tarka Valley Railway
4141:North Dorset Railway
3978:Devon Railway Centre
3841:Ribble Steam Railway
3721:Epping Ongar Railway
3671:Colne Valley Railway
3590:Yaxham Light Railway
3540:Ruislip Lido Railway
3475:Great Woburn Railway
3423:Operational railways
2720:The Railway Magazine
2222:, a theme park near
1146:Exmoor National Park
397:narrow gauge railway
341:" â visits Woody Bay
302:Bridge 67 reinstated
250:Preservation history
146:Preserved operations
4393:Lynton and Lynmouth
4310: /
4194:Abbey Light Railway
4023:Mountsorrel Railway
3998:Hopetown Darlington
3938:Centres and museums
3906:Wensleydale Railway
3861:South Devon Railway
3836:Plym Valley Railway
3796:Nene Valley Railway
3791:Mountsorrel Railway
3776:Mid-Norfolk Railway
3711:Eden Valley Railway
3681:Dean Forest Railway
3616:Avon Valley Railway
3455:Bure Valley Railway
3009:North Devon Gazette
2843:. 10 December 2010.
2781:Thomas Middlemass,
2771:. pp. 680â683.
2735:Thomas Middlemass,
2283:in 1983, and named
2145:North Devon Council
2029:, and mounted on a
2027:Shapland and Petter
626:The Strand Magazine
4319:51.10388; -3.98690
4257:Heritage railways:
4126:Don Valley Railway
3866:Spa Valley Railway
3651:Chasewater Railway
3606:Aln Valley Railway
3585:Whistlestop Valley
3520:Perrygrove Railway
3291:J D C A Prideaux:
3277:J D C A Prideaux:
3244:Flying the L&B
3075:on 2 February 2011
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3871:Stainmore Railway
3781:Middleton Railway
3691:East Kent Railway
3410:Heritage railways
3325:978-0-9572101-0-3
2922:lynton-rail.co.uk
2819:published by the
2714:John W Dorling, "
2498:Exmoor Enterprise
2058:open goods wagons
2047:travelling cranes
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638:58 & 59 Vict.
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413:Act of Parliament
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3626:Bluebell Railway
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3014:19 October
2597:References
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2095:goods vans
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1995:Pernambuco
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1714:Parracombe
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546:Long title
492:Barnstaple
102:Engineer:
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2133:Blackmoor
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292:Woody Bay
243:Woody Bay
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