1924:, USA, as the Company realised that three locos would be insufficient. Baldwin was selected as they could deliver the loco â based largely on standard components â 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 until January 1898. After construction by Baldwin, the loco was shipped across the Atlantic in parts, and re-assembled at Pilton by railway staff. It first steamed in July 1898. The Manning Wardles were delivered ahead of the lock-out, and
1693:'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
1943:, 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,
705:, was scrapped 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,
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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.
2174:, the track bed was sold off piecemeal â 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
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2475:â 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 â
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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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Despite numerous cost-saving measures and extra investment in the line, the Southern Railway was unable to reverse the trend, and closed the line.
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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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exhaust system, and a high-pressure boiler â was completed in 2017. Its first public steaming took place on 8 July 2017 at
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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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2994:"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.
1990:. Most of the relevant shipping records were destroyed in
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A guide published whilst the line was being built stated:
3205:
The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway â Yesterday and Today
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Ffestiniog coach No. 14 (ex-L&B No. 15) (centre) at
462:
Extract from an early contemporary map showing the route
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published by A and C Black Ltd., Twentieth edition 1921
2128:. A total of 7 planning applications were submitted to
2014:
The body for coach 17 was built in 1911, by local firm
3096:"Public Consultation Documents on the L&B Website"
2956:
2907:"Home page | The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway"
2238:, the roof profile was altered so it can pass through
679:
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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3177:G A Brown, J D C A Prideaux, & H G Radcliffe:
2804:G A Brown, J D C A Prideaux, & H G Radcliffe:
2614:G A Brown, J D C A Prideaux, & H G Radcliffe:
2518:Rolling stock of the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway
1757:Rolling stock of the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway
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1108:
3219:The Lynton & Barnstaple Railwayâ An Anthology
2795:published by The L&BR Trust. Various editions
1862:), but eventually an order was placed for three
3401:, museums and preservation societies in England
3240:Portrait of The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway
2467:Lyn (2017 replica) with a train near Woody Bay.
1932:were used in the final stages of construction.
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310:Over 100,000 passengers carried since reopening
3282:The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Remembered
3242:published by Ian Allan. First Published 1983.
4062:Museum of the Great Western Railway (Swindon)
3383:
3164:The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway 1895â1935
3036:"Lynton to Barnstaple Railway plans on track"
2655:The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway 1895â1935
2528:Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Company Limited
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4219:Great Yorkshire Railway Preservation Society
4047:Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust
3326:The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Magazine
3126:â a two-part documentary first broadcast on
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2793:The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Magazine
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3136:â published by Oakwood Video Library, 1993.
2844:"ENPA Planning Applications, February 2016
2184:Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Association
1881:. The locos were named after local rivers:
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4392:Closed railway lines in South West England
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3840:Rushden, Higham and Wellingborough Railway
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3358:Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Signalling
3054:"Exmoor Enterprise on the L&B Website
1939:In 1923 the L&B was absorbed into the
1785:Van 23 in the loading bay, Woody Bay, 2005
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633:was the consulting engineer for the work.
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2875:NDC Planning Applications, February 2016
2861:NDC Planning Applications, February 2016
2124:and a new temporary Southern terminus at
4362:Railway companies disestablished in 1922
3810:Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway Trust
2311:, is often used for maintenance trains.
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713:was shipped to Brazil. The stations and
617:who became chairman of the company. The
3539:Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway
3284:published by David & Charles 1989.
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2477:Perchance it is not dead, but sleepeth
621:Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Act 1895
509:Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Act 1895
154:Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Co. Ltd.
16:Narrow gauge railway in Devon, England
4352:Railway companies established in 1895
4347:1 ft 11½ in gauge railways in England
4209:Electric Railway Museum, Warwickshire
4204:Derbyshire Dales Narrow Gauge Railway
3952:Coleford Great Western Railway Museum
3705:Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway
3268:Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Album
3235:published by the L&BR Trust 2007.
2523:Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Trust
2276:. Restored to working order in 2008,
1817:. A fifth locomotive â perhaps named
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3720:Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway
3082:North Devon Gazette, 3 October 2007
1813:) gauge, with a locomotive known as
1664:(Distances from Barnstaple in miles+
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3740:Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
3519:Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway
3439:Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway
3296:The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway
3179:The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway
3134:The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway
2925:"Full steam ahead for railway loco"
2892:. West Lancashire Locomotive Trust.
2810:Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust
2806:The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway
2774:, Guild Publishing, 1991, page 212.
2728:, Guild Publishing, 1991, page 209.
2616:The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway
414:Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust
144:Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust
3992:London Museum of Water & Steam
3564:Wells and Walsingham Light Railway
2573:in 1901. The geographical feature
2004:Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works
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4224:North Woolwich Old Station Museum
3750:Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway
2992:Gusin, Tony (28 September 2017).
2705:The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway
2541:Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway
2415:A modern version of the Baldwin,
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4377:600 mm gauge railways in England
4105:Bideford Railway Heritage Centre
3203:P Gower, B Gray & K Vingoe:
2890:"The Remaining Six Joffre Locos"
2532:Other local railway attractions
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3349:Lynton & Barnstaple Railway
3231:P Lane, E Leslie, T Nicholson:
3150:Walking Britain's Lost Railways
3148:- first episode of series 3 of
1899:. These were supplemented by a
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4387:1895 establishments in England
4155:Wisbech and March Bramley Line
3947:Buckinghamshire Railway Centre
3514:Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway
3489:Leighton Buzzard Light Railway
2392:First Steamed in Spring 2010,
2165:Hand shunting, Woody Bay, 2003
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3800:North Yorkshire Moors Railway
3569:West Lancashire Light Railway
3504:North Gloucestershire Railway
3499:Lynton and Barnstaple Railway
3479:Hythe Pier, Railway and Ferry
2569:station was actually renamed
2513:British narrow gauge railways
2388:at Porthmadog Harbour Station
2157:Laying track, Woody Bay, 2003
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672:Declining tourism during the
475:Following the opening of the
354:Lynton and Barnstaple Railway
271:Association reformed as Trust
4372:Railway lines opened in 2004
4367:Railway lines closed in 1935
4357:Railway lines opened in 1898
3795:North Tyneside Steam Railway
3745:Kent and East Sussex Railway
3675:Derwent Valley Light Railway
3554:Steeple Grange Light Railway
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4027:Nottingham Heritage Railway
3982:Hollycombe Steam Collection
3977:East Anglian Railway Museum
3815:Nottingham Heritage Railway
3775:Midland Railway â Butterley
3735:Isle of Wight Steam Railway
3695:Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
3217:D. Hudson & E. Leslie:
3084:(Retrieved 16 October 2007)
2692:Black's Guide to Devonshire
2690:(ed.) A R Hope Moncrieffe,
2676:Black's Guide to Devonshire
2674:(ed.) A R Hope Moncrieffe,
2536:Bideford and Instow Railway
2141:Walhalla Goldfields Railway
1836:motive power. In 1896, the
263:Woody Bay station purchased
247:L&BR Association formed
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4342:Heritage railways in Devon
4140:Poulton & Wyre Railway
3760:Lincolnshire Wolds Railway
3635:Cambrian Heritage Railways
3620:Bodmin and Wenford Railway
3600:Appleby Frodingham Railway
3524:Rudyard Lake Steam Railway
3494:London Post Office Railway
3469:Hastings Miniature Railway
3124:The Little Train to Lynton
2435:A set of frames for a new
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2268:loco 2451 was bought from
1982:destined for the state of
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1777:Coach 7 at Woody Bay, 2005
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502:United Kingdom legislation
477:Devon and Somerset Railway
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4057:Stephenson Railway Museum
4002:Mid-Suffolk Light Railway
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4120:Lea Bailey Light Railway
4067:Tyseley Locomotive Works
3942:Bressingham Steam Museum
3610:Battlefield Line Railway
3484:Launceston Steam Railway
2977:(retrieved 13 July 2017)
2975:"762 Club Press Release
2944:(Retrieved 15 July 2017)
2739:"Home Everything Exmoor"
2360:, is operational on the
1918:Baldwin Locomotive Works
1448:Pilton Causeway crossing
717:were auctioned in 1938.
601:, already in use by the
35:Lyn at Woody Bay in 2017
4125:Norfolk Orbital Railway
4052:Southall Railway Centre
4017:National Railway Museum
3997:Mangapps Railway Museum
3962:Crowle Peatland Railway
3905:Yorkshire Wolds Railway
3685:East Lancashire Railway
3665:Dartmouth Steam Railway
3630:Bristol Harbour Railway
3559:Volk's Electric Railway
3474:Hayling Seaside Railway
3459:Great Whipsnade Railway
3434:Amberley Museum Railway
3056:(retrieved 22 Dec 2010)
3040:northdevongazette.co.uk
2877:(retrieved 18 May 2016)
2863:(retrieved 18 May 2016)
2846:(retrieved 18 May 2016)
2830:"Snapper Halt Is Ours!"
2743:everythingexmoor.org.uk
2715:(460:Nov.), pp. 333â342
2473:Wistlandpound Reservoir
2228:National Railway Museum
2176:Wistlandpound Reservoir
2126:Wistlandpound Reservoir
2072:, was kept in the long
1212:Wistlandpound Reservoir
419:Wistlandpound Reservoir
398:Light Railways Act 1896
4135:North Somerset Railway
4032:Rutland Railway Museum
4022:North Ings Farm Museum
3937:Barrow Hill Roundhouse
3655:Churnet Valley Railway
3544:South Tynedale Railway
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1828:The L&B used only
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255:Railway Company formed
171:0.9-mile (1.4 km)
4229:Wells Harbour Railway
4100:Berkeley Vale Railway
4072:Yeovil Railway Centre
4007:Moseley Railway Trust
3972:Didcot Railway Centre
3957:Crewe Heritage Centre
3900:West Somerset Railway
3880:Telford Steam Railway
3845:Severn Valley Railway
3835:Rother Valley Railway
3790:North Norfolk Railway
3725:Great Central Railway
3690:East Somerset Railway
3549:Southend Pier Railway
3454:Gartell Light Railway
3254:Branch Line to Lynton
3252:V Mitchell, K Smith:
2546:West Somerset Railway
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60:Lynton & Lynmouth
4303:51.10388°N 3.98690°W
4193:Cadeby Light Railway
4188:Ashford Steam Centre
4150:Tarka Valley Railway
4130:North Dorset Railway
3967:Devon Railway Centre
3830:Ribble Steam Railway
3710:Epping Ongar Railway
3660:Colne Valley Railway
3579:Yaxham Light Railway
3529:Ruislip Lido Railway
3464:Great Woburn Railway
3412:Operational railways
2709:The Railway Magazine
2211:, a theme park near
1135:Exmoor National Park
386:narrow gauge railway
330:" â visits Woody Bay
291:Bridge 67 reinstated
239:Preservation history
135:Preserved operations
4382:Lynton and Lynmouth
4299: /
4183:Abbey Light Railway
4012:Mountsorrel Railway
3987:Hopetown Darlington
3927:Centres and museums
3895:Wensleydale Railway
3850:South Devon Railway
3825:Plym Valley Railway
3785:Nene Valley Railway
3780:Mountsorrel Railway
3765:Mid-Norfolk Railway
3700:Eden Valley Railway
3670:Dean Forest Railway
3605:Avon Valley Railway
3444:Bure Valley Railway
2998:North Devon Gazette
2832:. 10 December 2010.
2770:Thomas Middlemass,
2760:. pp. 680â683.
2724:Thomas Middlemass,
2272:in 1983, and named
2134:North Devon Council
2018:, and mounted on a
2016:Shapland and Petter
615:The Strand Magazine
4308:51.10388; -3.98690
4246:Heritage railways:
4115:Don Valley Railway
3855:Spa Valley Railway
3640:Chasewater Railway
3595:Aln Valley Railway
3574:Whistlestop Valley
3509:Perrygrove Railway
3280:J D C A Prideaux:
3266:J D C A Prideaux:
3233:Flying the L&B
3064:on 2 February 2011
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3860:Stainmore Railway
3770:Middleton Railway
3680:East Kent Railway
3399:Heritage railways
3314:978-0-9572101-0-3
2911:lynton-rail.co.uk
2808:published by the
2703:John W Dorling, "
2487:Exmoor Enterprise
2047:open goods wagons
2036:travelling cranes
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627:58 & 59 Vict.
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550:58 & 59 Vict.
515:Act of Parliament
402:Act of Parliament
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223:29 September 1935
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3715:Foxfield Railway
3615:Bluebell Railway
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1962:Lew (locomotive)
1941:Southern Railway
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2961:762club.com
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2170:Unlike the
2148:Restoration
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2050:each side.
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1798:Locomotives
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215:11 May 1898
181:600 mm
150:Operated by
128:597 mm
4332:Barnstaple
4321:Categories
4291:51°06â˛14âłN
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3320:Magazines:
3003:19 October
2586:References
2118:Parracombe
2084:goods vans
2023:underframe
1984:Pernambuco
1823:Kilmarnock
1703:Parracombe
1697:Blackmoor.
535:Long title
481:Barnstaple
91:Engineer:
4294:3°59â˛13âłW
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2575:Woody Bay
2571:Woody Bay
2567:Wooda Bay
2459:Prospects
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2209:Milky Way
2207:â at the
2193:Woody Bay
2122:Blackmoor
2079:The 1927
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1806:3 ft
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978:Woody Bay
715:track bed
392:in North
283:, 17 July
281:Woody Bay
232:Woody Bay
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4254:Scotland
2929:BBC News
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557:Dates
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