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	Originally opened in 1898, and closed in 1935; the current short operational track section from Woody Bay is just the beginning of an exciting project to rebuild one of the world's most famous and picturesque narrow gauge railways; the legendary Lynton & Barnstaple Railway. This initial section allows visitors to experience a taste of what will one day become one of the ultimate narrow gauge treasures of the world as they once again travel by train along the original route above the delightful Heddon Valley near Parracombe in Exmoor's National Park on the longest closed section of railway line to have ever been reopened solely through volunteer effort. Facebook:- Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Website:- lynton-rail.co.uk

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Locomotives

Isaac

Isaac - Bagnall No. 3023 - was built in 1953 at a cost of £5,540 as an 0-4-2T 2 ft (610 mm) gauge loco, one of four Bagnall locos built for the South African Rustenberg Platinum Mine. The locos were numbered RPM 1 to 4, with 3023 being RPM number 3. When the 2ft gauge track at Rustenberg was altered to 3ft 6in, the four narrow-gauge locos (all now preserved) became redundant. Nos.3. and 4 arrived at Gelert's Farm Works on the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway In April 1982. Work was begun on both locos but resources weren't sufficient to complete the work on both. 3050 was rebuilt and entered service in 1992 as Gelert.

In 2007 No. 3 was sold to a private purchaser and moved to Wakefield for further restoration work. In June 2012 the loco was relocated to Boston Lodge Works to complete the restoration, arriving at Woody Bay 29 November 2013. Isaac is named after the owner's grandfather.

Locations of the four Bagnall locos in 2014:-
   No. 1 - 2870/1948 Gold Reef City, Johannesburg
   No. 2 - 2895/1948 Loxhill, Surry, England
   No. 3 - 3023/1953 Resident at Lynton & Barnstaple Railway, North Devon named Isaac.
   No. 4 - 3050/1953 Resident at the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway, where in 1992 it was officially named Gelert.

Ref: lynton-rail.co.uk

Isaac arriving at Woody Bay station
Photo: © Margaret Boyle 18th May 2014

Lynton & Barnstaple Railway - Photo: © Ian Boyle 18th May 2014 - www.simplonpc.co.uk

Isaac arriving at Woody Bay station
Photo: © Ian Boyle 18th May 2014

Isaac leaving at Woody Bay station
Photo: © Ian Boyle 18th May 2014

Isaac at Woody Bay station
Photo: © Ian Boyle 18th May 2014

Passenger Rolling Stock

ex-Thorpe Park Coaches Nos.1-4

Eight of these coaches were acquired by the railway in the early 1990s. Originally built by Alan Keef Ltd in 1984, for the Thorpe Park in Surrey, three of these coaches entered service on the Lynbarn Railway at the Milky Way near Clovelly in 1994/95. The other five were stored on the outskirts of Barnstaple until such time as they were required for use on the railway at Woody Bay Station.

As delivered these coaches were very basic semi-open vehicles, so four were rebuilt mainly as five compartment enclosed panelled vehicles with slam doors and drop-light windows.

   No.1 - A brake 3rd with a dedicated Guards compartment
   No.2 - All 3rd with removable seats in one compartment to accommodate a wheelchair
   No.3 - Brake Composite having a fully upholstered first class compartment as well as an occasional Guards compartment
   No.4 - All 3rd the same as No.2 but without wheelchair facilities.

Ref: lynton-rail.co.uk

Thorpe Park coach No.1 - 3rd Class Brake
Photo: © Ian Boyle 18th May 2014

Heritage Coaches 7, 16 & 17

Original 50-seat L&BR 3rd Observation carriage No. 7. Built 1898 at Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works - owned by the L&BR Trust. Although delivered to Woody Bay as a static exhibit in the early days of operation, lacking bogies and suitable couplings and having no brakes it could not be used in a train. It was decided to remove the vehicle from the railway so that its restoration could continue.

This vehicle returned to Woody Bay in April 2013, along with brake composite carriage No.17. These two were joined by third brake No.16 in September 2013. These three restored carriages are now in revenue-earning service as the Heritage Train.

The L&BR Trust are also actively rebuilding Coach 11 a seven compartment all-third vehicle and this vehicle is due to arrive late 2014.

Ref: lynton-rail.co.uk

Lynton & Barnstaple coach No.7
3rd Class Coach with open Observation Compartment
Photo: © Ian Boyle 18th May 2014