Woody Bay Station in the days of Southern Railways
The blog of a retired marine engineer who is old enough to remember the steam era and the joys of holiday trips in trains hauled by steam engines. Please feel free to comment or contact me on teachertalk1234@yahoo.co.uk. The blog is updated daily so please look back or follow regularly so as not to miss information and pictures
Sunday, 7 August 2011
Lynton and Barnstaple
The L&B have a good collection of artifacts of the narrow gauge and have over the years purchased much equipment to facilitate the work needed to maintain and eventually extend the line.
Woody Bay
During my visit to the engine shed 'AXE' was steadily building pressure for it's days work
Lynton & Barnstaple Railway
On my visit this year I was most grateful to be allowed a visit to the engine shed which enabled me to take some pictures of the second steam loco and see the work being done overhauling the second diesel engine. I was told that the second loco pictured here in the shed will be too small to pull the new carriage stock due next year. Should this be so the four co owners may look to sell this locomotive. The rebuild of the original loco LYN is well underway now and the new wheels were cast in Sheffield this April past
Offering narrow gauge train rides at Woody Bay in Exmoor National Park, the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway is a "non-profit" organisation owned by its Members and run almost entirely by volunteers with one aim: to fully restore as much as we can of the legendary Lynton & Barnstaple Railway
The above is a quote from their own site which is well worth a visit at:
http://www.lynton-rail.co.uk/Woody Bay Station
Just returned from annual hols with lots of pics from my railway visits. Here we see the very lovely countryside station of Woody Bay on the Lynton and Barnstaple line. Plans are in hand for the extension of the present line to Blackmoor Gate when purchases of land and building can be made. Much of the trackbed is now owned by the group and the station at Parracombe is the next step. Tremendous work has been completed by this very hard working preservation group and any support you can give will be of immense help in extending this very picturesque narrow gauge line. The rolling stock is to be upgraded I am told with the addition of original L&B carriages which are somewhat heavier than the present ones in use. Two steam loco's are working on the line, 'AXE' and 'SID'. Further information and timetables can be found on:
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