Rolling stock of the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway

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The Rolling stock of the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway was one of the most distinctive aspects of the 1 ft 11+1⁄2 in (597 mm) narrow gauge line which ran for almost twenty miles across Exmoor in North Devon, England, from 1898 to 1935.

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The locomotives appeared 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 take-over of the line by the Southern Railway in 1923, and the consequent arrival of a new locomotive - Lew - in 1925, 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.

All of the original stock - sixteen passenger coaches and eighteen goods vehicles - were built to very high standards and supplied by the Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works. Norwegian-type couplings were used.

Replicas of locomotives Lew (Lyd) and Lyn were built in 2010 and 2017, respectively.

Contractor's locomotives

Locomotives used during the construction of the railway

NameWorks No. Type BuilderNotes
Excelsior970 0-4-2 WT Bagnall Originally supplied to the Kerry Tramway
Slave1430 0-4-0 ST Bagnall
Kilmarnock703 0-4-0 ST Andrew Barclay

Original rolling stock (1898-1935)

Rolling stock of the original railway.

Locomotives

Baldwin Locomotive Lyn BaldwinLocomotiveLyn.jpg
Baldwin Locomotive Lyn
NameWorks No. Type Builder
Yeo 1361 2-6-2 T Manning Wardle
Exe 1362 2-6-2 T Manning Wardle
Taw 1363 2-6-2 T Manning Wardle
Lyn 15965 2-4-2 T Baldwin Locomotive Works
Lew 2042 2-6-2 T Manning Wardle Improved

Passenger stock

L&B No.SR numberCoach typeBuilderBuild dateNotes
16991Saloon brake end observation Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works 1897Some parts survive. Reconstruction by L&BR Essex group to commence in 2020 when van 23 is completed.
26992Saloon brake end observation Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works 1897Preserved at National Railway Museum.
32473Saloon end observation Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works 1897Some parts survive, awaiting reconstruction.
42474Saloon end observation Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works 1897Some parts survive, awaiting reconstruction.
56364Composite Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works 1897In service. Reconstructed 2016-2019, returned to Woody Bay 13 August 2019 as L&BR 5. Recommissioned September 2019.
66365Composite Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works 1897
72465Third centre observation Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works 1897In service. Reconstructed 2004, refurbished 2010-2013, returned to Woody Bay 16 April 2013 as L&BR 7.
82466Third centre observation Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works 1897
92467Third centre observation Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works 1897Some parts survive, awaiting reconstruction.
102468Third centre observation Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works 1897Some parts survive, awaiting reconstruction.
112469Third Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works 1897In service. Reconstructed 2013-2015, returned to Woody Bay 22 April 2015 as L&BR 11.
122470Third Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works 1897
132471Third Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works 1897
142472Third Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works 1897
156993Third Brake Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works 1897Now in regular service on the Ffestiniog Railway as their FR 14. After closure of the L&B, was left on the trackbed north of Snapper Halt. Removed by the FR in 1959 and rebuilt into a buffet car and named the Snapper Bar returning to operation in 1963.
164108Third Brake Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works 1897In service. Reconstructed 2010-2013, returned to Woody Bay 18 September 2013 as L&BR 16.
176994Composite Brake Shapland & Petter 1911 [1] In service. Reconstructed 2010-2013, returned to Woody Bay 16 April 2013 as L&BR 17.

Goods stock

L&B No.Southern NumberWagon typeBuilderBuild dateNotes
128304Open goods Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works 1897
228305Open goods Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works 1897
347036Goods van Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works 1897
447037Goods van Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works 1897Preserved: awaiting restoration by L&BRT (Original number unknown but believed to be No4)
556039Bogie brake van Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works 1897
647038Goods van Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works 1897
747039Goods van Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works 1897
828306Open goods Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works 1897
928307Open goods Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works 1897
1028308Open goods Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works 1897
1128309Open goods Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works 1897
1228301Bogie open goods Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works 1897
1328302Bogie open goods Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works 1897
1456040Bogie brake van Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works 1897
1547040Goods van Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works 1897
1647041Goods van Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works 1897
1728310Open goods Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works 1897
1828311Open goods Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works 1897
1928312Bogie open goods??Used in constructing the line
2028314Bogie platform wagon Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works 1902
2128315Bogie platform wagon Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works 1902
2228313Bogie open goods wagon Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works 1903
2356041Bogie brake vanL&BR1909Restored 2006. Undergoing renovation to include new steel underframe as of 2019.
2428303Bogie open goods wagonL&BR1913
-28316Bogie open wagon James & Frederick Howard 1927
-28317Bogie open wagon James & Frederick Howard 1927
-28318Bogie open wagon James & Frederick Howard 1927
-28319Bogie open wagon James & Frederick Howard 1927
-441STravelling craneChambers, Scott & Co.1927
-442STravelling craneChambers, Scott & Co.1927
-441SCrane match truck Southern Railway 1927
-47042Bogie goods van James & Frederick Howard 1927Preserved: awaiting restoration by L&BRT (Original number unknown)
-47043Bogie goods van James & Frederick Howard 1927
-47044Bogie goods van James & Frederick Howard 1927
-47045Bogie goods van James & Frederick Howard 1927

Modern stock (1995 – present)

Non-original rolling stock of the restored railway.

Locomotives

NameWorks No.TypeBuilderBuild
date		Notes
Axe2451 0-6-0 T Kerr Stuart 1915Owned by the L&BR. Restored to steam 2008. Dedicated by the Bishop of Exeter 5 November 2008. Currently in ticket.
Sir George Newnes
Ex-Charles Wytock		2819 4-4-0 T Bagnall1945Privately owned. Delivered to Woody Bay April 2014. Entered service May 2015. In 2019 the loco was bought by a consortium of L&B members and after overhaul, including fitting new boiler re-entered service in August 2024. [2]
Isaac3023 0-4-2 T Bagnall1953Privately owned. Restored at Ffestiniog Railway, delivered to Woody Bay November 2013. Left for Statfold Barn 2021.
Lyn92 2-4-2 T Alan Keef2017An improved new-build of the original Lyn. Delivered to Woody Bay in September 2017.
Pilton2393 0-6-0 DM Baguley 1952Restored at Statfold Barn Railway, delivered to Woody Bay April 201 when it ran trial trains. Cummins engine fitted by Statfold Barn was found to be putting too much torque into the gearbox, especially when working on the continuous 1 in 50 gradient. Gardner 6LXB 180HP engine installed and cab modified to fit the L&BR. All-over black livery and numbered "D2393" Entered service in 2017.
Heddon Hall6660 0-4-0 DM Hunslet 1965Entered service, at the end of 2005 in all-over black livery. During the Autumn of 2007 the loco was given a full engine overhaul and the exhaust was modified to vent through a bonnet-mounted pipe.
D66526652 0-4-0 DM Hunslet 1965Entered service, 2012 in all-over green livery as "D6652" Not in service - awaiting attention to gearbox.
Yeo II2048 2-6-2T Workshop X Killamarsh2026A copy of the Manning Wardle Lyd at the Ffestiniog Railway which is a copy of the original Lew.
Exe II2049 2-6-2T Boston Lodge 2027A copy of the Manning Wardle Lyd at the Ffestiniog Railway which is a copy of the original Lew.
Taw II? 2-6-2T ?2029+A copy of the Manning Wardle Lyd at the Ffestiniog Railway which is a copy of the original Lew.
Lew II? 2-6-2T ?2029+A copy of the Manning Wardle Lyd at the Ffestiniog Railway which is a copy of the original Lew.

Coaching stock

As of May 2014, all passengers travel in restored original L&B Heritage Coaches, see table above.

Goods stock

No.TypeBuilderBuild
Date		SourceLiveryNotes
12Bogie goods wagon--ex-MoD bogie flat wagonIn service at Woody Bay
50Flat wagon--ex-MoD WagonIn service at Woody Bay
51Ballast Hopper--ex-MoD bogie flat wagonIn service at Woody Bay
51Flat wagon--ex-MoD wagonIn service at Woody Bay
52Flat wagon--ex-MoD wagonIn service at Woody Bay
53Bogie open wagon---In service at Woody Bay
54Bogie open wagon---In service at Woody Bay
54Goods van--ex-RAF Chilmark munitions vanSouthern GoodsIn service at Woody Bay
60Brake van--ex-MoD Bogie brakevanSOLD
61Goods van--ex-RAF Chilmark munitions vanL&B GreyIn service at Woody Bay
62Goods van--ex-RAF Chilmark munitions vanL&B GreyIn service at Woody Bay
63Goods van--ex-RAF Chilmark munitions vanSouthern GoodsIn service at Woody Bay
64Goods van--ex-RAF Chilmark munitions vanSouthern GoodsIn service at Woody Bay
65Goods van--ex-RAF Chilmark munitions vanL&B GreyIn service at Woody Bay
28320Bogie goods wagon--ex-MoD bogie flat wagonSouthern GoodsIn service at Woody Bay
28322Bogie goods wagon--ex-MoD bogie flat wagonSouthern GoodsIn service at Woody Bay
56042Brake van--ex-MoD brake vanSouthern GoodsIn service at Woody Bay

Notes

  1. ↑ The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Measured and Drawn, By S.D. Phillips in conjunction with M.J.Bishop, SD Publications, 2012, ISBN   978-0-9572101-0-3
  2. ↑ Bagnall No. 2819 'Sir George Newnes'. (lynton-rail.co.uk)
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