Lynton and Barnstaple Railway
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| Locale | Exmoor, Devon, England |
| Terminus | Lynton & Lynmouth |
| Commercial operations | |
| Name | Lynton & Barnstaple Railway |
| Built by | Promotor: Sir George Newnes, Bart. Engineer: James Szlumper Contractor: James Nuttall |
| Original gauge | 1 ft 11 1⁄2 in (597 mm) |
| Preserved operations | |
| Owned by | Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust |
| Operated by | Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Co. Ltd. |
| Stations | 2 |
| Length | 0.9-mile (1.4 km) |
| Preserved gauge | 600 mm (1 ft 11 5⁄8 in) |
| Commercial history | |
| Opened | 11 May 1898 |
| Closed | 29 September 1935 |
| Preserved era | Woody Bay: mid-1930s |
| Preservation history | |
| 1979 | L&BR Association formed |
| 1993 | Railway Company formed |
| 1995 | Woody Bay station purchased |
| 2000 | Association reformed as Trust |
| 2004 | First train from Woody Bay, 17 July |
| 2005 | Bridge 67 reinstated |
| 2006 | Killington Lane opened |
| 2007 | Over 100,000 passengers carried since reopening |
| 2008 | L&B's first steam loco since 1935 - "AXE" - returned to steam |
| 2010 | "Lyd" - visits Woody Bay |
| 2013 | Three restored Heritage Coaches re-enter service and ISAAC - Bagnall 0-4-2T №3023 of 1953 enters service |
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The L&B Route Then and Now |
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