Woody Bay - 30ft built 1898

Woody Bay - 30ft built 1898

 

Present Location Woody Bay
Length in feet 30
Built by The Isca Foundry Co
Year Built 1898
Type Balanced
Power Hand
Gauge 1ft 11 1/2in
Operating No
Owner Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust
Notes Originally located at Pilton Yard Barnstaple. Sold to Romney Hythe and Dymchurch Railway in 1935, when the L&B closed, for installation at New Romney. Sold to the L&BRT when no longer requied by RH&DR, and moved back to Devon. Has a riveted steel beam fitted with flat bottom rails. Build date is approximate. Stored dismantled in the car park at Woody Bay station - previously at Chelfham station . One of the few pieces of L&B equipment to have survived complete.
Date of Inspection 08/04/2011
Inspected by Colin Rainsbury
Date Record Last Updated 22/11/2014

 
 


 

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