Woody Bay 30ft built 1898

Present Location Woody Bay
Length (feet) 30ft
Type Balanced
Year Built 1898
Built By The Isca Foundry Co
Powered By Hand
Gauge 1ft 11 1/2in
Owner Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust
Operating No
Additional 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.
Inspected By Colin Rainsbury
Date Inspected 08/04/2011
Record Last Updated 22/11/2014


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