Lynton and Barnstaple Railway

The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway (L&B) was a single track, 1 ft 11+1⁄2 in narrow gauge railway. It opened in May 1898 and ran for slightly more than 19 miles (31 km) through the area bordering Exmoor in North Devon, England. Although it opened after the Light Railways Act 1896 came into force, it was authorised and constructed before that act. It was authorised under its own Act of Parliament and built to higher standards than similar railways of the time. It was notable as the only narrow gauge railway in Britain that was required to use main-line standard signalling. For a short period, it earned a modest return for shareholders, but for most of its existence it made a loss. In 1923, the L&B was taken over by the Southern Railway, and closed in September 1935.

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Lynton & Barnstaple Railway
narrow-gauge railway, railway company, heritage railway, United Kingdom,

Location: 51.1039, -3.9869, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Barnstaple Castle ⓘ
castle in Devon, England, UK
Rock Park ⓘ
urban park in Barnstaple, Devon, England
Bideford Railway Heritage Centre ⓘ
heritage centre in the UK
Burton at Bideford ⓘ
art gallery and museum in Bideford, England
Chambercombe Manor ⓘ
manor house in Devon, England, UK
Cobbaton Combat Collection ⓘ
private military museum
Great Torrington Museum ⓘ
museam in Great Torrington, Devon, England, UK
Ilfracombe Museum ⓘ
local museum in United Kingdom
Museum of British Surfing ⓘ
museum in Braunton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
South Molton Museum ⓘ
museum in South Molton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Dovery Manor Museum ⓘ
museum in Porlock, Somerset, UK
Lyn and Exmoor Museum ⓘ
Museum in Devon, England, United Kingdom
Arlington Court ⓘ
country house in Devon, England, UK
Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon ⓘ
history museum in Devon, England, United Kingdom
North Devon Athenaeum ⓘ
library and museum in Barnstaple, Devon
Lynton and Barnstaple Railway ⓘ
Narrow gauge railway in Devon
Braunton and District Museum ⓘ
museum in Braunton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
North Devon Maritime Museum ⓘ
Museum in Devon, England, United Kingdom
Exmoor Zoo ⓘ
British Zoo
Combe Martin Museum ⓘ
museum in Combe Martin, England, United Kingdom
Mortehoe Museum ⓘ
museum in Mortehoe, England, UK

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1898 Lynton and Barnstaple Railway

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1100 Barnstaple Castle

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1879 Rock Park

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1500 Dovery Manor Museum

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1800 Lyn and Exmoor Museum

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1823 Arlington Court

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1888 Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon

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1888 North Devon Athenaeum

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1974 Braunton and District Museum

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1977 North Devon Maritime Museum

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1982 Exmoor Zoo

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1990 Combe Martin Museum

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1996 Mortehoe Museum

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Lynton and Barnstaple Railway carriage 14

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Lynton and Barnstaple Railway goods wagon

Lynton and Barnstaple Railway

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

site	castle	1100	Barnstaple Castle	motte-and-bailey castle, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	garden	1879	Rock Park	urban park	Wikidata
site	museum		Bideford Railway Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum		Burton at Bideford	art museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Chambercombe Manor	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Cobbaton Combat Collection	country house, collection, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Great Torrington Museum	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Ilfracombe Museum	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Museum of British Surfing	museum, sports museum	Wikidata
site	museum		South Molton Museum	history museum, local museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1500	Dovery Manor Museum	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1800	Lyn and Exmoor Museum	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1823	Arlington Court	English country house, historic house museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1888	Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon	museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1888	North Devon Athenaeum	library, museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1898	Lynton and Barnstaple Railway	railway company, heritage railway, narrow-gauge railway	Wikidata
site	museum	1974	Braunton and District Museum	independent museum, museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1977	North Devon Maritime Museum	maritime museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1982	Exmoor Zoo	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1990	Combe Martin Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1996	Mortehoe Museum	museum	Wikidata
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