Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Autumn Gala 2019 LYD Becomes LEW & Coach 5 Enters Service
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- čas přidán 1. 10. 2019
- Once again, we were pleased to welcome to her spiritual home, the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railway's locomotive LYD. After unloading, she was transformed into the loco she is a replica of, LEW. When the Southern Railway took ownership of the L&B in 1923, they embarked on an extensive improvement programme for the line. Track replacement, new freight rolling stock and even a new fifth locomotive, LEW. Built, as the originals, by Manning Wardle & Co of Leeds, essentially to the same 1897 design of the original three locos. YEO, EXE & TAW. It's seen as testament to their modern design of the time that the Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Southern Railway was satisfied to continue with it almost thirty years later. LEW was delivered in July 1925 so was just ten years old when the railway closed on Sunday 29th September 1935, hauling the last train with sister YEO, the first loco to be delivered. Nine coaches packed with more people than had ever been carried on one train. LEW escaped the scrapper's blowtorch unlike her unfortunate stable mates and was used for the demolition train during 1936 to recover the track. In September, she was transported by rail to Swansea Docks and loaded onto the SS Sabor along with 80 tons of recovered rail which set sail for Brazil. Her supposed use was on a plantation, but as is it turned out, she sailed into one of the greatest railway legends and mysteries of all time. Lost port records during WW2, and a general lack of conclusive evidence mean her fate has never been truly discovered despite determined efforts and some tantalising clues. A full account and some interesting photos of her story can be found here. Copy and paste the links below, it's about as much information on the subject that exists I should think.
www.lynton-rail.org.uk/page/mystery-lew
www.lynton-rail.org.uk/files/pdfs/IRR_No.204_March_2011_pages_97-101_LEW_Moves_to_Brazil_Dave_Took.pdf
LYD, just as with LEW, has now been in service for 10 years and is just about to go for a major overhaul and recertification.
We are also building more of our own L&B locos. New-builds of YEO and EXE. A project launched in September 2018. More information or to contribute at www762club.com
This weekend also saw the arrival of our fifth heritage coach, appropriately number five. Four third class compartments and two sumptuous first class finished in blue upholstery for the 'non-smoker' and burgundy red leather for the 'smoker'. Another stunning piece of craftsmanship by our team at the carriage workshop near Colchester in Essex. They're busy restoring Van 23, a goods brake van, at the moment and making a start on coach number 1 which will be magnificent. A first class observation saloon and twin sister to coach 2, the only complete surviving carriage of the 17 which ran on the line. It's on display in unrestored condition at the National Railway Museum, York. Coach 15 also survives as heavily rebuilt coach 14 on the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railway, 'The Snapper Bar'. A name inspired by the location it was recovered from in 1959. It had been standing on a short stretch of track just north of Snapper Halt for almost 25 years. Coach 1 stood similarly at Snapper Halt and gradually disintegrated before being burned in the 1960s.
Please consider making a donation to the 'Heritage Carriage Project' via the website www.lynton-rail.co.uk.
Here're some more details about the building of coach 5 from David Ely, our Master Craftsman at the carriage workshop.
"Two original doors at the Barnstaple end, parts of the centre dividing wall between the 1st class compartments and two lamp bung holders and tops, again at the Barnstaple end.
The pitch pine used for the seats, roof, floor and wall panelling was all recovered from St. Matthew's Church in Ipswich being in the church for 150+ years as pews and floor boards."
Just Pure Magic!!
David and Lily Reading.
It was great to meet you yesterday James and to see this historic video. So glad the Gala had better weather this year!
Thanks for coming. I liked your photo of me so much I used it as my profile picture.
Small but perfectly formed!! An absolute belter!
What a beauty! Thanks for sharing. Little & Beautiful!
Wonderful L & B in stunning scenery. Barnstaple here we come!
Great effort from passionate volunteers
wonderful, wonderful.
I loved every minute of this video
Stunning. Dramatic. Glorious! Well done James👍👍👍
I'm glad to see this line rapidly coming back to life, hope to visit there one day. Fairly difficult as I'm in the south-east
Wonderful! I'm so glad they got it back.
Only part of it.
Me encantaria conocer este maravilloso ferrocarril. Gracias por compartir este video. I'd like ti know this wonderful railway. Thanks for sharing this spectacular video
Great footage of a great railway reborn...Well done all!
Terrific stuff, Thank You
Thank you from exiles and steam fans in Canada
You're very welcome. I like to hear of interest in the L&B worldwide
Oh, złota angielska jesień... the golden English Autumn!
Wonderful footage James - much appreciated
Using a coal truck to act both as a coupling extender to pull the loco off the truckbed, and act as additional braking weight? well, if it works it works.
10:40 I want to build a narrow gauge model railway just for that loco and stock setup! :-)
We're down in Devon in September 2020. Will it be ok to bring our dog up to the railway to travel on for the day? Hope so?
Sorry I'm slow replying. YES! WE LOVE DOGS😀 Hope you visited?
At 17.59 are those the original SR concrete fence posts ?
They are genuine SR fence posts but not from this location. From memory I think these were removed from the Exeter to Barnstaple line
What class of locomotive is the Lynton and Barnstable Manning Wardle locomotive specifically. I need to know.
I don't think they could be give a class. They were three unique locos later joined by a fourth.
ugh...Lyd FINALLY became Lew.
As Festipedia says:
''Lyd is a close replica of Lew, one of the 2-6-2Ts of the legendary Lynton & Barnstaple Railway in Devon, closed in 1935. As there is a possibility (increasingly remote) that Lew may still exist in South America, where the engine was shipped after the L&B closed, a new name has been chosen.''
I'm not angry, it's just that if they based it off Lew, then why didn't they use the old name in the first place?
I believe the original was scrapped along with the original Lyn, Yeo, Exe and Taw....if not, it's probably more logical than assuming it was saved.
There's always the possibility that the original LEW is still around so LYD took another 3 letter Devon river as its name
@@mattlander9119 It's too...far off, in m opinion.
Also hello, old me
Beautiful Video - nicely shot - but is screaming out for some "colour" !!
Please add some commentary or at least something descriptive regarding restoration/locating of engines / carriages /track etc etc - a couple of shots of plaques isn't enough!
You're quite right, somehow my description got deleted. It's back now, hope it adds some background and historical information.