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Lynton and Barnstaple Railway
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The official account of the L&BR, the historic narrow gauge steam railway in North Devon’s glorious Exmoor National Park.

Info., links, news, shop & tickets: https://linktr.ee/lyntonandbarnstaple
One month to go! Don't forget our gala has so much more than our line up of 10 amazing engines. There’s food and drink for all tastes, our garden and miniature railway', vintage vehicles, and other attractions in the marquee. Book now! www.lynton-rail.co.uk/events/view/...
August 30, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Our latest film is up on YouTube, a rainy round up from Woody Bay with insider information on Sir George’s annual inspection, Pilton’s repaint, the whereabouts of Axe, our new rail trail and, the carriage shelter. Link in bio. #exmoor #northdevon #heritagesteam #steamrailway #narrowgauge
August 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The 4th of our guest engines at the September Gala is the diminutive 'Faith' making a very welcome return to the L&B at Woody Bay. Book now for 'Narrow Gauge, the Wider Story' here - www.lynton-rail.co.uk/events/view/...
August 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The third of our four guest engines at the September gala (27th and 28th) is Boothby, making its first ever visit to Woody Bay with its accompanying toast rack carriage. Book now at www.lynton-rail.co.uk/events/view/...
August 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Our brand new rail trail at Woody Bay, Killington Lane, Blackmoor and Chelfham is new open. It gives some fascinating insights into the social and technical history of the L&BR. More details here www.lynton-rail.co.uk/news/view/ou...
Our rail trail is now open
As part of the national Railway 200 celebrations we've installed a rail trail across our sites
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August 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Peter Pan makes a welcome return to Woody Bay at our gala over the weekend of September 27th and 28th. You can book tickets and find out more about our 'narrow gauge, the wider story' event here www.lynton-rail.co.uk/events/view/...
August 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Chaloner is one of our special guest engines at the upcoming Autumn Gala on the last weekend in September. Find out more about this special locomotive and how you can advance book your tickets at www.lynton-rail.co.uk/events/view/...
August 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Our gala is coming up at the end of September where you’ll be able to see our international line-up of guest and home engines. One of our really useful engines, Pilton which will be at the gala showed off its new livery at Woody Bay yesterday. www.lynton-rail.co.uk/news/view/pi...
Pilton looks amazing
Yesterday our L&BR workhorse Pilton rolled out into the summer sunshine resplendent in its new grey livery. Our ever-hardworking 'paint sho...
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August 22, 2025 at 7:55 AM
The 10th engine announced for our 2025 Autumn Gala, the diminutive 0-4-2T ‘Faith’. Book now! www.lynton-rail.co.uk/events/view/...
August 19, 2025 at 7:25 PM
A very special day for Henry our railway collecting dog - film and history. www.lynton-rail.co.uk/news/view/a-...
A very special day for Henry
Last Saturday, Henry our railway collecting dog, had a very special visit from Ian Roome, the MP for North Devon.  Ian presented Henry with a&...
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August 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Diary date, upcoming event 21st Sept. at the Exmoor National Park centre in Lynmouth. Booking is recommended ⬇️

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L&BR 'A social history through time' event, 21st Sept. 2025
We're very pleased to be working with Exmoor National Park with an interactive event on the social history of the Lynton and Barrnstaple Railway....
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August 15, 2025 at 8:36 AM
NEWS! We've just launched our appeal to restore the Barnstaple Town signal box. You can find out more information at the link below including a very special episode of 'Steam on the Moor' with the volunteers who are working hard on the project.

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Help us restore Barnstaple Town signal box by donating to our appeal
Can you help us restore Barnstaple Town signal box and contribute to the appeal
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August 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Our new webcams are live! Hop on over to our website and the news for details. The L&B everywhere all the time! #exmoor #northdevon #heritagerail #steamrailway #narrowgauge #railcam
July 31, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Dinosaurs! Narrow gauge! It’s all in our latest YouTube video!
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Lynton & Barnstaple Railway, Steam on the Moor, Episode 21: Putting on a show
YouTube video by Lynton and Barnstaple Railway
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July 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
For around the price of a cup of coffee or a pint per month you can directly help the railway you love.
For the first time ever you can support us with a regular monthly donation or one-off contribution with simple sign-up via our secure online platform.

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Support the General Manager's Fund
For around the price of a cup of coffee or a pint per month you can directly help the railway you love. Our General Manager’s Fund is use...
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July 15, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Here’s the first completed section of the gabion wall, part of our carriage shelter project at Woody Bay. You can see more pictures on our website and find out how you can help support us #exmoor #northdevon #steamrailway #heritagerail #railway200 www.lynton-rail.co.uk/carriage-she...
July 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
A very special episode of ‘Steam on the Moor’ over on YouTube takes us back to the last days of the railway on 1935
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A very special episode of 'Steam on the Moor' from 1935
Today we've reached Episode 20 in our Steam on the Moor series, quite an achivement. To mark this landmark our Trustee, Giles Perkins introduce...
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July 2, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Oily Ted’s bringing Sir George Newnes round slowly this morning, he hopes to see you later!
June 1, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Over on YouTube a very special episode of ‘Steam on the Moor’ - How to drive a steam loco
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May 30, 2025 at 5:18 PM
We're back after a short hiatus with Episode 17 of our Steam on the Moor series. Our General Manager gives us a sneak peek on Van 23 before talking about our brand new mini-museum in café and the upcoming Railway 200 rail trail which will be installed shortly across our sites.

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April 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The technical description for yesterday’s filming of the next episode of Steam on the Moor, “Otter’s pocket”. Great to see our lovely visitors brave the weather and still have a great time! #exmoor #northdevon #heritagerailway
April 16, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Don’t forget, this Sunday, we’d love to see you! ⬇️
April 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
We’re doing the final preparations for our 2025 opening next Tuesday 1st of April.
The first service at 10:45, see our website for the full timetable, PLUS remember, kids and digs travel for free!
Tickets are available to pre-book now: at lyntonandbarnstaplerailway.digitickets.co.uk/event-ticket...
Buy 2025 All Day Tickets (Standard Timetable) Tickets online - Lynton and Barnstaple Railway
View 2025 All Day Tickets (Standard Timetable) from Lynton and Barnstaple Railway.
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March 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
We've just published the latest edition of 'Steam on the Moor' over on YouTube. As we prepare for the upcoming season which starts on April 1st we have a look at what happens at our "train school".

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Lynton Barnstaple Railway, Steam on the Moor, Episode 16: Back to (train) school
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March 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM