Barnstaple Town (L&BR) - Lynton & Lynmouth
Date Closed to Passenger Services
30 Sep 1935
Mileage Closed
19m 20c
Stations Closed
Snapper Halt; Chelfham; Bratton Fleming; Blackmoor; Parracombe Halt; Woody Bay; Caffyns Halt; Lynton & Lynmouth
Services Operated
Barnstaple Town (L&BR) - Lynton & Lynmouth
Timetable Reference
B Mar 1935 179a
Cobb Atlas Reference
70 55 33 - 71 71 48
Present Status
Preserved: Killington Lane - Woody Bay, (see Notes below). Dismantled: remainder.
Map
RCH West of England 1918
Further Notes
Lynton and Barnstaple Railway.
Track gauge 1ft. 11½in.; 597mm.
ACD - Mon 30/09/1935 - SRCR; CPLGB; DRS. LTR (timetabled) Sat 28/09/1935; Sunday 'excursion', (though shown in WTT), was scheduled for and ran on Sun 29/09/1935 - RPSGB p540 sums up well the complexities of pinning down a closure date!
See article The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway, RM Nov 1935 p333-42.
Killington Lane - Woody Bay RO by the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway as a preserved, tourist line.
Page updated: 15/01/2023