Lyn locomotive
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 Lyn in Early L&B livery |
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| Power type | Steam |
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| Builder | Baldwin Locomotive Works(USA) |
| Serial number | 15965 |
| Build date | May 1898 |
| Configuration | 2-4-2 |
| Gauge | 1 ft 11.5 in |
| Leading wheel size | 1 ft 10 in |
| Driver size | 2 ft 9 in |
| Trailing wheel size | 1 ft 10 in |
| Wheelbase | 5 ft 0 in fixed 17 ft 7 in total |
| Length | 23 ft 6 in over buffer beams |
| Width | 7 ft 2 in |
| Height | 8 ft 11 in |
| Total weight | 22 Tons |
| Fuel type | coal |
| Fire grate area | 7.7 sq ft |
| Heating surface: Total | 379.2 sq ft |
| Cylinders | 2 |
| Cylinder size | 10 in x 16 in |
| Valve gear | Stephenson |
| Career | Lynton and Barnstaple Railway |
| Number | E762 (post-1923) |
| Locale | Devon, South West England |
| Last run | September 1935 |
| Scrapped | December 1935 |
Baldwin 2-4-2T built 1898 for Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Scrapped 1935
Lyn, like all the locomotives on the L&B, was named after the River Lyn, a local watercourse with a three-letter name.
The tradition of naming L&B steam locos after local watercourses continues into the 21st Century, with Lyd, a replica of Lew (the fourth and final locomotive built to this basic design), being built on the Ffestiniog railway by a group associated with that line and the Welsh Highland Railway
Closer to The L&B, the railway's trust currently owns one steam locomotive - renamed Axe - which although it did not serve on the historic L&B, is being rebuilt for eventual use on the new line, currently centred at Woody Bay.
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