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The station in 1960. Lynton and Lynmouth railway station was the terminus of the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway, a narrow gauge line that ran through Exmoor from Barnstaple to Lynton and Lynmouth in North Devon, England. The station served the twin towns of Lynton (on the top of the cliffs) and Lynmouth (on the shoreline below).
An unusual feature is the halt just below Lynton station at North Walk which has road access. [8] Larger freight items, including motor cars, were moved by the railway into the late 1950s. [9] [10] During rail replacement operations in winter 2006, the halt was used for access and material storage. [11] [2]
An Act of Parliament formed the Lynmouth & Lynton Lift Company in 1888, and a further Act gave the company perpetual rights to the water from the Lyn Valley. It is not part of National Rail. An unusual feature for such a line is a halt just below Lynton station, with road access, at North Walk. This was used to transport larger freight items ...
It is a private railway and not part of National Rail. The station has two platforms, a cafe and plenty of room for crowded days. Trains run frequently to Lynmouth Bay. An unusual feature for such a line is a halt just below Lynton station, with road access, at North Walk. This was used to transport larger freight items (the car bodies can be ...
The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway (L&B) was a single track, 1 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (597 mm) 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.
A car of the Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway. Opened in 1890, the railway is a water-operated funicular, 862 feet (263 m) long, operating on a 1 in 1.75 gradient track. One car descends, while the other ascends, on a counterbalance system. The water is piped from the West Lyn River Lynmouth Harbour
Lynton and Lynmouth railway station, a closed station on the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway in England Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about railway and public transport stations with the same name.
Pages in category "Former Lynton and Barnstaple Railway stations" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. ... Lynton and Lynmouth railway station; P.