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    LYNTON & BARNSTAPLE RAILWAY LYN

    Sep 09, 2021 3 minutes
    Words: Andrew Charman & Phil Parker
    Photography: Phil Parker & Tony Wright

    A long project to recreate the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway’s long-lost Baldwin 2-4-2T Lyn finally came to fruition in 2017, when the new locomotive entered service on the Devon line. The efforts of the 762 Club – a group that spearheaded the new-build – was bound to spark the interest of model makers. Having already produced an L&B Manning Wardle, it was perhaps no surprise that Heljan chose the Baldwin as their next model.

    The real-life locomotive was built for the Lynton

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