Vecchia cartolina di un treno a vapore sulla ferrovia a scartamento ridotto da Lynton a Barnstaple nel North Devon, Inghilterra, Regno Unito. Fotografia intorno al 1925
3406 x 2166 px | 28,8 x 18,3 cm | 11,4 x 7,2 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
1925
Ubicazione:
Lynton to Barnstaple railway, North Devon, England, UK.
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The first train through from Barnstaple to Lynton ran on 7th March 1898, and the "Opening Ceremony" was held on May 11th with the public service commencing 5 days later on 16th May. The L&B was sometimes referred to as 'The Toy Railway', as the overall height of a coach was only 8'7". Its narrow gauge - 1ft 11½in. - was chosen to lower the cost of construction, since the line would be able to follow the natural contours of the countryside with curves of five chains radius. The Ffestiniog Railway had successfully made use of the same narrow gauge. The total length of the line was 19 miles with a ruling gradient of 1 in 50. Track, rolling stock and buildings were all built to high standards. In 1932 the SR fitted the locomotives and eight of the coaches with steam heating, but with the increase in cars and particularly buses and lorries, goods traffic or passengers continued to dwindle and closure became inevitable. With closure imminent, the summer of 1935 brought more travellers to the line than ever. However, this could not turn the tide. On 29 September the 11.50 from Barnstaple, double headed by Lew and Yeo, was the last down train. The return from Lynton (7.55 pm) was accompanied by the playing of ‘Auld Lang Syne’, cheering crowds and whistling from the engines.
