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22nd May 2019

22/5/2019

 
Plymouth Millbay
Paddy Bradley

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From the Paddy Bradley Collection - any ideas as to the exact location. Class 850 N0. 2019 Built1894-9 First Z2 at Plymouth Millbay. 1907
Lynton and Barnstaple Railway
Exmoor Associates Meeting
Colin Burges
On Saturday (11th May) I rode out from Junction Station to join the pioneering Exmoor Associates at their meeting in Goodleigh Village Hall. This is the organization, run by the ever-resourceful Mike Buse, which is piecing together the Lynton & Barnstaple ahead of the track laying gang. It has eight holdings, one being the line through Snapper Halt, where members retired after the meeting to see the lads spiking down the rails on a length of token track. I chatted to Mike at length about his work and congratulated him on the outstandingly good aerial film he had had made.

Turn up the volume, sit back and dream:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=oDUN--CAJBo
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Snapper Halt Track relaying 11th May 2019 Copyright Colin Burges
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A view of the quite extensive holding looking on towards Lynton. 11th May 2019/ Copyright Colin Burges
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Looking towards Barnstaple the little waiting shelter can be seen to the right by the pole. 11th May 2019. Copyright Colin Burges
Then I rode on to Chelfham for a quick call before climbing the hill to Bratton Fleming, where a visit had been arranged to the private section of line there. However, sitting in the sun being plied with tea and cake was so pleasant that I decided to terminate at Chelfham.

On my return I scooted through all the short cuts unavailable to the motorist to come out at Town Station, where I called at a little shrine, the release road buffer stop, minus its timber.


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At Barnstaple Town terminus a buffer remains. If you look at close-ups of buffer stops, you'll see a cutaway in the timber for the claw hook of the coupler. 11th May 2019. Copyright Colin Burges
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The location of the 'shrine' at Barnstaple Town. 11th May 2019. Copyright Colin Byrges.
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Barnstaple Town Station as it was. Colin Burges.
      Cheers,  Colin.   Many thanks for your update on progress.

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