The site of Bridge 79, which has long been demolished. The trackbed of the railway ran from directly under the photographer’s feet, and on to the right of the telegraph pole as it descended towards Lynton Station. Study of the 1904 map of the route shows the bridge at roughly this level, going over the path which would then have been several feet lower.
The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway was a 19 mile long narrow gauge railway, which ran across the stunning Exmoor landscape, from 1898, until its closure in 1935. In 2004, after many years of hard work and negotiation, a small section was re-opened. It is hoped that this section will soon be a working part of the railway once more. One of the world’s most famous little railways, you can read more of the exciting plans for the coming years at
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