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The Route of the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway (L&B)]], over 19 miles (30 kilometers) long, ran from Barnstaple, and its exchange facilities with the L&SWR through picturesque North Devon countryside, along the Yeo valley, then up into the higher ground to the West of Exmoor, and eventually to the terminus at Lynton, 700 feet above and a mile by road from the ultimate destination of many of its passengers, at Lynmouth, on the coast.

Although some of the former trackbed has been restored, and has been reopened to the public, and other sections are owned and managed by those working towards the restoration of the line as a working railway, much of what was the railway is currently still privately owned, and should not be visited without seeking permission. With five principle stations, eighty bridges, and numerous cuttings, embankments and other works, there are still however, still many signs of the railway that can be seen from the public highways.

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The nineteen-mile journey from Barnstaple Town to Lynton & Lynmouth stations took an hour and a half, with frequent stops en-route to collect and deliver goods as well as passengers. The line passed through the outskirts of Barnstaple, along the floor of the Yeo valley, then a long climb took the trains onto the higher ground approaching the wilds of exmoor, and so on to the outskirts of Little Switzerland, stopping just short enough of the twin villages so as not to spoil the view of the wealthy inhabitants. Waiting coaches would convey passengers and goods from there on into Lynton, or down the steep, narrow roads into Lynton, 700 feet below.

following tables describe key features along the route, as they were before the railway closed, and as they are today. For convenience, and mimicking the original signal block sections, the route is divided into six.

In common with established UK railway practice, "Up" refers to the direction towards London (i.e towards Barnstaple) and "Down" refers to the direction away from London, (towards Lynton).

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All distances along the L&B were measured (in miles and chains - see first column) from the Barnstaple Town stop-block, which was itself 212 miles 20 chains (341.583 kilometers) from London Waterloo. In the UK, trains pass on the left, so the "down" platform is that nearest the station building at all L&B stations.

See also

• Lynton & Barnstaple Railway illustrated history, background, locomotives and rolling stock of the L&B.

• Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Trust The charitable trust heading the project to restore and reopen the L&B.

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