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Assembly Contract Awarded

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:59:35 GMT

The 762 Club has agreed terms with Alan Keef Ltd for the final assembly of the Baldwin 2-4-2T locomotive for the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway. The assembly work will be carried out at Alan Keef's facilities at Ross-on-Wye. Patrick Keef, who has considerable previous experience working with Baldwin locomotives, will be involved throughout the project.

More information is included in the July 2010 762 Club Newsletter, recently sent to members, and to be published on this website shortly.

Cab: Construction Orders Placed

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:21:13 GMT

The order has been placed for construction of the cab for ‘Lyn’ with AWH Joinery ltd in Luton. The cab will be constructed to the designs & details of the original, in American Ash with hardwood windows and steel infill panels. Drawings were prepared using the original general arrangement drawings plus information culled from photographs taken at various times in the life of the original loco.

Using the demountable features incorporated by Baldwin Locomotive Works the new cab can be stored easily and, more importantly, moved around to various locations for display. The first of these will be at Woody Bay for the Spring Gala. The metal roof covering will not be added until the cab is assembled on the locomotive but the tongued & grooved timber roof boarding will be in place. Hopefully the driver’s seat will also be installed.

The opportunity to sit inside Lyn’s cab, looking out on the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway for the first time since 1935: who could miss that!

The steel bunker should be ready to accompany the cab in the next few months, certainly in time for the Autumn Gala.

Many thanks to all who assisted with photographs and especially to Steve Phillips who provided construction details and advice.

762 Club now multi-lingual

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:33:37 GMT

Thanks to the addition of the Google automatic translation facilities, all pages of the site are now available in over 50 languages. Not all text can be translated into all languages, and some of the translations may not be 100% accurate, but we hope that as a result, many more supporters of this project will be kept up to date as the build progresses.

Lyn's wheels

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:11:18 GMT

Much work has been taking place in the background, and at last there is evidence to show for it! The casting patterns for Lyn's wheels have recently been on display at Woody Bay. There is much more to do yet, but this shows a solid start.

762 Club now with RSS feed

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:28:50 GMT

Following recent suggestions from a supporter of the project, the 762 club website now has an updated format news page, with RSS syndication, which will allow supporters to be informed on their own computers as soon as news is added to the site. For more information about RSS, see HERE

762 Club features in Steam Railway Magazine

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:28:53 GMT

Today, issue 366 of "Britain's biggest selling preservation title" carries an article (page 22) entitled "L&B Baldwin ready by 2012?". Headed by a photo of Lyn in 1927, the article outlines the fundraising and technical progress made to date, and plans for the future. It also introduces the parts sponsorship scheme and reward programme introduced here a few days ago. The article goes on to ask for anyone who may have parts from the original locomotive - scrapped in 1935 - to get in touch.

762 Club Newsletter

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:16:17 GMT

During July, members of the 762 Club received a copy of the first edition of the 762 Club Newsletter, containing lots of - well - news on the progress made so far, and plans for the future. The newsletter is now available online, as a PDF file.

L&B and 762 Club stand at the Eastleigh Works Centenary Show, 23rd - 25th May

Tue, 05 May 2009 17:25:48 GMT

‘Eastleigh 100’ is aiming to be one of the biggest railway events on the 2009 calendar. The Surrey Area Group of the L&B will be sharing space with the 762 Club to gain more support for the project. In 1928, Lyn came to Eastleigh for overhaul, and returned to Pilton the following year - 80 years ago - in the configuration that will be used for the replica.

762 Club article in Narrow Gauge World Magazine

Fri, 01 May 2009 22:03:39 GMT

Published six times a year, Narrow Gauge World has rapidly established an international reputation. NGW has filled a gap in the market by bringing together news, views and features that could not easily be accessed elsewhere. World-wide in content, it captures the colourful, sometimes eccentric and often impecunious character of its subject. In Edition 63,May/June 2009, The 762 Club and the project to build a replica of Lyn,features, on page 34.

762 Club features in North Devon Journal

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 12:13:14 GMT

An article in this local newspaper explains about the project, inviting members of the public to join.