Lyn locomotive

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Lyn

Power type	Steam
Builder	Baldwin Locomotive Works(USA)
Serial number	15965
Build date	May 1898
Configuration	2-4-2
Gauge	1 ft 11.5 in
Leading wheel size	1 ft 10 in
Driver size	2 ft 9 in
Trailing wheel size	1 ft 10 in
Wheelbase	5 ft 0 in fixed 17 ft 7 in total
Length	23 ft 6 in over buffer beams
Width	7 ft 2 in
Height	8 ft 11 in
Locomotive weight	22 Tons
Fuel type	coal
Fire grate area	7.7 sq ft
Heating surface: Total	379.2 sq ft
Cylinders	2
Cylinder size	10 in x 16 in
Valve gear	Stephenson
Career	Lynton and Barnstaple Railway
Number	E762 (post-1923)
Locale	Devon, South West England
Last run	September 1935
Scrapped	December 1935

Baldwin 2-4-2T built 1898 for Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Scrapped 1935

Lyn, like all the locomotives on the L&B, was named after the River Lyn, a local watercourse with a three-letter name.

After the Lynton and Barnstaple became part of the Southern Railway, Lyn was taken to Eastleigh for major overhaul in 1928, returning the following year in Southern Green Livery and carrying the number E762 on the side tank, as well as the original nameplate on the cab side.

The tradition of naming L&B steam locos after local watercourses continues into the 21st Century, with Lyd, a replica of Lew (the fourth and final locomotive based on the original design), being built on the Ffestiniog railway by a group associated with that line and the Welsh Highland Railway