Exe (locomotive)
| Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Exe | |
|---|---|
| Type and origin | |
| Power type | Steam |
| Builder | Manning Wardle, Leeds |
| Serial number | 1362 |
| Build date | 1898 |
| Specifications | |
| Configuration | 2-6-2T |
| Gauge | 1 ft 11 1⁄2 in (597 mm) |
| Leading wheel diameter | 2 ft 0 in (0.610 m) |
| Driver diameter | 2 ft 9 in (0.838 m) |
| Trailing wheel diameter | 2 ft 0 in (0.610 m) |
| Wheelbase |
Coupled: 6 ft 6 in (1.981 m) Total: 17 ft 9 in (5.410 m) |
| Length | 22 ft 4 in (6.81 m) over buffer beams |
| Width | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Height | 8 ft 11 in (2.72 m) |
| Locomotive weight | 27.25 long tons (27.69 t) |
| Fuel type | Coal |
| Firegrate area | 8.85 sq ft (0.822 m2) |
| Heating surface: – Total | 383 sq ft (35.58 m2) |
| Cylinders | Two, outside |
| Cylinder size | 10.5 in × 16 in (267 mm × 406 mm) |
| Valve gear | Joy |
| Career | |
| Operator(s) |
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| Number(s) |
L&B: Exe, SR: E760 |
| Locale | Devon, South West England |
| Last run | 29 September 1935 |
| Scrapped | December 1935 |
Exe was the name given to one of three Manning Wardle 2-6-2T locomotives built in 1898 for the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway. All three were scrapped when the line was closed in 1935.
Exe, like all the locomotives on the L&B, was named after a local river with a three letter name: in this case the River Exe.
The tradition of naming L&B steam locos after local rivers continues into the 21st Century, with Lyd, a replica of Lew (the fourth locomotive built to this basic design), operational on the Ffestiniog railway and the Welsh Highland Railway.
Closer to The L&B, the railway's trust currently owns one steam locomotive - renamed Axe - although it did not serve on the historic L&B, is operational on the new line, currently centred at Woody Bay.