The 762 Club, a registered charity, has been formed to construct, own, and maintain a replacement Baldwin 2-4-2, also named Lyn, for operation on the new Lynton & Barnstaple Railway.
 
The resurgent Lynton & Barnstaple Railway is planning to increase the length of line and services, to reconstruct most of the original railway, linking Lynton to Barnstaple again.
 
As part of this, the Railway needs to obtain appropriate locomotives and rolling stock.
 
Lyn is the most suitable of the original locomotives for the line in the short to medium term, being efficient, flexible, and comfortable, very necessary given the exposed location of the railway.
 
Planning for the design and construction of the new Baldwin has been progressing steadily using original drawings and details with the inclusion of modern requirements.
 
With current progress, The 762 Club is aiming to complete construction by May 2017, depending on how quickly the remaining funds required can be raised.
 
We are building a new locomotive which will have all the appearance of the original, in the condition that it returned from a rebuild at Eastleigh works in 1929.
 
However, we are intending to provide an efficient, easy-to-maintain and powerful super heated engine that is fit for very many years service in the 21st Century.
 
So, for example, there will be roller bearings for the wheels, coupling and connecting rods, higher boiler pressure, welded tanks, and various other improvements.
 
For the latest construction progress visit The 762 Club web site.
 
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