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Lyd a close replica of Lew, one of the 2-6-2Ts of the legendary Lynton & Barnstaple Railway in Devon (closed 1935). As there is a possibility (increasingly remote) that Lew may still exist in South America, where the engine was shipped after the L&B closed, a new name has been chosen. The first manufacturing tasks were carried out in Cornwall, but the main building of the engine later moved to the FR's Boston Lodge Works. The loco is being finished off to make its first public runs in August 2010. It will also visit the Launceston Steam Railway and the reborn Lynton & Barnstable Railway during the autumn of 2010. It was steamed for the first time at the Quirks & Curiosities event in May 2010. It is seen here at Boston Lodge during that event. Photo credit: Chris G Jones Recently featured: Upnor Castle – Carriage 2100 – Model T Ford