Keith Edwards

After the railway closed in 1935 bridges were demolished and cuttings infilled. The railway was erased from the landscape with only the major earthworks and station buildings left remaining. Bringing any part of it back seems like an impossible dream, but the railway stubbornly refused to be forgotten. This film chronicles the amazing achievements that have been made over the last 47 years - station restorations, trackbed acquisitions, rebuilds of locos and rolling stock and the amazing time capsule which is Woody Bay. See how momentum is building. I am certain that the stage is set for even greater triumphs over the next few years.

Red sections owned by L&BR Trust Green sections owned by Exmoor Associates or B&YVRT Purple sections owned by statutory bodies

00:22 A potted history of the line (1898 - 1935) 02:13 Perchance it is not dead 03:24 Reawakening (1979) 04:07 The LynBarn Railway at the Milky Way Adventure Park (1993) 04:53 Woody Bay Station is purchased (1995) 05:49 Chelfham Station is purchased (1999) 06:54 A new kid in town - Exmoor Associates (2003) 07:20 The first train for almost 70 years (2004) 08:59 Extension to Killinton Lane (2006) 09:52 Snapper Halt acquired (2010) 10:05 Lyd - a replica Manning Wardle (2010) 10:25 Rebuilt coaches 7 and 17 arrive at Woody Bay (2013) 10:42 Trackbed ownership tops 20% (2013) 11:55 Lyn - the 'Yankee' (2017) 12:57 Another Station - Bratton Fleming (2020) 13:59 Another Station - Blackmoor Gate (2023) 14:15 Trackbed ownership tops 40% (2026) 15:04 Joining the dots 15:56 Trackbed percentage owned by year

Music used in this video: Satya Yuga Jesse Gallagher Spring Migration The Great North Sound Society Rolling Hills Sir Cubworth Borderless Aakash Gandhi All available from the YouTube Audio Library.