Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Company Limited
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as company number 02844182.
The company was formed by members of the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Association
Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust
The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Trust is an educational charity supporting the rebuilding and operation of the railway by the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Company, in North Devon, England.- Objects :...
(Now a charitable trust
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A charitable trust is an irrevocable trust established for charitable purposes, and is a more specific term than "charitable organization".-United States:...
) to rebuild and operate, using mainly volunteer labour, the Victorian narrow-gauge railway which ran across 20 miles of North Devon
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between 1898 and 1935. The railway re-opened to passengers in 2004, and is centred at Woody Bay
Woody Bay railway station
Woody Bay, within the Exmoor National Park, is a station on the former Lynton and Barnstaple Railway, a narrow gauge line that ran through Exmoor from Barnstaple to Lynton and Lynmouth in North Devon. The station was situated inland, about 2 km from Woody Bay itself...
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In 2007 the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Community interest company
Community interest company
A community interest company is a new type of company introduced by the United Kingdom government in 2005 under the Companies Act 2004, designed for social enterprises that want to use their profits and assets for the public good...
(CIC) was formed by the merger and conversion of two existing companies, simplifying the structural relationship between the operating company and the trust and, through the CIC status, adding value and encouraging greater local community involvement. the company is now registered at Companies House with the number 03390170.
See also
- Lynton & Barnstaple RailwayLynton and Barnstaple RailwayThe Lynton & Barnstaple Railway opened as an independent railway in May 1898. It was a single track narrow gauge railway slightly over long running through the rugged and picturesque area bordering Exmoor in North Devon, England. Although opened after the 1896 Light Railways Act came into force,...
- Lynton & Barnstaple Railway TrustLynton and Barnstaple Railway TrustThe Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Trust is an educational charity supporting the rebuilding and operation of the railway by the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Company, in North Devon, England.- Objects :...
A Charitable Trust heading the project to restore and reopen the L&B.