Chelfham Viaduct and Barnstaple Lynton Railway

Trouserama · Feb 25, 2012

Went for a cycle down the old railway track between Barnstaple and Chelfham and thought that nobody had posted the magnificent viaduct at Chelfham. Brief History- Barnstaple to Lynton railway was a narrow gauge railway operating between 1895-1935. Some of the stations are now private dwellings.

This is the old railway bridge approaching the viaduct

And the top of the bridge nestled in the woods

The approach on what would have been the track

the top of the viaduct. Its all very securely fenced off

There is a school underneath the viaduct

Arch detail

And all its glory

Following the railway track back you come across this strange object, Any ideas??

corktina · Feb 26, 2012

would it be a Tank Trap?

night crawler · Feb 27, 2012

corktina said:
would it be a Tank Trap?

With a Vent on the side? What is underneath?

Black Shuck · Feb 27, 2012

Love it, love it, Love it Trouserama.. hell what a name. Wicked old railway porn there..... loving this glut of old abandoned trainess we're getting recently. I may have to don my railway dribble suit!!!

:goofy: PS.. Presumably this line was a single line narrow gauge railway I would hazard a guess and say that wierd looking step affair may be a tablet exchange for single line working or some sort of loading dock albeit on a narrow gauge scale.

Walrus75 · Feb 27, 2012

Nice one matey, I remember walking the whole route of the old narrow guage railway back in the early 90's. Took me and a mate a couple of days, fortunately the weather was good.
Here's a site dedicated to the halts on the railway if anyone's interested --> http://www.roughwood.net/Interests/Railways/LyntonBarnstaple.htm

Hmm, is that possibly a stand for a water tank I wonder?