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Wheels: 0-4-0T+T Record Created: Before June 10, 2017 Builder: North Dorset Locomotive Works Record Updated: May 17, 2026 Build Date: 2008 Action: Details Edited Construction No.: Unknown Change History: Show Empty Weight: Unknown Views: 374 WOD: Unknown Photo Album: No Driver Diameter: Unknown Video: No Tractive Effort: Unknown Notes: Show Boiler Pressure: Unknown Links: Show Cylinders: Unknown Ownership No Fuel: Coal Date of Photo: Unknown Gauge: 24"

Posted: Jun 7, 2026 @ 12:06:01 by Russell Newman
Ownership of the Gartell Light Railway, North Dorset Locomotive Works 2008 built 0-4-0T+T No. 9 "Jean", has now been passed onto the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway. The locomotive will provide the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway with a unique, beautifully built and carefully maintained engine which will provide further flexibility for special events, driver experiences and learning activities for their new youth volunteer programme. No. 9 "Jean" will be transported to its new home at Woody Bay after the end of the Gartell Light Railway’s 2026 season. The locomotive will continue to be in traffic on the GLR at their events throughout the Summer and Autumn months of 2026.

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