HRA/SR Readers Award: voting closed

The nominations are now in for the HRA/Steam Railway Readers Award 2013 and the L&B carriages have been nominated as deserving the award.

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The L&BR Carriages - the text boxed in red above reads as follows:

7. L&B coaches Nos. 7 and 17.
The revival of the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway in North Devon reached a major milestone in May 2013 when restored L&B carriages - Nos. 7 and 17 - were formally welcomed into traffic. Not only did this give the Woody Bay project original and operable rolling stock, but it provided a step away from the ex-theme park coaches that have been in use until now. However, unlike the 'Met' coach No. 353, the L&B carriages have been rebuilt 'in house' by the railway's Essex Area Group. Seeing the replica Manning, Wardle 2-6-2T Lyd together with the two coaches was, for many, a dream come true.

Voting is now closed.

The five highest-placed nominations will be announced in the next issue of Steam Railway, after which the voting panel will choose a winner, which will be announced at the Heritage Railway Association Awards Dinner in early 2014.

We have waited decades to see a scene like this! Photo - Peter Young.