Sunday 17th April - Charter from Paddington - Barnstaple - Woody Bay
This report by Roger Bye and Keith Vingoe
After a lovely journey through rural Wiltshire, Somerset and Devon, the UK RailTours Tarka Tourer, one-day charter from London Paddington to Barnstaple, reversed at Exeter before taking the Tarka Line from Exeter to Barnstaple, where it arrived in glorious sunshine.
We have now received at Chelfham two bench seats and a table for the restored Waiting Room.
Once again we are indebted to David Ely at 'Great Yeldham Carriage and Wagon Works' for some magnificent joinery and thanks also to the volunteers who helped with the finishing.
The furniture was transported from Essex to Devon by Michael Dee for which we are very grateful.
Work to the interior of the Station is almost complete, just a few finishing touches left.