With Nigel Thompson away, possibly until August, Roger Bye and Graham Bendell will be sharing the responsibility of producing the Thursday Gang Report. Today it is Graham's turn.
L&B supporter and videographer Trevor Garnham was at the Spring Gala, and filmed 762 Club Director Jon Pain as he spoke about progress on our project to recreate an authentic replica L&B locomotive for the 21st Century:
Between 12 noon and 1.30pm BBQ lunches and train rides will be offered on the extensive Mizens Railway 7¼" gauge railway, hopefully hauled by L&B steam loco 'YEO' built by the late L&BR Trust member David Bradbury.
Members of the Colonel Stephens Society (an organisation set up to record, observe and promote light railways around the UK) visited North Devon over the weekend of 16/17th May. After following the route of the Torrington-Halwill Junction Railway on the Saturday, some members enjoyed a social evening of skittles with the L&BR volunteers.