A new Baldwin loco in the UK.

Foxcote · **Joined:** Tue Dec 27, 2016 6:46 pm **Posts:** 4

Replica build (almost) completed;
https://youtu.be/zIiH-2r7zQY

Alexander D. Mitchell IV · **Posted:** Sun Jul 09, 2017 9:26 am

To avoid the clickbait of not giving enough info:

It's a replica of the Lynton & Barnstaple's narrow-gauge 2-4-2T Lyn.

Foxcote · **Joined:** Tue Dec 27, 2016 6:46 pm **Posts:** 4

Alexander D. Mitchell IV wrote:

To avoid the clickbait of not giving enough info:

It's a replica of the Lynton & Barnstaple's narrow-gauge 2-4-2T Lyn.

Click bait?

Brian Norden · **Posted:** Sun Jul 09, 2017 1:50 pm

The locomotive is a replica of a Baldwin 2-4-2T that was built for an English 1'-11.5" gauge operation later taken over by the (English) Southern Railroad.

See this thread on the NGDF for more information.
Brand new narrow gauge Baldwin locomotive.

Report is that while the exterior outline matches the original, there are a number of internal design improvements.

whodom · **Posted:** Sun Jul 09, 2017 7:11 pm

The group has a nice website and post a semi-monthly newsletter online called "Lynformation".

You can see all the issues here: http://762club.com/762lynformation57.php

It's right up there with Kelly's reports from the shops at Strasburg- LOTS of cool fabrication photos.

Alexander D. Mitchell IV · **Posted:** Sun Jul 09, 2017 8:25 pm

Foxcote wrote:

Alexander D. Mitchell IV wrote:

To avoid the clickbait of not giving enough info:

It's a replica of the Lynton & Barnstaple's narrow-gauge 2-4-2T Lyn.

Click bait?

Apologies for sounding apparently snide at what is really a great accomplishment, but.....

....... when one has to click through the links to figure out just what is being discussed where (standard or narrow gauge? another main line steamer or an industrial shunter?), it qualifies as "clickbait." All that was left to add was "You won't BELIEVE what happens next!!!!!"

It would have benefited the original post and its readers greatly if the information in the most recent two posts above had been added to the first post to place the good news in context.

WVNorthern · **Posted:** Sun Jul 09, 2017 9:15 pm

CLICKBAIT: An eyecatching link on a website which encourages people to read on. It is often paid for by the advertiser ("Paid" click bait) or generates income based on the number of clicks.

Foxcote · **Joined:** Tue Dec 27, 2016 6:46 pm **Posts:** 4

Alexander D. Mitchell IV wrote:

Foxcote wrote:

Alexander D. Mitchell IV wrote:

To avoid the clickbait of not giving enough info:

It's a replica of the Lynton & Barnstaple's narrow-gauge 2-4-2T Lyn.

Click bait?

Apologies for sounding apparently snide at what is really a great accomplishment, but.....

....... when one has to click through the links to figure out just what is being discussed where (standard or narrow gauge? another main line steamer or an industrial shunter?), it qualifies as "clickbait." All that was left to add was "You won't BELIEVE what happens next!!!!!"

It would have benefited the original post and its readers greatly if the information in the most recent two posts above had been added to the first post to place the good news in context.

All you needed to do was to click on one YouTube link (incidentally not my YouTube channel or anyone's that I know).
Just thought that it might be of interest; didn't realise that it would be such a big problem.

Les Beckman · **Joined:** Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:25 pm **Posts:** 6468

Foxcote wrote:

All you needed to do was to click on one YouTube link (incidentally not my YouTube channel or anyone's that I know).
Just thought that it might be of interest; didn't realise that it would be such a big problem.

Foxcote -

Not a problem to me, and probably 99+ percent of the folks who DID click on a YouTube link and quickly figured out what it was. BTW, the L&B railroad itself looks neat. Another reason why I wish I could afford a trip to England!

Les

Foxcote · **Joined:** Tue Dec 27, 2016 6:46 pm **Posts:** 4

Les Beckman wrote:

Foxcote wrote:

All you needed to do was to click on one YouTube link (incidentally not my YouTube channel or anyone's that I know).
Just thought that it might be of interest; didn't realise that it would be such a big problem.

Foxcote -

Not a problem to me, and probably 99+ percent of the folks who DID click on a YouTube link and quickly figured out what it was. BTW, the L&B railroad itself looks neat. Another reason why I wish I could afford a trip to England!

Les

Glad you liked it :)

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