Killington Lane To Blackmoor Gate And Wistlandpound

Killington Lane Halt is built alongside the trackbed so that the construction of the next section will not disrupt our current train services.  Once the train service is extended to Blackmoor, Killington Lane Halt will be removed and the area revert back to farmland.

The railway will go under Killington Lane via a new bridge. The bridge design was produced for the railway by engineering design consultants Atkins. We have the planning permission, we can build the road bridge once sufficient funds have been raised. The cuttings will of course need to be dug out!

Beyond Killington Lane, the railway leaves a cutting and sweeps through the fields to Parracombe Lane. The bridge here is still intact (pictured) and just requires one new parapet wall one side and the fill excavated from both sides.

The trackbed clings to a ledge below the A39, passing through Holwell Woods and then through the fields immediately above Holwell Castle, Parracombe's own textbook-style Motte & Bailey Castle!

There are some wonderful views looking back to Parracombe, and then a brief stretch where the railway runs parallel to the A39, through a cutting to Rowley Cross and another significant cutting again filled in.

The bridge at Rowley Cross is still there, but more fill will need excavating from the cutting. Beyond the bridge, in the next field, a cast-in-situ occupation crossing is still be visible.

Between Rowley Cross and Blackmoor the trackbed switches between level open fields, embankments and patches of woodland. The views here are equal to those  near Woody Bay, but are now seen from a different angle.

At Blackmoor the new railway formation will allow the pub and restaurant to continue to function as it is and this will complement the railway.

The trackbed between Blackmoor and Wistlandpound has been transferred from Exmoor Associates to the L&B Trust.

The bridge over Pound Lane was reinstated in 2019, and was one of the only major engineering works required in this area.

At Wistlandpound, the original trackbed remains intact to a point just past the bridge by the Calvert Trust access path. It is anticipated that here, just prior to the start of the deviation, a new station/halt will be constructed to serve Wistlandpound and the Calvert Trust. This will make another fantastic stopping point for visitors, with scenic woodland walks and trails, plus the opportunity to link with the Calvert Trust which is likely to bring wide ranging benefits to the local community.
 
It is not intended that we rebuild the railway from Wistlandpound to Lynton in one hit - but given the necessary funds  and support anything is possible.