Lyn locomotive

Infobox Locomotive
name = Lynton & Barnstaple Railway "Lyn"
powertype = Steam


caption =
gauge = RailGauge|23.5|lk=on|al=on
builder = Baldwin Locomotive Works, USA
serialnumber = 15965
builddate = May 1898
whytetype = 2-4-2
uicclass = 1'B1'n2t
leadingsize = convert|1|ft|10|in|m|3|abbr=on
driversize = convert|2|ft|9|in|m|3|abbr=on
trailingsize = convert|1|ft|10|in|m|3|abbr=on
wheelbase = "Coupled:" convert|5|ft|0|in|m|2|abbr=on
Overall: convert|17|ft|7|in|m|2|abbr=on
length = convert|23|ft|6|in|m|2|abbr=on over headstocks
width = convert|7|ft|2|in|m|2|abbr=on
height = convert|8|ft|11|in|m|2|abbr=on
weight = convert|22|LT|lk=on
fueltype = Coal
firearea = convert|7.7|sqft|abbr=on
totalsurface = convert|379.2|sqft|abbr=on
boilerpressure = convert|180|psi|MPa|sigfig=3|abbr=on|lk=on
cylindercount = Two, outside
cylindersize = convert|10|x|16|in|mm|0|abbr=on
valvegear = Stephenson
railroad = Lynton and Barnstaple Railway
Southern Railway
roadnumber = L&B: "Lyn"
SR: E762
nickname = The Yankee
locale = Devon, South West England
lastrundate = September 1935
scrapdate = December 1935

"Lyn" was a 2-4-2 tank steam locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1898 for the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway, and scrapped in 1935

"Lyn", like all the locomotives on the L&B, was named after a local watercourse with a three-letter name, the River Lyn .

After the Lynton and Barnstaple became part of the Southern Railway, Lyn was taken to Eastleigh Works for major overhaul in 1928, returning the following year in Southern Green Livery and carrying the number E762 on the side tank, as well as the original nameplate on the cab side.

The tradition of naming L&B steam locos after local watercourses continues into the 21st Century, with "Lyd", a replica of "Lew" (the fourth and final locomotive based on the original design), being built on the Ffestiniog railway by a group associated with that line and the Welsh Highland Railway