Lew (locomotive)

Lew was a Manning Wardle 2-6-2T built in 1925 for the narrow gauge Lynton and Barnstaple Railway.

Lew was built to the same design as the previous L&B Manning Wardle locomotives, but with a redesigned cab to eliminate a smoke trap and give more room to the crew.

[2] Lew was purchased to work the trains dismantling the railway, and was used for this purpose until late summer 1936.

Pernambuco Lot 1 Kilos 22353" painted on the front of its tank,[3] believed to refer to the purchaser, a plantation in Brazil.

[7] A replica of Lew, named Lyd in accordance with the L&B tradition of naming its locos after local three-letter rivers, was completed at Boston Lodge on the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railway in August 2010.