Darent is an 0-4-0ST Andrew Barclay locomotive. Owned by the Provan Group it is usually based on their private line in North Kent. Following a major overhaul the locomotive returned to working order at the start of 2005. Its first public outing was a spring visit to the nearby Bredgar & Wormshill Railway.

The visit to the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway over the 2005 autumn gala was Darent’s second public outing and was the L&B’s first opportunity to operate double headed steam passenger trains as a heritage railway.