General News – April 2009 The arrival of a new fork-lift truck has plus hire of a HIAB for a day has enabled various items…
May 5th 2009 I thought a few photos of the rear rolls from the steam roller ‘Fiddler’ might be of interest. These rolls are unusual…
May 5th 2009 A recent visit to West Yorkshire to inspect a scarifier also presented the opportunity to look around the Armley Mills Industrial Museum…
24th April 2009 Mark, Darren and Bob have started work on the far end of the colliery exchange sidings. The point in the foreground now…
May 5th 2009 I am now picking up Coffee Pot’s blog on this thread, for administrative purposes. Current progress at the boilermakers is such that…
14th April 2009 John Young and I popped up to a firm in Haltwhistle geared up to carrying out restoration of railway vehicles. Two of…
14th April 2009 I called in at Bowes today – the hinges and new gates build by John Moore (hinges) and Alan Milburn (gates) are…
12th April 2009 Gateshead 10 rests in the warm sun enjoyed at Beamish over Easter weekend. Open top cars tend to prove rather more popular…
12th April 2009 Michael Davison brought his 1889 built Marshall Traction Engine ‘Mary Margaret’ to operate over the four days of the Easter period. Working…
12th April 2009 No.22 basks in the warm evening sun after another day’s work in Beamish colliery, probably playing to the largest crowds yet.
29th March 2009 No apologies for presenting a further selection of images taken around the colliery railway today…
29th March 2009 It was bound to happen! Whilst ‘exploring’ some of the recently exposed sidings to the rear of Francis Street, 22 pushed the…
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