28th June 2010

Well, Monday comes round once again and its another hot day! Following on from a blistering weekend and a busy museum site (until the Football kick off on the Sunday!). There was plenty of transport action for the visitors to see, including:

Below: Mary Margaret and living van enjoying some leisurely running around the site.

Below: Leeds 6 in service – annoyingly we had no open top car for the weekend as 31 is still being finished and Newcastle 114 was inexplicably taken out of service for the floors to be repainted!!!

Below: FR 20 was in action all weekend at the station.

Below: Alan and Tim, FR 20 and appropriate attire!

Below: I’m always surprised how few people take this photo! For those visiting, this is from the events field and is perfectly accessible to visitors. It is well lit by the sun (when it shines!) and the elevation makes for a nice composition.

Below: Winston Churchill, Neil Corner’s Burrell Showmans engine, arrived in readiness for next weekend (3rd and 4th July) when Beamish celebrates it’s 40th anniversary…

Below: Mary Margaret (unusually itself dwarfed by the Burrell!) eases past during shunting manoeuvres. We will also have one of Neil’s fairground organs next weekend, with attendant Scammell Showtrac – with the regular traction engine ‘home fleet’ plus the waggonway, steam winder, Coffee Pot and Furness 20 it will essentially be a mini steam gala!