3rd April 2010 A couple of tramway views here: Below: Phil Anderson applying the green primer to 31. Below: A sneak preview of 31 aka…
3rd April 2010 Thursday saw yet more transport activity when the new passenger operation at Rowley was tested, successfully! Below: No.6 raising steam behind the…
31st March 2010 Below: Phil Anderson applies the green undercoat to Blackpool tram 31. Below: The No.1 end dash panel of Blackpool 31 in undercoat….
31st March 2010 Two new arrivals today – engine and coach for the station passenger service which commences on Easter Sunday and should run every…
31st march 2010 Today was a big day for the Steam Mule project – we collected the completed engine unit and mounted this on the…
30th March 2010 It has certainly been a busy day – so I’ll confine this post to the following photo, showing the arrival of Leeds…
30th March 2010 At last! Almost four years after the project first started, the restoration to as-built condition (almost!) of our 139 year old Coffee…
30th March 2010 This morning the externally completed Tarmac living van was rolled out for the first time. This will enable it to ‘acclimatise’ following…
24th March 2010 A couple of sundry views from the day: Below: The incline to the colliery hauler is under construction, seen here being dressed…
24th March 2010 The long-awaited Model T Fords arrived today and a training session was carried out for the staff. There were one or two…
23rd March 2010 A big day for Coffee Pot, and for David, Vince and me too – Coffee Pot’s first full steam test following completion…
23rd March 2010 As many readers will be aware, we are sending Blackpool Tram 31 to Blackpool in mid June to stay until November (at…
22nd March 2010 Right – where were we up to?! A few more exciting exhibits for April 15th to 18th confirmed or in the process…
22nd March 2010 On Friday I called in at Alton Engineering in Derbyshire and was able to see the startling progress on our new boiler…
22nd March 2010 I’m back! After a few weeks of major IT problems, which barred me from my own blog, I am quickly sweeping up…
11th March 2010 Here are some more confirmations for Power from the Past… Below: Ian Thompson’s Foden steam lorry ‘Cestria’. Below: Peter Walker’s Sentinel S6…
10th March 2010 The trackwork at Foulbridge has now been completed and is in use – as the following photographs testify. The top dressing of…
11th March 2010 On Sunday we entertained delegates from the Road Roller Association’s AGM, which had been held in Durham on the previous day. For…
10th March 2010 Phil Anderson has started to strip Blackpool 31 in anger now, both to prepare it for its temporary appearance in works green…
4th March 2010 Wow – another sunny day, almost T-Shirt weather! Work around site continues apace as the Easter full opening of the museum looms…
3rd March 2010 Below: Conservation work continues on the tower wagon – moving it today gave an opportunity to photograph it in one! Below: Quarts…
2nd March 2010Event Poster and Programme Cover for Power from the Past 2010 – ‘Corporations & Contractors’ Work on writing the programme for the April…
2nd March 2010 As one of the attractions of the forthcoming Power from the Past event (15 – 18th April!), we are going to display…
2nd March 2010 Below: Rambler has been stripped for its insurance company inspection, which took place today. Next stage is to hydraulic it then steam…
1st March 2010 A new month and new weather! A lovely sunny spring day and lots happening on and off site… Below: David Young has…
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