It’s only 12 days away now – don’t forget the Great North Steam Fair, the regions premier steam and vintage transport event! Check out the Flickr pages (to the right) for latest news on exhibits attending and from the Beamish collections – there are nearly 50 there already with more due to be confirmed soon.

Below: At previous events I have produced a detailed event guide, which has taken a lot of time to produce and has sold in very limited numbers. Therefore this year we will have a souvenir handout for all visitors (below – painting by Sarah Leach the Volunteer Coordinator at Beamish and also my fiancée) which has a traditional style railway poster on one side and an overview of the event attractions on the other. For those wanting details of the exhibits, these will appear on the Flickr page, which will be updated during the event to provide a comprehensive photo document of the 2011 gala…