End of 2011!

End of 2011!

The blog (well, me!) will be taking a break for the next week or so. I’d like to thank everyone for following these musings and…

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Lewin - Painting the frames

Lewin – Painting the frames

Below: Not Lewin but relevant as it is the same workshop – this is the crankshaft from the Ruston portable seen on a lathe at…

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Depot Road 4 - Trackwork completed

Depot Road 4 – Trackwork completed

Below: A superb effort by the track team with assistance from other members of the Facilities department saw the concrete to encase the new depot…

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The wonder of the internet: Gateshead 10 and the Forcett coach.

The wonder of the internet: Gateshead 10 and the Forcett coach.

Below: I was recently trawling the Internet looking for background information or any new photographs of trams/locomotives/rolling stock in the Beamish collection when under the…

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General News Roundup

General News Roundup

Below: To start this post here is a morning photo of Sunderland 16 heading into service – quite nice weather, unlike this evening! Below: The…

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Gateshead 52

Gateshead 52

Readers and followers of other forums, blogs and internet sites, as well as those who are members of the Tramway Museum Society and in receipt…

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Forcett Coach Progress - December 2011

Forcett Coach Progress – December 2011

Ian Yates has reported on progress on the Forcett Coach’s restoration… Below: A reminder of a previous restoration, being undertaken in 1974 at Shildon Wagon…

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Nocturnal Transport...

Nocturnal Transport…

Last Friday night (and this Friday coming) Beamish held its nocturnal Christmas events. Andy was out and about with his camera doing what makes him…

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Sawbench in action!

Sawbench in action!

The latest film on Beamish’s Youtube pages shows the wood sawing display at the Power from the Past event last September. Thanks to an ultra-compact…

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General News Roundup

General News Roundup

Below: The concrete for the base of the tram depot Road 4 rails was poured this morning, as these three views show… Below: The core…

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Engineering Heritage Skills Initiative

Engineering Heritage Skills Initiative

During 2011 we have benefited from the contributions of four placements under the Engineering Heritage Skills Initiative scheme, and in turn these placements have benefited…

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Hodbarrow Side Tipper - Historic Film

Hodbarrow Side Tipper – Historic Film

In 2009 I posted on the blog a short film made in the late 1960s by Jon Marsh. Having checked back on this I realised…

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Dunrobin's mystery hooks...

Dunrobin’s mystery hooks…

On a number of visits to Bridgnorth we have on several occasions pondered the purpose of four hooks mounted on each corner of Dunrobin’s bufferbeams….

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Depot Road 4 - as the freeze comes work moves inside!

Depot Road 4 – as the freeze comes work moves inside!

Below: An unusual site for a winter Monday is to see a large proportion of the tram and bus fleet outside. Basking in the sun…

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A winter Saturday at Beamish

A winter Saturday at Beamish

Below: We have quietly aimed for having enhanced activity for the Transport & Industry department on the first weekend of the month through 2011 and…

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