Beamish on tour! NRM Tank Engine Gala at Shildon...

Beamish on tour! NRM Tank Engine Gala at Shildon…

The NRM Locomotion at Shildon is holding one of its ever-popular steam events this weekend, with the theme being ‘tank engines’.  Our own No.18 and Y7 985…

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Narrow gauge news - Edward Sholto to move to Beamish...

Narrow gauge news – Edward Sholto to move to Beamish…

  I have previously hinted in these short missives that there were ongoing negotiations to bring a resident narrow gauge locomotive to our little system…

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General News Roundup - 20th September 2012

General News Roundup – 20th September 2012

Below: Whilst the big lumps of Dunrobin are subject to the attentions of various specialists, there are some smaller jobs that we can progress from…

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National Tramway Museum marks 50 years since closure of Glasgow Tramways...

National Tramway Museum marks 50 years since closure of Glasgow Tramways…

The National Tramway Museum at Crich held a weekend special event to mark 50 years since the closure of the enormous tramway system in Glasgow…

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A very special autumn visitor...

A very special autumn visitor…

A very special autumn visitor for the Beamish Tramway – Blackpool ‘Coronation’ No.304… Here is some news that nobody was expecting… We are very pleased…

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No.18's first movement...

No.18’s first movement…

This afternoon witnessed a milestone in No.18’s restoration, well, reconstruction would probably be a more accurate word, when the engine moved under its own steam…

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Dunrobin - work starts on replacing the cylinder block...

Dunrobin – work starts on replacing the cylinder block…

We have asked David Elliott to assist us with the work to procure a new cylinder block for Sharp Stewart No.4085 ‘Dunrobin’.  As has been…

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No.985 at Tanfield

No.985 at Tanfield

No.985 looked rather at home at Tanfield this weekend, and is seen here shunting Marley Hill yard in these views taken earlier today.  The Tanfield…

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A sunny Saturday of tramway musings at Beamish...

A sunny Saturday of tramway musings at Beamish…

Here are a few more photos of G&I 26.  As mentioned before in the blog, the distinctive headlights are in production and should be fitted…

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General News Roundup - 7th September 2012

General News Roundup – 7th September 2012

Below: We’ve had quite a bit of sunshine this week, the view below being taken as the H class and Y7 were being shunted ready…

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Steam at night...

Steam at night…

On the Saturday evening of the PftP event, after the main photography evening had finished, Andy Martin carried on into the dark, taking these wonderfully…

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Grimsby & Immingham 26 at large...

Grimsby & Immingham 26 at large…

Here are a few shots of G&I 26 at work today – typically the sun disappeared at the crucial moment, and there are limitations to…

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General News Roundup - 3rd September 2012

General News Roundup – 3rd September 2012

Well, here we are again at the end of another event, with all the work reversed to get everything back to where it came from! …

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PftP - day 4 - the really busy one!

PftP – day 4 – the really busy one!

Another heavily Colliery biased selection of photos – as ever check out our Flickr pages for a wider selection.  I didn’t get much chance to…

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PftP - Day 3

PftP – Day 3

Here is another selection of, largely Colliery based, images of the event – which was blessed with quite a bit of sunshine.  Also featured are some…

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