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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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! …
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…
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…
A busier day than yesterday, probably thanks to better weather and with the event finding its stride. Again I was a bit limited in photography…
The first day of a big event is always a day of ajustment and easing into the new temporary routine! A busy day for the…
This morning No.18 journeyed back to Seaham, its home between 1877 and 1975, when it was presented to Beamish. This was a high-profile event in…
Here are a few views taken today showing various railway exhibits during shunting operations to prepare them for the event ahead, including ‘seeing double’ of…
There is a lot of work going on both behind and in front of the scenes as we gear up for the Power from the…
Here is a glimpse of 10 in green undercoat. Over the weekend it should be completed in all shades of primer, ready for flatting and…
Here are a couple of sneak previews of 196 out in the open during its shunt from workshop road to the depot pit road for…
Today, as part of our event preparation, Coffee Pot No.1 was moved back to the Colliery. The tent inside the shed has been dismantled and…
Below: Gateshead 10’s transformation is at present enjoying that stage of a paint job where it looks, to be frank, rather a mess! It is…
Below: With so much going on it is hard to know where to start an update. So lets begin with Gateshead 10, seen here sans…
Well, we are only a few weeks away from our late summer transport spectacular – Power from the Past – August 30th to September 2nd. …
The forthcoming Power from the Past event is now coming together with some really exciting exhibits booked. More on these will appear shortly, displayed in…
Below: A productive day all around. Phil Anderson is seen here adding yellow edges to the black lining on No.18 – a useful way of…
A few snippets from the regularly reported on projects… Below: A sample of 196’s new adverts, examples of which were carried on South Shields trams….
Below: Work continues on the narrow gauge railway, as part of our general development of this feature but also with the ever-useful target of a…
On a recent escape to foreign shores, we found ourselves (not by accident, I should confess!) staying for a week in Wernigerode, Lower Saxony, Germany. …
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