Forcett Coach - Further progress January 2012

Forcett Coach – Further progress January 2012

Below: I called in at Stanegate last Thursday to see the Forcett coach and Ian Yates has also sent some further images showing progress. Below…

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Forcett Coach Progress - January 2012

Forcett Coach Progress – January 2012

Here are the latest views of progress on the Forcett coach’s restoration at Stanegate Restorations & Replicas, as sent through by Ian Yates who leads…

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Lewin latest - week ending 20th January 2012

Lewin latest – week ending 20th January 2012

Below: Another productive week on Lewin! On Tuesday I called in on Alton Engineering who are rapidly bringing to a conclusion the restoration of the…

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Volunteer Projects update

Volunteer Projects update

Below: Colin Slater, who assists in coordinating the work that the Friends workshop volunteers do at Beamish, send through these photos of a ‘typical’ Saturday’s…

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Lewin Latest (week ending 13/01/12)

Lewin Latest (week ending 13/01/12)

As the work to complete Lewin accelerates towards its conclusion (I hope!) in the late spring, I thought I would cover the progress on the…

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From Dave Young's workshop...

From Dave Young’s workshop…

Below: The latest addition to the Steam Mule ‘assemblage of steam bling and ornamentation’ (!) is this small water pump. Dave Young built it from…

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From the workshops...

From the workshops…

Below: The restoration of the water cart by the Friends volunteers has taken a great step forwards after they rapidly dismantled it and dispatched the…

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Daimler CC Replica Bus Overhaul

Daimler CC Replica Bus Overhaul

Few visitors to Beamish lately will have failed to notice how hard the bus fleet is working. There are some long term plans to expand…

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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to all blog followers! After a break I have returned full of ideas for the year ahead, which certainly looks to be…

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