Work on the mechanical overhaul, roof repairs and full repaint of the replica ‘General’ bus has begun. The bus will shortly be split, to enable…
The heavy overhaul of the wooden deck and step components of the Savage Steam Gallopers is progressing well. 8 sets of the 12 sections of steps are…
After all of these years, the staff at the Waggonway will now be able to answer one of the most common visitor questions with “Yes,…
Subject to confirmation and a lot of arrangements still to finalise, I am very excited to reveal that this year’s Great North Steam Fair (the second event…
I have been deliberately cautious with the title of this post… Nick Williams, owner of ex Granton locomotive No.9 (now known as Jack) contacted me with…
While work was taking place to replace light fittings in Road 1 of the tram depot, to make it more suitable for painting and restoration…
The T&I team have been as busy as ever this week, in between bouts of clearing snow and ice from the site. Below: Shaun and…
Andy Martin has been out and about in the snow and offered these shots of the T&I (Transport & Industry) activities under a white blanket…
Following discussions that first began in 2010, I am delighted to report that the National Museum of Scotland has agreed to lend us their two…
Having dropped numerous hints over a number of previous blog postings, I can now confirm that our ‘new build’ steam locomotive project is the Stephen…
No.18’s, Lewin, first movements under steam last year were slightly tinges with disappointment over the very poor performance of the engine and the near constant…
Well, here we are entering another new year and one which promises to be just as busy, if not busier than the one we have…
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