General News Round up...

General News Round up…

For this post we cast our eyes a little more widely than usual and have a glimpse at the Bakery, on which much of the…

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The mysterious wooden waggonway...

The mysterious wooden waggonway…

Up on the north bank of the Tyne on the site of the Neptune ship yard near the Roman Fort of Segedunum, archaeologists looking for…

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Samson - Cylinder block machining commences...

Samson – Cylinder block machining commences…

With work on Samson progressing on a number of fronts, Dave made a start on machining the cylinder block today. Below: Setting up can be…

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Threlkeld Quarry Gala Weekend...

Threlkeld Quarry Gala Weekend…

Threlkeld Quarry is located just to the east of Keswick in Cumbria.  The quarry is home to a mining/quarry museum and features a collection of…

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Late summer visit by Port of Par twins confirmed...

Late summer visit by Port of Par twins confirmed…

With the Agricultural Power from the Past (APftP) event looming (August 29 – September 1st), opening the Festival of Agriculture which runs throughout September, the…

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North East Bus Preservation Trust visits Beamish...

North East Bus Preservation Trust visits Beamish…

Last night we had a visit from the North East Bus Preservation Trust, who care for a large collection of vehicles with a north east…

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RHEC News - the 1950s caravan progresses...

RHEC News – the 1950s caravan progresses…

The project to restore (or heavily ‘tart up’!) the Harry Vickers built 1950s caravan that we purchased earlier in the year is in its closing…

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General Transport & Industry News Roundup from Beamish...

General Transport & Industry News Roundup from Beamish…

With another hot week drawing to a close, here is but a brief glimpse at the T&I team activities over the last few days… Below:…

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Samson exists - officially - frames are permanently assembled...

Samson exists – officially – frames are permanently assembled…

A steam locomotive’s identity is always allocated to its frames – all other components can be swapped, changed or replaced, but its identity and traceability…

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Colliery Stables begin to grow

Colliery Stables begin to grow

  The Colliery stable are beginning to take shape as the brick work continues to rapidly rise . As mentioned in earlier posts, the building…

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Samson - regulator rod made and safety valve casting machined...

Samson – regulator rod made and safety valve casting machined…

This week is a big one for Samson, with us taking the frames on a road-trip to Bridgnorth in order to have them finally riveted…

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Welsh Narrow Gauge calls...

Welsh Narrow Gauge calls…

We recently managed a few days (well, a week!) in a very hot and sunny Wales, staying near Cricieth on the beautiful Cardigan Bay.  This…

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News from the RHEC...

News from the RHEC…

There is quite a bit of finishing work taking place on the RHEC (Regional Heritage Engineering Centre) at the moment, though much work still taking…

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B-Type Bus breaks cover and basks in sunshine...

B-Type Bus breaks cover and basks in sunshine…

It’s been a while coming but the wait is surely worth it!  The B-Type bus has now entered the final stages of its overhaul and…

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More on Tintypes - traditional photography at Beamish...

More on Tintypes – traditional photography at Beamish…

Andy Martin has had another session using the Victorian era wet-plate collodion photography technique. Below: The mobile dark room and studio!  To the left is…

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Beamish Cranes in the wet... and the dry...

Beamish Cranes in the wet… and the dry…

Today has been a filthy wet day, with the site certainly looking lush this evening, if not particularly appealing!  In the workshops Brian and Tom…

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