The current focus of work on Samson is centred around the cylinder block (seen in earlier posts) and the reverser/pump stand. Here we look at…
There has been lots happening in the T&I (Transport & Industry) department at Beamish – here is a brief summary of some of the highlights……
The Rural Life team have recently embraced the use of mechanical power for the working field displays, making use of Fordson, Ferguson and Case tractor…
Work on Samson has continued at its usual impressive pace, largely through Dave’s strenuous efforts to drive the project forwards! Below: With the machine shop…
This week seems to have passed in a blur, with all manner of things progressing/occurring of interest to the T&I department at Beamish – here…
Our building team have been busily working away with the Stable building, which is starting to take shape nicely. The brick work of the front…
The museum has had its own Strowger exchange since 1985 when GEC Plessey, Hartlepool, donated a 100 line Siemens type 222. This exchange operated…
After a few quiet days on the blog, here is some news from the T&I side at Beamish… Below: Gateshead 10 has been carefully nursed…
Dave Young has spent another day in a private workshop boring Samson’s cylinder block. The method of ‘boring’ is often referred to in the railway…
Many years ago, when the Museum required a container, the opportunity arose, for the same cost, to retrieve and move an NER coach body and…
As well as the recent event, there has been a certain amount of progress on other fronts, not least Samson and the Bread Van. The…
Here is a glance over days 2, 3 and 4 of the Agricultural Power from the Past event – grabbed as and when I had…
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