Thanks to the editor of Heritage Railway Magazine, Robin Jones, we are able to bring you the article on Dunrobin that I wrote and was…
I was very pleased to find and purchase this image on e-bay two weeks ago – it is a fine study of 4085 Dunrobin upon…
Things on this site will be a little quiet over Christmas, so here is an article to help pass the time during the festive break……
We are often loaned or given negatives or old prints to study, scan and try and add some meat to. A small box recently borrowed…
A lot of joinery work has been going on in the Colliery over the last few weeks. Not only in the Stables but also Hetton…
Looking back over the year, it is quite something to think that in April, Samson was no more than a set of frame plates awaiting…
This is the last news report of 2013 – if anything exciting happens over the next two days I’ll add it onto this post. There…
Here are a couple of items that should be of interest to those who study Newcastle Corporation Transport and its vehicles and routes… Below: I…
The now very familiar sight of a Scotts low-loader arriving at our tram depot with a new consignment aboard! 680 was loaded last night as…
Its been a while since Dunrobin was mentioned here, but work has continued on the project. On Tuesday I had a sortie down to Bridgnorth…
Work on all fronts continues at a startling rate – how did we cope without the facilities we now have?! I’ve already sketched out the…
Monday mornings are always hectic at Beamish, as the team takes stock of the past weekend and any repairs and maintenance arising as well as…
Work on Samson has seen a major accomplishment over the last week, with David trial fitting the new crankshaft and then spending a great deal…
In some appalling weather conditions, Darren and Mark have been hard at work on a number of construction sites. Assisted by Keith, who normally has…
With the rebuild of Sheffield tram No.264 gathering momentum, and therefore its appearance on the blog becoming more regular, I thought a brief overview of…
Over recent weeks Andy Martin has been out and about with his camera, capturing the Museum at dusk and after dark. Here are the fruits…
Helped by the recent dry weather work on the stable roof has moved along very quickly. In fact, it seems we have got the roof…
There has been lots to report this week already, with Jonathan giving an update on the telecom and mining matters in other posts – here…
Thanks to some help from BT (the real one!) our project to increase the use of the museums Strowger exchange is making good progress. BT…
Today marked the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Mines Rescue Station at Houghton-le-Spring. To mark the event the Station held an open day…
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