On a recent visit to Nenthead Mines, near Alston in Cumbria, I took the opportunity to have a look around the site. The visit was…
Since the completion of the brick work the Colliery Stables site has been quiet. Contractors have been constructing the timber a-frames offsite and this week…
Project ‘Samson’ is continuing to make great progress on a number of fronts, as this brief update shows… Below: David has completed the patters for…
Here is an update on the various projects under way in and around the RHEC… Below: Tony is forging ahead with the Londonderry box chaldron…
Here is a round of updates from around the Museum, looking at the T&I projects the team is working on as well as one or…
The RHEC (pronounced ‘Wreck’) team has been busy on both repairs and restorations lately – here is a glimpse of some of those which take…
After a kind invitation from Banks Mining I was able to visit their Brenkley Lane surface mine in Northumberland. The impressive site is set to be…
In recent days a steady flow of bricks and timber roof trusses have begun to arrive at Beamish. These are the materials from the former…
Amongst the plethora of workshop projects and repairs, Samson forges ahead, largely through volunteer input but also with some assistance from the team in the…
This week has been particularly busy, with no end of occurrences (and breakdowns) to deal with as well as a break in the recent wet…
There are a variety of things to report this week, presenting an eclectic mix of news! Below: The Green Watch from Handenhold Fire Station, our…
Any work involving digging is exciting! It brings about quick results and often remarkable changes in a very short amount of time. The work to…
The construction of Samson is making good progress on various fronts as this selection of pictures shows: Below: The cylinder block is seen here, set…
There are a number of posts in preparation but for starters here is a brief update on some of the projects in the RHEC that…
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…
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