Blackpool 167 on test at Beamish...

Blackpool 167 on test at Beamish…

The eleventh visiting tramcar to arrive at Beamish was waiting at the gates this morning, in the form of English Electric ‘Pantograph’ car No.167 from…

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*Updated* Samson - cylinder block construction progress...

*Updated* Samson – cylinder block construction progress…

David is focusing intensively on Samson’s cylinder block construction at present, hoping to trail fit the completed block onto the boiler shell next week, enabling…

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Beamish Transport & Industry News - 24th Jan 2014...

Beamish Transport & Industry News – 24th Jan 2014…

Here is an assorted look back over the week’s T&I projects and developments… Below: The Jamie Guest from the Leeds Transport Historical Society has been…

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General T&I news mid Jan...

General T&I news mid Jan…

The big project in the workshop at the moment is the rebuild of the decks of the gallopers, to be followed by the rounding boards….

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Blackpool 167 is coming to play...

Blackpool 167 is coming to play…

This press release will no doubt be of great interest to tramway enthusiasts and is released here and on the NTM blog simultaneously… Following the…

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Transport & Industry - a busy week in retrospect...

Transport & Industry – a busy week in retrospect…

The winter period is a key one for us in terms of carrying out maintenance and advancing projects on a number of fronts.  Here is…

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R025 - Rolling Restoration of 1925 Motor Roller Milestone reached...

R025 – Rolling Restoration of 1925 Motor Roller Milestone reached…

The team restoring the Barford & Perkins 1925 ex RAF Motor Roller have passed a milestone, with the work on the rolling chassis now all…

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Gateshead 52 arrives at Beamish...

Gateshead 52 arrives at Beamish…

Over 50 years ago a small four wheel tramcar departed the area in which it had worked its entire life, for a new future as…

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Blackpool tram No.280 - test running commences...

Blackpool tram No.280 – test running commences…

On Friday No.280 made its first movements under its own power at Beamish, during the commissioning process currently underway to get this car into service…

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