Sunderland 101 joins the Beamish collection permanently...

Sunderland 101 joins the Beamish collection permanently…

We are very pleased to announce that we have completed the purchase of Sunderland tram No.101 (formerly Blackpool 703) from the Lancastrian Transport Trust. Purchase…

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General news from around the RHEC: Feb 19th 2014...

General news from around the RHEC: Feb 19th 2014…

As usual here is a round up of some of the goings on around the workshops.  Its half-term here and you can find wider coverage…

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Rolling Restorations: Part 3: A Series EE067

Rolling Restorations: Part 3: A Series EE067

Part 3 of this occasional series ponders on some of the questions raised as I begin to research EE067 and start the first tasks in…

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More T&I Activity around Beamish *Updated*...

More T&I Activity around Beamish *Updated*…

In this post we will have a look around the site, and RHEC, at some of the other projects taking place that haven’t been looked…

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News from the Telephone Exchange

News from the Telephone Exchange

Our band of ex-BT volunteers are starting to make real progress with the telephone exchange. The exchange is working more reliably than it has for…

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No.18 'Lewin' Miscellany...

No.18 ‘Lewin’ Miscellany…

A lot has been reported on the blog re the restoration of No.18.  Like all projects, there always seems to be bits and pieces that…

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Colliery Stables Update

Colliery Stables Update

Completion of the stables is getting closer which, given the weather, the ponies will be glad of. Shaun has been busy in the joiners shop…

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Tramway Miscellany...

Tramway Miscellany…

Peter Barlow, from the Beamish Tramway Group, has been sorting though his images, taken over a period since 1969.  As a result, here are some…

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Transport & Industry News Mid February 2014...

Transport & Industry News Mid February 2014…

After a few days leave here is the latest T&I news from Beamish.  You may also notice some subtle changes to the Blog, part of…

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News from the Colliery

News from the Colliery

Work is once again picking up pace for the final push at the Pit Pony Stables, in the Pit Village. The building is now wind…

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Rolling Restorations Part 2: Barford & Perkins A Series No.EE067

Rolling Restorations Part 2: Barford & Perkins A Series No.EE067

Part 2 of this occasional series closely follows Part 1 where we looked at Beamish’s Barford & Perkins D4 roller of 1925, R025. In this…

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Rolling Restoration Part 1: Barford & Perkins D4 Series No.R025...

Rolling Restoration Part 1: Barford & Perkins D4 Series No.R025…

Welcome to a new theme in the blog – looking at road rollers and associated equipment in all of its many shapes and sizes. The…

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* Updated* More Exhibits for GNFoT are confirmed...

* Updated* More Exhibits for GNFoT are confirmed…

The line up for the Edwardians at Plan and Great North Steam Fair events are shaping up nicely as the countdown to the event reaches…

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General T&I News Roundup - late Jan 2014...

General T&I News Roundup – late Jan 2014…

An eclectic round up this week.  I am trying to keep the update posts at least weekly, with feature posts as and when they are…

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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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