The GNSF 2015 - looking back...

The GNSF 2015 – looking back…

With the Great North Festival of Transport now behind us, I thought I’d glance back at the Great North Steam Fair, our opening event, having…

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Old King Coal come rain or shine

Old King Coal come rain or shine

Just a short addition to Paul’s last posting marking the end of the festival of Transport. Below are a few images from the weekends Old…

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Those were the weeks that were...

Those were the weeks that were…

Before the blog gets back into the routine of restoration and news reports, I thought a post to tidy up various lose ends might be of interest.  The…

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Commer Van Repaint Completed...

Commer Van Repaint Completed…

  Michael Goldsmith, our Electrician, is pleased…  ‘His’ van, the 1933 Commer, has been repainted and now wears his name and role.  The previous drab…

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Old King Coal

Old King Coal

We are ending our Great North Festival Transport with our annual Old King Coal event. This community led event celebrates the regions mining heritage and…

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Cub on tour...

Cub on tour…

For the spring gathering (April 19th) at London Bus Museum, Brooklands, Historic Vehicle Restoration took our future accessible bus, Leyland Cub 716 (ex Crosville) along to the…

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Sunshine and Quarry Hunslets...

Sunshine and Quarry Hunslets…

With the Horses at Work weekend ahead, and all of our railways (including the wooden waggonway) in operation, Matt E and I spent the afternoon preparing Edward…

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GNSF 2015 Day 4...

GNSF 2015 Day 4…

A shorter post for the last day as the weather was not kind and more photos can be found in the growing gallery here: http://46.32.240.35/beamishtransportonline.co.uk/imagegalleries/great-north-festival-of-transport-2015/…

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GNSF 2015 Day 3...

GNSF 2015 Day 3…

Another sunny day but with a freezing wind across the site – undeterred the visitors came in their thousands and many additional exhibits arrived for…

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GNSF 2015 Day 2...

GNSF 2015 Day 2…

  Another busy day and with more exhibits arriving, the variety keeps growing!  Here are a few shots grabbed during the day to show just…

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GNSF 2014 Day 1...

GNSF 2014 Day 1…

Well, here we go – the Great North Steam Fair has begun… Build up Below: In the weeks before the event, a huge amount of…

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T&I News Week 13 2015...

T&I News Week 13 2015…

Covering the period up to and including Saturday 4th April A shorter posting this week, in anticipation of a plethora of postings as we get…

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