Workshop Diary November 2024

Workshop Diary November 2024

Welcome to another Workshop Diary – the last month has flown by, and so this report covers something of the end of the high-season, whilst…

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Roof rebuild for the Duke's Saloon

Roof rebuild for the Duke’s Saloon

The Duke of Sutherland brake saloon, 58A, is continuing to receive attention in readiness for a return to service in 2025.  The old canvas was…

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Workshop Diary September 2024

Workshop Diary September 2024

Welcome to the latest blog post and in particular, hello to new readers who are joining from the museum’s Facebook page.  The blog has been…

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T&I News 12 2024

T&I News 12 2024

This post takes a different approach to the usual ‘workshop diary’ format of my posts on the blog.  In the post below, I’ve attempted to…

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T&I News 9 2024...

T&I News 9 2024…

The blog returns after a short break (as I was on annual leave), with a summary of work that has been taking place in the…

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Fares Please! 2024

Fares Please! 2024

Last weekend we held our second Fares Please! transport event.  Once again the focus was inevitably on buses, though Lisbon 730 was on display outside…

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T&I News 8 2024...

T&I News 8 2024…

In this post we find trams at the centre of attention, with work progressing on Gateshead 10 and Lisbon 730, as well as some interim…

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T&I News 7 2024...

T&I News 7 2024…

Welcome to the latest blog post, which is something of a mixture of report and thought – as you’ll see below.  The workshops are busy,…

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T&I News 5 2024...

T&I News 5 2024…

There is lots to report this month.  It is also worth noting that we had to cancel the rest of Sir Berkeley’s steaming dates here,…

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Sir Berkeley steaming dates - cancelled

Sir Berkeley steaming dates – cancelled

I thought it useful to readers that this update was posted, following on from the last post here.  Sir Berkeley developed a fault on Monday…

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Sir Berkeley Steaming dates...

Sir Berkeley Steaming dates…

There has been a great deal of interest in the visit of Manning Wardle No.1210 Sir Berkeley to Beamish, and having promised further steamings, here…

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Wheels of Industry 2024...

Wheels of Industry 2024…

Our first Wheels of Industry event has been and gone, with nearly 11,000 visitors over the two days, making it successful operationally and commercially.  Despite…

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T&I News 4 2024...

T&I News 4 2024…

The week has been dominated by the arrival of exhibits for Wheels of Industry this weekend, and preparing the various railway exhibits for operation.  Here…

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T&I News 3 2024...

T&I News 3 2024…

The blog celebrates fifteen years of existence this month – which is rather hard to believe, looking back!  Some of the earlier posts were rather…

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Wheels of Industry - April transport gala

Wheels of Industry – April transport gala

It would be fair to say that news of the 2024 events programme is landing a little late – the pressures of everything else that…

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T&I News 2 2024...

T&I News 2 2024…

I think it is fair to say that the blog is becoming more of a monthly newsletter now – and certainly for the T&I posts,…

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