T&I News 19 2023...

T&I News 19 2023…

Once again it has been a while since the last blog post.  Work has been progressing on various fronts, but the majority of the time…

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T&I News 17 2023...

T&I News 17 2023…

It has been a while since I sat at the keyboard to write a blog post!  A combination of things have conspired to reduce the…

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T&I News 16 2023...

T&I News 16 2023…

For this post I thought we’d focus on the recent transport gala and the narrow gauge railway in particular, given that we presented both a…

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T&I News 14 2023...

T&I News 14 2023…

We had a new item of rolling stock on test at Beamish last week, in the shape of a new-build Stockton & Darlington Railway chaldron…

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2023 - 2026: Looking ahead to the next three years...

2023 – 2026: Looking ahead to the next three years…

I realise that July is upon us and that I have not done the customary summary of 2022, let alone the look ahead to 2023…

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Dunrobin - summer 2023 update

Dunrobin – summer 2023 update

I’ve covered recent progress on Dunrobin’s restoration/overhaul in numerous posts, but being aware of the very specific interest in this locomotive, thought a summary of…

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T&I News 12 2023...

T&I News 12 2023…

Firstly, an apology for the long gap since the last blog post – I’ve been away and also dealing with some family matters, so haven’t…

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Fares Please! Passenger Transport Event...

Fares Please! Passenger Transport Event…

This weekend we will be holding a new, and possibly one-off transport event, titled ‘Fares Please!’ This was originally going to focus on the Tramway’s…

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T&I News 9 2023...

T&I News 9 2023…

This post covers quite a few aspects of the transport activity at the museum, as I haven’t posted for a little while and there is…

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T&I News 8 2023...

T&I News 8 2023…

I thought I’d better have a post to note the recent Steam Gala and Easter weekend – both of which were extremely busy for the…

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