We are very pleased to be able to confirm that the locomotive which will spend at least the first half of the 2015 operating season…
Last week I realised that I had been at Beamish for exactly ten years – something of a personal anniversary perhaps, but one that caused…
The photo above is a taster of what our new arrival, Blackpool 284 (nee 621) might look something like once restored – casting our minds…
Brush car 621 (284) to join the Beamish fleet! Here is a statement that may be of interest to blog followers! In a tri party…
Its been a particularly busy week, with lots happening right across the Transport & Industry operation. Separate posts cover some of the activities in the Colliery…
In anticipation of the arrival of a new locomotive in coming weeks and the forthcoming Christmas Festival at the Waggonway, we’ve been carrying out something…
On Saturday we made a start with a new team formed to tackle narrow gauge projects on a volunteer basis, partly formed from staff and…
Another mixed bag on the news front this week! A good deal of work has also en taking place on our ‘Remaking Beamish’ development, with…
The restoration of the Leyland Cub reached a significant stage last week when the new ramp was trial fitted, linking this restoration with the bus’…
The usual thread of these updates has been slightly interrupted by a week’s holiday then a frantic week of catching up. At least this means…
The rate of progress being made on Leyland Cub 716 at Historic Vehicle Restoration continues to astonish! Some recent views are included here to show…
Further archive trade catalogues have been added to the blog, almost all relating to motor rollers from numerous manufacturers, with a quantity focussed on Barford…
A mixture of workshop news and operations this week – with the first weekend marking our enhanced transport activity around site, something which will be…
Behind the scenes there is much planning taking place in anticipation of the winter maintenance period, which as ever will see a focus on the…
We’ve missed a few weeks with the regular reports, so here is a quick round up of happenings over the last few days in the…
Seb Marshall and his team at Historic Vehicle Restoration are making remarkable progress on the restoration and adaptation of our ex Crosville Leyland Cub, No.716….
Last weekend saw the culmination of years of work and preparation by members of the Moseley Railway Trust, with the successful and impressive ‘Tracks to…
I’ve posted elsewhere about the Electric 50 event at Crich, but thought that 114’s visit warranted its own post! This also enables it to appear…
This last weekend the National Tramway Museum celebrated 50 years of electric tramcar operation at Crich with a superb event over the two days, including…
We have a narrow gauge theme to this post… Below: Andy Martin visited us during the Power from the Past event, taking some stunning wet…
With a few days lieu time looming, here is this week’s report. Crich will be Saturday’s destination, with the Tracks to the Trenches event at…
Well, the event is now behind us but the Agricultural Festival has much more to give, and the events continue through the rest of the…
Whilst the Power from the Past event was at the forefront of our minds over the weekend, other work has progressed too. Notable amongst this…
A short report for this post – just a glimpse of some of the exhibits you can see as part of the Power from the…
In anticipation of the start of Power from the Past on Thursday, Matt and I have been preparing the various railways for the event. Today…
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