It has been a few weeks since we last looked in on progress on Samson, but this doesn’t mean that there hasn’t been a great…
I recently purchased a set of photographs taken on the Grimsby & Immingham Tramway – one of them was of particular interest, featuring No.26 –…
The sun has shone today, with real warmth from it too. Hopefully this will last over the weekend for all of those visiting our Blackpool…
Just a reminder to fans of Blackpool trams that this weekend sees our whole service operated by the current ex Blackpool residents – 31, 167,…
We have been very saddened by the recent death of a stalwart of the Museum and the Beamish Tramway Group – Tony Wickens. Tony died…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Welcome to a new theme in the blog – looking at road rollers and associated equipment in all of its many shapes and sizes. The…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
The team restoring the Barford & Perkins 1925 ex RAF Motor Roller have passed a milestone, with the work on the rolling chassis now all…
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…
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…
Recent Comments