Today we hosted the British Association of Removers, who are holding their AGM in the north east and had arranged for a wide selection and…
There was a lot of banging and hammering in the RHEC Erecting Shop today – the RHEC being the Regional Heritage Engineering Centre (we pronounce…
Here are a few photos that might be of interest. Firstly, Samson, sporting its frame extensions and now with pretty much most of the metal…
A new gallery of 1970s transparencies has been added to the blog – under the heading ‘galleries’ in the menu bar. I’ve added captions to the…
Its been a little while since I put a general news post onto the blog/website, so here are some of the things going on at…
A team of the Friends workshop volunteers have set about dismantling the Barford & Perkins motor roller, R025. The aim is to break it down into its…
With the kind cooperation of the editors of Old Glory and Narrow Gauge World we are now able to offer more articles on Beamish transport…
This fascinating photograph (by an unknown photographer) recently came to light on e-bay (thanks to Andy for the tip off!). It shows Sheffield 513, sans truck, jacked…
This photograph was recently purchased on e-bay for our archives and to enhance the file on Esme. It shows the engine at Wardie Garage in…
Below: Tony and Matt set about re-canvassing the B-Type bus roof (which forms the upstairs floor, with wooden laths to protect the canvas) this morning. …
Here is a final selection of images from the Great North Festival of Transport, which I think we can consider a great success. The tramway…
The final weekend of our festival is in full swing, centred around community banner marching and celebrating the centenary of the peak year of coal…
Whilst the event has inevitably dominated (taken over?!) life lately, other things have been taking place in this department, a smattering of which are shown…
It may only be a few days since the steam fair ended, but already we are ploughing on with the rest of the event and…
We’re really pleased with the new ‘Forty Years of Service’ book which has just arrived from the printers… It is a detailed history of the Beamish…
This afternoon the restored Forcett Coach No.179 (formerly Stockton & Darlington Railway), from 1865, arrived back at Beamish. Earlier posts on the blog will give you more…
Progress on erecting and drilling Samson’s frame components is well underway, with Dave making full use of the mag-drill to enable the trial assembly by…
Today was rather busy getting back into the stride of ‘normal’ life at work, but here are some photos taken yesterday before the mass exodus…
Here are a few photos taken by Andy Martin, Colin Slater and Neville Whaler during this weekend’s section of the festival… (Remember, if you double-click on…
We were greeted by reasonably warm and sunny weather today – and the Museum was busier than anyone can recall – it was packed. Some…
Here is a fairly random selection of photos taken today – again not featuring many of the road vehicles as I was largely confined to…
Below: Here is a selection of quickly grabbed images taken today showing just a few of the things going on at Beamish – I didn’t…
This morning ‘Rocket’ arrived at the Museum, and was promptly unloaded outside the Great Shed. It is due to operate on Saturday and Sunday. As…
Its been a busy day at Beamish, with preparations for the Great North Steam Fair (GNSF) underway. One of the most time-consuming and complicated elements (not…
Andy Martin kindly supplied some images that he took of yesterday’s fantastic tramcar parade. The event had a wonderful atmosphere and to see the street…
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