Below: Bluebird Buses of Scarborough have sent their newly (and beautifully) restored 1929 Leyland Tiger TS2. This will be on display and performing demonstration runs…
Below: The Boat ‘set sail’ this evening on a driver training run – Stuart is seen at the controls, familiarising himself with yet another tram…
Below: Graham Morris delivered our visiting narrow gauge steam contingent last night, seen arriving aboard his specially adapted lorry. Apologies for the picture quality –…
Below: We’ve started the build up for the GNSF with arrivals of some of the stars of the show… Here is Duke of York, the…
Below: While great things are happening with the Daimler bus’s repaint, the details (and crew!) have not been forgotten either… Les Little, one of the…
Below: 233 ventured outside this morning in order that the painter, Dave, could inspect his handywork in daylight. The tram looks superb and a final…
Below: Here is a selection of images taken this morning showing a historic moment for our No.18 (or Lewin) – the re-fitting of the newly…
Below: A couple of views showing the narrow gauge line rapidly advancing and also the first item of rolling stock to turn a wheel on…
This copy of a copy of an image which appeared in ‘The Durham County News, Thursday 17th May 1934’ reported on the reservoir construction at…
Below: A couple of photos (courtesy of Peter Barlow) showing 233 yesterday and the rate of progress on its repaint. It is now in familiar…
It may be recalled by readers of the blog that some thought is being given to repainting Gateshead 10, temporarily, into British Railways green livery….
With less than two weeks to go until the Great North Steam Fair and the Saturday photo session, some thoughts regarding what we hope to…
Below: Dave the Busworks painter is making good progress on 233 and has done a huge amount of preparation over a couple of very long…
Phew! More exciting goings on at Beamish today! Birkenhead 20 arrived from Merseyside at lunchtime and was quickly unloaded and work to commission it undertaken……
Below: A selection of photos hot from the camera of our USA correspondent showing Glyder and Ogwen being loaded ready for their journey to the…
Bob Whetham from Fort Steele sent through this fantastic photograph taken by Ken R Cringan (Nanaimo, British Columbia) showing Dunrobin on the Niagara Canyon Bridge…
Below: Work on 233’s repaint is progressing well and paint should be going on tomorrow morning. The tram is now entirely rubbed down and various…
Borrowing from the Welsh Highland Railway’s extension website, the term ‘head of steel’ now quite nicely applies to our own narrow gauge endeavors as the…
Below: On Saturday the Friends team of volunteers responsible for the stunning restoration of the SOS bus gave it a few shake down laps of…
Below: While sorting out some images at home, I came across these photographs which are of interest. The first shows Hull 96 at Heaton Park…
Today has been glorious, weather wise, but also another great moment for the Beamish Tramway Group and those who have been helping prepare Blackpool 233…
<span >There truly is never a dull moment at the Transport & Industry desk here at Beamish! You may have read elsewhere, as news has…
Below: Andy Basnett delivered the newly reconstructed body for the Hodbarrow side tipping waggon yesterday. As can be seen here he has done a fantastic…
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