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…
Below: Today staff training was being undertaken at Rowley Station, giving the Y7 an early airing in some glorious sunshine. Below: Meanwhile, the narrow gauge…
Below: Early this morning, Coffee Pot stirs… I was shunting the Waggonway train ready for removal (by lorry) to the Waggonway, this morning, with Coffee…
With so much happening in the transport and industry aspects of Beamish, and so much to report on the blog, I thought a quick review…
Below: The narrow gauge railway project is forging ahead, with the engine shed now relocated onto a newly prepared base. The track will run away…
Below: Another sunny day, and the site has been busy with activity. Here Darren and Mark are making the base for the narrow gauge engine…
Here are some further views of Newcastle, from the collections of Gordon Wells and Roger Darsley. Roger wrote the definitive book on the Wissington Railway…
Below: Some lovely weather these last few days – Gateshead 10 basks in the sunshine. Below: A shunt, using Rover power, took place, to swap…
Below: Another selection of exhibits that will be on display, and perhaps more excitingly, in action, at the Great North Steam Fair. It is important…
Here are some more of the confirmed exhibits for the Great North Steam Fair April 12 – 15th. The theme here is road locomotives with…
We’ve had some great weather this weekend and lots happening around the place… Below: With the Friends, we have jointly purchased five Raleigh bicycles for…
Today, a filming assignment underway in the Colliery (which required Coffee Pot No.1 in steam) gave me the opportunity to shunt Newcastle downhill of the…
The offer of a set of ex Grimsby & Immingham bogies seemed too good an offer to resist, and has been seen in earlier posts,…
Below: Newcastle wasn’t the only thing we acquired! This pile of bits is in fact a historically important side tipping waggon of the ‘MSC’ type…
Here is some exciting news – we’ve bought another steam locomotive! I’ll be posting an article in the links section in due course, containing all…
Some activities from around the site, though they do not convey just how busy everyone is at the moment – the site is buzzing with…
On Saturday our century old Dene single cylinder motorcycle fired into life on the second kick after some 11 years slumber in the Museum’s garage…
A few more photos from last week… Below: The National Railway Museum have transferred to us a number of bogies that have been stored in…
Below: A few notes from the Friends activities: Here is an invalid carriage undergoing full restoration. More of this to appear on here in due…
Well, it’s here! The Blackpool Boat No.233 (currently 605) arrived early this morning having been loaded and travelled as far as North Yorkshire yesterday. As…
Below: This morning Lewin’s boiler arrived back from Alton Engineering following completion of its rebuild. The view below shows it aboard Dave Gibson’s lorry, along…
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