Part 1: A selection of railway exhibits: In anticipation of the Great North Steam Fair (April 12 – 15th) I will start to filter out…
The wonder of the ‘App’ has come to Beamish! Andy Martin has made this short film showing Coffee Pot No.1 at work during this February’s…
On the 18th June 1970 Ray Manning chanced across Fort Steele and found an expatriate there, in steam and operating on the 4km line there….
Its been another one of those weeks where lots of work hasn’t produced so much to show on the blog, though hopefully I can change…
Below: The level crossing gates from Rowley have been moved to the Colliery Engine Works for Tony to overhaul. They have been suffering from rot…
Below: Progress is still ongoing, though this week not quite as visible. The cylinder covers (seen below) are now receiving the final coats of colour…
Last weekend was the first ‘enhanced transport performance’ weekend of the year, which as posted here previously will see the first weekend of every month…
A year since I first met Dunrobin in the flesh and eight months since it returned to the UK we are very pleased to announce…
For those who subscribe to this blog I apologise for the appearance of some sort of large orange symbol at the top of each post…
It has been a busy couple of weeks with progress on several fronts but primarily a focus on various projects and research subjects that will…
Below: I called in at Stanegate last Thursday to see the Forcett coach and Ian Yates has also sent some further images showing progress. Below…
Here are the latest views of progress on the Forcett coach’s restoration at Stanegate Restorations & Replicas, as sent through by Ian Yates who leads…
Below: Another productive week on Lewin! On Tuesday I called in on Alton Engineering who are rapidly bringing to a conclusion the restoration of the…
Below: Colin Slater, who assists in coordinating the work that the Friends workshop volunteers do at Beamish, send through these photos of a ‘typical’ Saturday’s…
As the work to complete Lewin accelerates towards its conclusion (I hope!) in the late spring, I thought I would cover the progress on the…
Below: The latest addition to the Steam Mule ‘assemblage of steam bling and ornamentation’ (!) is this small water pump. Dave Young built it from…
Below: The restoration of the water cart by the Friends volunteers has taken a great step forwards after they rapidly dismantled it and dispatched the…
Few visitors to Beamish lately will have failed to notice how hard the bus fleet is working. There are some long term plans to expand…
Happy New Year to all blog followers! After a break I have returned full of ideas for the year ahead, which certainly looks to be…
The blog (well, me!) will be taking a break for the next week or so. I’d like to thank everyone for following these musings and…
Below: Not Lewin but relevant as it is the same workshop – this is the crankshaft from the Ruston portable seen on a lathe at…
Below: A superb effort by the track team with assistance from other members of the Facilities department saw the concrete to encase the new depot…
Below: I was recently trawling the Internet looking for background information or any new photographs of trams/locomotives/rolling stock in the Beamish collection when under the…
Below: To start this post here is a morning photo of Sunderland 16 heading into service – quite nice weather, unlike this evening! Below: The…
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