29th May 2011 On Sunday I was at Crich, the home of the National Tramway Museum (and Tramway Museum Society collection), which includes extensive depots,…
27th May 2011 This morning Newcastle 114 carried out further test trips following completion of its overhaul and repaint. The motor at No.2 end is,…
25th May 2011 Below: The turnout work behind the town is continuing, made slightly more complicated by the need to convert a right hand point…
25th May 2011 I intend to chart progress on Dunrobin in a similar manner to the Coffee Pot/Lewin etc on the blog and will try…
23rd May 2011 After a hectic week of Dunrobin, my fiancée and I spent a weekend in London – to escape the heritage World for…
20th May 2011 Yesterday the final move of Dunrobin (for now!) took place, with it being transhipped onto the lorry at Liverpool Seaforth Docks (the…
18th May 2011 Its a few month since we saw this – coach 58A, last reported from in Canada! Following a safe passage, the coach…
12th May 2011 Further to the previous posting regarding Gateshead trams, Julian has delved deeper into the files and turned up these fascinating views… Below:…
16th May 2011 Below: The former Wolsingham engine, now used to run the picking belts (or jiggers) in the Colliery heapstead is regularly in steam….
16th May 2011 We have another new book out! This little 64 page hardback postcard size book is full of colour photographs taken of the…
14th May 2011 Below: The siding creeps slowly forwards, with the original sidings (much of which has been buried for many years) being lifted as…
12th May 2011 Further to the previous posting regarding Gateshead trams, Julian has delved deeper into the files and turned up these fascinating views… Below:…
11th May 2011 The link below is for a marine website which enables the tracking of most commercial ships at sea and in ports. The…
11th may 2011 Below: The track lads are laying in the new turnout for the engine shed siding, and which will maintain the existing siding…
11th May 2011 Sometimes Curators go on holiday! And where better than mid Wales, where (just by chance!) there are a number of narrow gauge…
10th May 2011 From time to time new collections of photographs arrive at Beamish and are duly processed by Julian Harrop to be placed onto…
9th May 2011 Below: The second motor for Newcastle 114 has arrived and been fitted, as seen below. Below: Sunderland 16 coasts along the street…
9th May 2011 David Othen has posted this film of Dunrobin’s arrival in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Youtube – the scale of it looks tiny…
9th May 2011 Lots has been going on over the last week – apologies for lack of postings lately. Below: A returnee to Beamish is…
29th April 2011 It’s that time of year when thoughts turn to holidays, then what to take to read on them. Whilst always trying to…
25th April 2011 All blog followers should have a look at the above link, posted by Andy Martin – it is superb!
21st April 2011 Andy Martin took this photograph yesterday and I thought I would include it here as it is such a nice scene! See…
21st April 2011 The repairs to Lewin’s frames are making good progress at Allen Engineering in Hetton. The distorted section has been removed and new…
21st April 2011 After the public photo session on the Saturday of the GNSF we held our own for Andy Martin to gather images for…
20th April 2011 More sunshine! So here are two views of Manchester 765 in the town street working on the outer circle (clockwise) duty. Below:…
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