19th January 2011 We have recently entered into an agreement with the East Anglian Transport Museum to loan them Sheffield ‘Roberts’ tram No.513. Built in…
18th January 2011 Yesterday Stuart and I were in Norfolk to see the final steam test, and first test runs, of the Y7. This LNER…
13th January 2011 Following on from the highly successful mid-life refresh of Blackpool 31 last winter, we are now undertaking a similar job on Newcastle…
11th January 2011 Below: A haul of vending machines arrived, cleaned, from our off-site store. A selection will be moving to a new home, whilst…
11th January 2011 In a sort of Haynes Manual style, here is a sequence of photos showing Dave Young and I removing Coffee Pot’s slide…
10th January 2011 At Bowes, the final assembly of the woodshed for the colliery railway is progressing, with the frame now erected and awaiting cladding….
10th January 2011 Happy New Year to all blog readers! The Christmas period, whilst frozen and icy has seen progress on a number of projects,…
20th December 2010 Well, we are drawing to the close of another year and a quick look back through the blog shows this was probably…
17th December 2010 We are delighted to announce that after over 12 months of work and discussion we have agreed to purchase Dunrobin, the Sharp…
17th December 2010 Down in the (very!) cold Colliery Engine Works, Alan Milburn is making good progress on the chaldron ‘flat’ waggon, a barrier vehicle…
17th December 2010 Here are some views of the Fish and Chip shop, now that the snow has (to some extent!) cleared and enabled work…
16th December 2010 Adams Patent Car Elevator Some reference has been made on this blog before to the Adams Patent Car Elevator purchased recently by…
16th December 2010 Despite yet more snow falling, various projects are still underway. As a sample of what we are doing, here is a brief…
17th December 2010 We are delighted to announce that after over 12 months of work and discussion we have agreed to purchase Dunrobin, the Sharp…
15th December 2010 Work at the RMS continues in connection with the forthcoming movement of collections. In order to provide additional storage space a new…
8th December 2010 A plan from the archive chest… Cowans Sheldon water columns. I thought this might be of interest to modellers in particular –…
8th December 2010 While the snow and subsequent freeze has had a major impact on progress outside, volunteer David Young has taken confinement to his…
3rd December 2010 Well, the snow has kept coming, and last night it froze. Hard. For a week or so we have been mulling over…
1st December 2010 The previously trumpeted blog book of the year is now available! It is a 40 page (plus colour covers), softback, full colour…
29th November 2010 Another six inches of snow fell last night, rendering the Museum even more picturesque than before! Here are some views taken over…
26th November 2010 Well, its still snowing! The tram route is clear and 10 and 16 are in service, though there are few visitors braving…
26th November 2010 Planning work and initial restoration on Lewin is now well advanced. To date an extensive research exercise has been undertaken by David…
26th November 2010 Yesterday I was attending a meeting at the NRM, York so found a few minutes to have a wander about and remind…
23rd November 2010 On Sunday the Heaton Park Tramway held its much anticipated Blackpool Transport gala. Featuring Beamish’s Blackpool 31 (which is there for the…
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