22nd June 2010 The Zurich boiler inspector attended today to carry out the hydraulic test on the Steam Mule boiler – which passed. It was…
22nd June 2010 Repairs to Coffee Pot have been completed by Vincent Allen following discovery of some damage to one of the pistons. As a…
17th June 2010 Alan is making good progress on the first chaldron waggon and is a popular visitor attraction as can be seen in the…
17th June 2010 A couple of shots from the steam workshop… Below: Dave Young has made a new pin for the retaining collar on Rambler…
17th June 2010 Bill Dukes and his team are making rapid progress on the construction of the fairground site and access roads: Below: Rolling the…
14th June 2010 Today the groundworks for our Edwardian fun fair were started: Below: After marking the grass it was then rotavated then excavated. This…
14th June 2010 A couple of views of progress by the Friends… Below: The container/coal box is nearing completion and is awaiting its metal straps…
13th June 2010 The Corbridge rally this weekend was an opportunity to see some of the regular engines from this blog appearing elsewhere – here…
11th June 2010 Here is a short film of Furness 20 departing the centre road at Rowley Station. And here is a guard’s eye view…
11th June 2010 A random selection of stuff here… Below: Some readers of the other Beamish web content (Facebook, Twitter etc. – have a look,…
11th June 2010 Furness 20 was steamed today and a test train run at Rowley – it will be operating every weekend until the end…
9th June 2010 In pouring rain Furness No.20 arrived today and was swiftly unloaded, with Renishaw taking its place on the lorry. It is seen…
9th June 2010 Progress continues on several fronts with the chaldron rebuilds. Dave Potter has arrived to make a survey from which he will produce…
8th June 2010 Philip Higgs sent through these images of newly repainted 101 (nee 703) on a special working at Blackpool on Monday evening. I…
7th June 2010 After a week away from work there are one or two things to catch up, so I’ll update the blog over the…
27th May 2010 Well, life has probably never been busier before. Yesterday we marked out the site for the fairground (only for our pegs to…
2oth May 2010 Various bits and pieces from on and off the site… Below: Sunderland 101 is born! After completion of its repaint, Blackpool 703…
18th May 2010 I haven’t reported much on the blog lately, but work on site continues on the chaldrons, some improvements to the colliery engine…
12th May 2010 A few more images of Twizell, which has returned to service on the Tanfield Railway following a lengthy and extensive restoration. There…
12th May 2010 Whilst no longer a Beamish engine, there are still strong ties between the museum and the NER J21 locomotive, which was transferred…
11th May 2010 Michael Davison’s 1889 Marshall traction engine ‘Mary Margaret’ recently suffered a broken spigot on the casting which restricts the movement of the…
10th May 2010 John Turnock kindly sent through this photo of Twizell in action yesterday, double heading with Sir Cecil Cochrane and looking very well!
5th May 2010 Below: This is the spot, being cleared, where the chaldrons will be erected, prior to No.14 being moved out and on to…
4th May 2010 Below: Our new steam engineer Stuart Hines has started work and is seen here with Rambler enjoying the newly surfaced road around…
23rd April 2010 Below: Blackpool 4 will be in service this weekend – the last chance to see it running in green livery before the…
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