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…
22nd April 2010 Below: Rambler basks in the evening sunshine. I am likely to be out road rolling with Rambler on Saturday. A new construction…
20th April 2010 Neville Whaler sent through a selection of photos from the weekend/event and it is nice that these feature some of the people…
19th April 2010 Readers of this blog will probably have noticed that to the right of the main stream there are various options to view…
19th April 2010 Dave Hewitt kindly sent through some of his images from the PftP event – starting with my favorite (below – ten engines…
19th April 2010 Well, its all over now. Probably one of Beamish’s biggest ever events, certainly the biggest transport themed one and it seems to…
18th September 2010 Latest photos by Philip Higgs from the Blackpool paintshop… 101 is likely to arrive at Beamish in mid-June.
18th April 2010 Work on the restoration of the chaldron waggons has commenced. As was described in earlier posts, we have received financial support from…
17th April 2010 Day three has passed, bright, sunny and warm. We have been tremendously lucky with the weather and visitor attendance has been excellent…
16th April 2010 The event was in full swing today, and the weather was glorious! Lots of activity all around the site and despite one…
15th April 2010 Phew – one day down, three to go!!!! A lot of last minute preparation preceded a very successful day both in terms…
14th April 2010 Wow! What a busy day as we set up for the PftP event, which starts tomorrow… Below: The horse drawn street sweep…
11th April 2010 A quiet Sunday afternoon spent watching trams go by as I prepared Rambler for its steam test on Tuesday – all being…
9th April 2010 Phil Higgs from the Lancastrian Transport Trust sent through this photo of Sunderland 101 (nee Blackpool 703) in the paintshop at Blackpool….
9th April 2010 Below: This early (possibly pre egg-ended) boiler arrived today, recovered from a farm in Northumberland. Notable are the flat ends, which suggest…
9th April 2010 The latest edition of the transport collection stocklist is now available online – download it from the links on to the right…
8th April 2010 Below: Leeds 6 entered passenger service today – running with full loads on what has been a busy day at the museum….
7th April 2010 A couple of shots from the tram depot today… Below: Phil Anderson has been filling and rubbing the undercoat on 31 –…
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