Welcome to Beamish Transport Online 2020 – Happy New Year and here we go with the eleventh year of the transport blog covering the operational…
As has become something of a tradition, here is a review of the last 12 months (which make up a year that has absolutely flown…
Bus Depot The depot is now more or less complete and on Friday 22nd it was formally opened by guests from Go North-East, The Reece…
Another busy couple of weeks have flown by, so here are some news items to keep abreast of work taking place within the transport department…
It has been a very busy few weeks, so here is a roundup of what has been taking place within the transport team at the…
I start with an apology – this post will feature Samson, a lot! There has been a comment regarding the railway-heavy content on this blog. …
There has been plenty to report on the blog lately – and this week is no different! Anyone able to visit this coming weekend can…
This morning Rotherham 220 and Darlington 4 were posed in the Town street for photographs to be taken for future publicity material use. This obviously…
Most of this post is focused on the operation of buses at Beamish – including the rapid construction of the new depot and workshop as…
A glance through the content of this post reveals just how varied the work is, and how much is going on, carried out largely by…
Welcome back to the Beamish Transport Blog… As many of you will know, the original site suffered some issues recently, not least an amount of…
I can only apologise for the recent paucity of blog posts – their absence does not reflect a lack of things happening, rather that we…
Normal service is resumed in this post – with the latest progress from around the workshops. We also have No.18 back in traffic in the…
This week we have a more varied collection of news snippets, as various projects progress, some new ones appear and others draw (I really hope!)…
This week we look at the vehicles in and around the workshops, these being the subject of the efforts of various teams of staff and…
As has become customary, here is a brief review of 2016 and some of the highlights within the Transport & Industry/Site Support team. Needless to…
Its been a while since I posted, in part this is due to all of the various projects underway but in the main because, as…
The summer holidays roll on and the site remains incredibly busy, no doubt assisted by favourable weather and perhaps the recent TV appearances on the…
Last week (Wednesday to be precise) our Leyland Cub was able to make its first moves under power to demonstrate the progress made in this…
Another busy week has been and gone and Easter weekend presents an opportunity for progress on a number of fronts away from the distraction/temptation of…
Some exciting news from Byfleet where Seb Marshall and his team at Historic Vehicle Restoration are reaching the imminent point in the restoration of Crosville…
Running behind again, here is a review of the last fortnight, compiled over that period and therefore possibly a little disjointed! West Hartlepool Harbour &…
My apologies to those who have missed the blog for the last week or so. The completion of a manuscript for a book detailing Samson’s…
Hello and happy new year! It looks set to be a busy year ahead with a number of vehicles (rail and road) returning/entering service and…
As a bit of a bonus, here is an additional news update for this week, to be followed by one next week then an intermission…
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