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Welcome to the latest blog post, which is something of a mixture of report and thought – as you’ll see below. The workshops are busy,…
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There is lots to report this month. It is also worth noting that we had to cancel the rest of Sir Berkeley’s steaming dates here,…
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The blog celebrates fifteen years of existence this month – which is rather hard to believe, looking back! Some of the earlier posts were rather…
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Welcome to 2024! I very much hope to increase the rate of posting this year, as it fell a little behind my own aspirations for…
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Another lengthy break in blog posts, due to having taken some unplanned leave. But work has continued on various fronts, and plans/arrangements remain underway for…
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We had a new item of rolling stock on test at Beamish last week, in the shape of a new-build Stockton & Darlington Railway chaldron…
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I realise that July is upon us and that I have not done the customary summary of 2022, let alone the look ahead to 2023…
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Firstly, an apology for the long gap since the last blog post – I’ve been away and also dealing with some family matters, so haven’t…
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The Beamish Tramway has attained the remarkable feat of fifty years continuous service to the museum, nearly as many years as the region’s original electric…
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Winter continues to bite, with recent snow and rain making ground conditions particularly soft, and the appeal of working outside is seemingly some months away…
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One of the aspirations of the current transport strategy at Beamish, is a focus on increasing the use and display of regionally appropriate vehicles wherever…
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Welcome to the first blog post of 2023, and we wish all blog readers a happy and peaceful 2023. We pick up where we left…
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Welcome to what is the last news update for 2022. I’m aiming to produce a review of the year, plus look forward to 2023 before…
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Here is the latest news from the transport and engineering team at Beamish. A mix of coverage, as usual, and probably the penultimate post this…
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A late report this week, as we were struck down at home by a bug my one-year old son caught at nursery, and rapidly spread…
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There is quite a bit to report from the last week or so, covering some familiar topics. Meanwhile, the site maintenance team are busy establishing…
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Here is a short post, covering a few of the team’s activities as the half-term week reaches its conclusion and we look back at what…
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In this brief update we continue to follow the progress on Gateshead 10’s heavy overhaul, as well as looking at some work underway to improve…
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I realised I hadn’t posted this part-made post, so I’ve included it here for completeness, along with a lot of updates from the last few…
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There is quite a bit to report this week, as we’ve had both a number of challenges operationally, and also seen some milestones achieved in…
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The last few weeks have been fairly challenging, as we are operating with a depleted team as recruitment is underway and COVID-19 has somewhat ravaged…
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Blog coverage has been a little disrupted this last fortnight, but plenty is going on, and for some of it I took photographs to illustrate…
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The team have had a busy week, not helped by a fairly widespread dose of COVID-19 resulting in several members having to isolate. Trams and…
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Work on the Darlington Corporation bus shelter has been on hold whilst we await the availability of our painter and a reasonable stint of good…
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The restoration of the Darlington Corporation bus shelter took another important step forward with the arrival of the restored structure at Beamish last Friday. The…
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