There has been a bit of a quiet spell on the blog lately – partly as not too much ‘new’ news occurred to report and…
We look at a couple of projects in a reasonable amount of depth in this post, in order to give them coverage they had otherwise…
Planning the Great North Steam Fair takes a great deal of preparatory work by a range of staff and volunteers. As a result, there are…
This time there is a little less from the workshops and a bit more from the sunny outdoors (sunny – not warm!)… This post covers…
It has been half-term week at Beamish, alongside which numerous pre-season works have been underway. Whilst we are a year-round attraction now, there is still…
This week features a brief snapshot of news items, taken around the Museum during the last working week. A great deal of other work is…
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…
We’re back - for now at least! Here is a quick catch-up on recent news from the T&I department… Narrow Gauge Railway Below: Since the last…
This week’s post is something of a scrapbook, covering some workshop and site works as well as last weekends Power from the Past enhanced transport…
Here is a post to add some information on the forthcoming Power from the Past weekend (next weekend). The dates for this have variously been…
Having had a fortnight off, then a week catching up, there is quite a bit of content in this posting! It is also worth mentioning…
Two weeks have rolled by since the last posting of T&I news, the weeks seemingly passing at an ever-quickening rate! The team are currently assisting…
We have found ourselves in something of a spot – with the early departure of Portbury to cover a motive power shortage at its home…
We start this week’s post with news of a new arrival in the shape of a Doxford Crane Tank. This example is Roker, and whilst…
Another mixed week with news and event announcements in this post. Its also been a week of training and travelling, which always makes things interesting! RHEC/Site Support…
We have now moved out of the transport festival and into that bit of the season which offers something of a lull before the summer…
Half term arrives next week, with the first day of nine days of Museum activity beginning tomorrow (Saturday). A project called ‘Just one spark’ is…
Dare I say we’ve been very busy lately?! It seems to be a repetition that hardly need occur, but in recent weeks has been particularly…
We have quite a mixed bag this week – I’m trying to sweep up various bits of news and occurrences in one post! One last…
Some fantastic news from Statfold Barn, with the completion of Samson’a driving wheels being unveiled. Below: These three views show the rolling chassis assembled and…
Regular, visitors may have noticed the lack of steam at the Fairground this week. This has been caused by a broken stud in the fire…
In 2012 the ‘Indiana Three’ returned to the UK. Ex Penrhyn Quarry narrow gauge locomotives Winifred, Ogwen and Glyder returned from long exile in the…
Another busy week! With two significant new arrivals into the collection, much progress on other projects and another exciting development in the offing, the usual…
Just a short addition to Paul’s last posting marking the end of the festival of Transport. Below are a few images from the weekends Old…
We are ending our Great North Festival Transport with our annual Old King Coal event. This community led event celebrates the regions mining heritage and…
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