This post is a bit of a roundup relating to various matters, as it’s been a few weeks since I had time to post on…
This post marks a return to regular blog updates after some interruption in recent weeks – there has been a great-deal going on, which hasn’t…
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…
This week we will focus on the permanent way – in this particular case, the Tramway. A considerable amount of work is currently being carried…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
It is a short post this week, but with some newsworthy content as projects march forwards. Out on the tramway, a programme of sleeper replacement…
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…
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…
The weeks seem to get shorter and shorter as the year rolls by! The workshops are busy and the work inside is bearing fruit. We…
A bit of a varied roundup today, to clear the decks and catch up with news from around the team… Trolleybuses Below: At the end…
A quick catch up featuring last week’s work, and a little bit of this week too, with developments on various familiar fronts progressing well. Buses…
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…
This week we are mainly looking at the heavy overhaul of Gateshead 10, and some of the progress made in the last couple of weeks….
We’ve been catching our breath this week after the extremely busy summer holidays, and are now taking stock of feedback, job lists and other works…
This first part of this week’s post focusses on the road transport – buses and trams, plus road signs! The focus of the engineering work…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Here is a short update this week, to keep news posts ticking along… Engineering Below: The two portable ‘pits have arrived from North Bay Railway…
This post is a bit of a sweeping up of lose ends exercise, with various bits of news to report. We also had updated figures…
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