Having featured buses quite extensively in recent weeks, we return, in this post, to matters of steam, with some updates on locomotive projects underway at…
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…
In this post we inevitably focus on the completion of the bus depot, which has now been officially handed over to the Museum (ahead of…
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…
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. …
The annual gala weekend on the narrow gauge (two-foot) railway at Threlkeld Quarry near Keswick in Cumbria has been reported on several times on the…
A short post this week – time having run away from us for a lengthier report! Bus Depot Below: David Watchman took these photos for…
I thought a quick post showing some views of the Old King Coal event over the weekend might be of interest to readers… First of…
There has been plenty to report on the blog lately – and this week is no different! Anyone able to visit this coming weekend can…
It’s been a busy week so far… We have seen the return to steam of Glyder, No.18’s trip to Tanfield and the arrival of 813…
Back in March 2012 the blog carried the news that Beamish would display two former Durham County Water Board two-foot gauge steam locomotives, named Ogwen…
Its been a wet week at Beamish! This hasn’t hampered any of the activities, but it has made it unpleasant at times – not least…
This week we have another eclectic mixture of projects, all of which have been progressing within the Regional Heritage Engineering Centre (RHEC) or which will…
I’m sure blog readers will be interested to see what is happening with the Great North Steam Fair this weekend – it would be fair…
I start this post with a reminder that the Great North Steam Fair starts tomorrow! Four very full days of veteran road vehicles, trams, buses,…
Preparations are well underway for the forthcoming Great North Steam Fair. Friday and Saturday last week were spent shunting the Colliery standard and narrow gauge…
Apologies for the fairly lengthy gestation of this report – lots happening and a lot of work on Remaking Beamish to cover as well. Our…
The inevitable focus this week is on the arrival of Box 40 from Blackpool, and its subsequent commissioning prior to entering service at Beamish. I’ve…
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 to the blog in 2019. Here we have the annual summary of tramcar mileages as well as an update of what is going on…
For this post we have an eclectic mix of projects from the workshops and out on site… Rowley Station Below: With the assistance of the…
A mixed assortment of news this week… Vehicles Below: Following the successful installation of the refurbished engine (with new, to this bus, block), the old…
More updates on ongoing projects and maintenance this week… The RHEC is making headway on a number of fronts, some of which are smaller jobs…
This week we see progress on vehicles and rolling stock – the high mileages of the bus and tram fleet being particularly noticeable at this…
More news from the RHEC in this post… On site work continues to repaint the Colliery screens/winder house building. The school holidays have begun too…
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