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…
Hello and welcome to 2017! This is the first news post, which I intend to label by number rather than week of the year –…
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…
It is a shorter post today I’m afraid – largely as the run-down to the end of the year is seldom quiet! There will also…
Here is a report on the volunteer narrow gauge projects from Keeper of Transport Matt Ellis. I’ve added images and captions to his report to…
We are now on the run into Christmas, with the site busy with visitors and the workshops advancing various projects which, working week-wise, don’t have…
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…
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…
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…
An update on the Model T programme seems timely, starting with a review of recent activities on these projects. Crewe Tractor Below: For the Museum’s…
This week we take a look at the RHEC activities, which continue unabated whilst the site is busy with visitors and the anticipated school holiday…
This last week brought with it some mixed weather, with scorching sunshine, a spectacular electrical storm and quite a bit of cloud too. Under these…
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…
Before a news report, a reminder for anyone thinking of coming to Beamish this weekend that it is the Somme commemoration and we are operating…
Things might have seen a little quiet lately, but nothing could be further from the truth – its just finding time to write the blog…
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…
A mixed bag this week, catching up on various items that I haven’t posted for a fortnight or so… RHEC Below: The market stalls are…
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…
With all of the recent excitement, it seems strangely out of habit to report on some of the projects that have quietly continued throughout the…
After over a decade out of passenger use, Sheffield 264 has returned to passenger service following the completion of its overhaul and stunning repaint. The…
This post was accidentally posted early and in incomplete form – a slip of the finger on the touch screen tablet! However, due to the…
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…
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