The trams have seen a great deal of attention this month, with 114’s paintwork being brought closer to completion, Gateshead 10’s truck assembly continuing, Blackpool…
For the first part of the month, here is a fleet/site round-up, to record progress on numerous vehicles. Readers will have noted the previous post…
This month has passed by in something of a blur, with lots happening, and therefore quite a bit to report. The separate post regarding the…
We round off July’s diary updates with more progress on Gateshead 10 and an exciting development on the Daimler CC lorry. Gateshead 10 has received…
There is a lot to report already this month, so we’ll split the output into two-parts, once again. In this post we catch up with…
There is just the one post this month – there was plenty to report in May, and June has been a process of putting the…
This second instalment of April’s Workshop Diary contains some new threads, covering development work associated with Oporto 196, further signage developments and progress reports on…
It is surprising (or maybe not!) just how quickly we get to Easter each year – traditionally the focal point for completing the winter maintenance…
For the final post of the three Workshop Diaries this month, we catch up on a few of the jobs not covered in detail elsewhere… …
It has become customary on this blog to look back at the past year, and also look ahead to some of the projects and developments…
This month’s Workshop Diary is appearing a little earlier, as there are some posts earmarked for the festive period and I didn’t want to crowd…
Today, the 1st October, marks the 70th anniversary of the closure of the Sunderland Corporation Tramway system. With Sunderland 16 emerging from our workshops after…
Welcome to the latest blog post and in particular, hello to new readers who are joining from the museum’s Facebook page. The blog has been…
Restoring Sunderland 16’s shine… Sunderland tram 16’s partial repaint started at the beginning of September, aimed at refreshening the appearance of the tram and also…
I’m catching up with posts and news, after taking some leave in August and being away for work too. So after the post dedicated to…
In this post we find trams at the centre of attention, with work progressing on Gateshead 10 and Lisbon 730, as well as some interim…
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,…
A shorter post this time – but one which hopefully satisfies those with an interest in what we get up to behind the scenes here……
Happy new year to all readers, and we start the year with an exciting piece of news regarding the tramway… Readers may have seen elsewhere…
This post has a little bit of variety, including work taking place both indoors and outdoors. We are still in a period of planning for…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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