This post was accidentally posted early and in incomplete form – a slip of the finger on the touch screen tablet! However, due to the…
A previous posting on the blog made reference to tube issues on a couple of the steam locomotives here. Despite blanking, Edward Sholto’s continued to…
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…
The sun shone for Good Friday and the visitors turned out in large numbers. On the steam side, as well as Portbury at Rowley, the…
At around the same time that we started our Samson project, the North Bay Railway at Scarborough commenced construction of a similarly sized narrow gauge…
This week presents another mixed-bag of news from around the site, as carried out by the Transport & Industry/Site Support teams. A little bit of…
After various veiled references, it can now be made public that we have purchased another Leyland Cub – this time it is a 1932 KG2…
After what seems to have been an eternal winter (perhaps because it followed a fairly uninspiring summer?) the weather has finally offered the first inklings…
Reference has been made elsewhere on this site to the forthcoming Great War Steam Fair (part of the Great North Festival of Transport and including…
Joni Mitchell sang ‘you don’t know what you’ve got ’till its gone’, words often quoted today but in this case I would urge anyone who finds…
This weekend has marked our first Power from the Past of the year (the first of four planned). These may well reduce in time as…
Copy of press release: RARE BLACK PRINCE CAR TO UNDERGO EXPERT CLEAN A rare cycle-car manufactured in Barnard Castle in the early part of the…
Blackpool 147’s commissioning was completed today and the tram began crew training runs in the late afternoon. Below: The trolleybase had been removed for transit,…
This morning, after a troubled and traumatic journey, Blackpool 147 arrived at Beamish. The journey, over an approved high-load route, was delayed by a bridge…
Running behind again, here is a review of the last fortnight, compiled over that period and therefore possibly a little disjointed! West Hartlepool Harbour &…
Its been another busy couple of weeks, with lots happening and little opportunity for blogging! However, here is the usual roundup of news from the last…
It is the time of year, once again, when we start looking for seasonal team members across the Museum. March to October is the busiest…
My apologies to those who have missed the blog for the last week or so. The completion of a manuscript for a book detailing Samson’s…
Another momentous day for Samson, with it raising steam for the first time – ever! Below: The needle creeps off the stop for the very first…
Today was an auspicious day for Samson – its first fire was lit, three years after construction began. Here are some photos from the day….
Another mixed roundup of news from the T& department to mark the first full week back at work… Below: Whilst Sheffield 264’s overhaul reaches its…
It really seems only five minutes since I was writing the review of 2015, but 12 months later here we are! It is perhaps a…
As there is a year-end review, I’ve kept this post very short – you will also spot the narrow gauge theme! Samson Below: Samson is…
Just a short post to marks the end of deep mining in the UK. As I write the miners of Kellingley Colliery, Yorkshire, will be…
As a bit of a bonus, here is an additional news update for this week, to be followed by one next week then an intermission…
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