Completion of the stables is getting closer which, given the weather, the ponies will be glad of. Shaun has been busy in the joiners shop…
Peter Barlow, from the Beamish Tramway Group, has been sorting though his images, taken over a period since 1969. As a result, here are some…
After a few days leave here is the latest T&I news from Beamish. You may also notice some subtle changes to the Blog, part of…
Work is once again picking up pace for the final push at the Pit Pony Stables, in the Pit Village. The building is now wind…
Part 2 of this occasional series closely follows Part 1 where we looked at Beamish’s Barford & Perkins D4 roller of 1925, R025. In this…
Welcome to a new theme in the blog – looking at road rollers and associated equipment in all of its many shapes and sizes. The…
The line up for the Edwardians at Plan and Great North Steam Fair events are shaping up nicely as the countdown to the event reaches…
An eclectic round up this week. I am trying to keep the update posts at least weekly, with feature posts as and when they are…
The eleventh visiting tramcar to arrive at Beamish was waiting at the gates this morning, in the form of English Electric ‘Pantograph’ car No.167 from…
Here is an assorted look back over the week’s T&I projects and developments… Below: The Jamie Guest from the Leeds Transport Historical Society has been…
The big project in the workshop at the moment is the rebuild of the decks of the gallopers, to be followed by the rounding boards….
This press release will no doubt be of great interest to tramway enthusiasts and is released here and on the NTM blog simultaneously… Following the…
The team restoring the Barford & Perkins 1925 ex RAF Motor Roller have passed a milestone, with the work on the rolling chassis now all…
Over 50 years ago a small four wheel tramcar departed the area in which it had worked its entire life, for a new future as…
On Friday No.280 made its first movements under its own power at Beamish, during the commissioning process currently underway to get this car into service…
Thanks to the editor of Heritage Railway Magazine, Robin Jones, we are able to bring you the article on Dunrobin that I wrote and was…
I was very pleased to find and purchase this image on e-bay two weeks ago – it is a fine study of 4085 Dunrobin upon…
Things on this site will be a little quiet over Christmas, so here is an article to help pass the time during the festive break……
We are often loaned or given negatives or old prints to study, scan and try and add some meat to. A small box recently borrowed…
Looking back over the year, it is quite something to think that in April, Samson was no more than a set of frame plates awaiting…
This is the last news report of 2013 – if anything exciting happens over the next two days I’ll add it onto this post. There…
Here are a couple of items that should be of interest to those who study Newcastle Corporation Transport and its vehicles and routes… Below: I…
The now very familiar sight of a Scotts low-loader arriving at our tram depot with a new consignment aboard! 680 was loaded last night as…
Its been a while since Dunrobin was mentioned here, but work has continued on the project. On Tuesday I had a sortie down to Bridgnorth…
Monday mornings are always hectic at Beamish, as the team takes stock of the past weekend and any repairs and maintenance arising as well as…
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