The NRM Locomotion at Shildon is holding one of its ever-popular steam events this weekend, with the theme being ‘tank engines’. Our own No.18 and Y7 985…
I have previously hinted in these short missives that there were ongoing negotiations to bring a resident narrow gauge locomotive to our little system…
Below: Whilst the big lumps of Dunrobin are subject to the attentions of various specialists, there are some smaller jobs that we can progress from…
The National Tramway Museum at Crich held a weekend special event to mark 50 years since the closure of the enormous tramway system in Glasgow…
A very special autumn visitor for the Beamish Tramway – Blackpool ‘Coronation’ No.304… Here is some news that nobody was expecting… We are very pleased…
This afternoon witnessed a milestone in No.18’s restoration, well, reconstruction would probably be a more accurate word, when the engine moved under its own steam…
We have asked David Elliott to assist us with the work to procure a new cylinder block for Sharp Stewart No.4085 ‘Dunrobin’. As has been…
No.985 looked rather at home at Tanfield this weekend, and is seen here shunting Marley Hill yard in these views taken earlier today. The Tanfield…
Here are a few more photos of G&I 26. As mentioned before in the blog, the distinctive headlights are in production and should be fitted…
Below: We’ve had quite a bit of sunshine this week, the view below being taken as the H class and Y7 were being shunted ready…
On the Saturday evening of the PftP event, after the main photography evening had finished, Andy Martin carried on into the dark, taking these wonderfully…
Here are a few shots of G&I 26 at work today – typically the sun disappeared at the crucial moment, and there are limitations to…
Well, here we are again at the end of another event, with all the work reversed to get everything back to where it came from! …
Another heavily Colliery biased selection of photos – as ever check out our Flickr pages for a wider selection. I didn’t get much chance to…
Here is another selection of, largely Colliery based, images of the event – which was blessed with quite a bit of sunshine. Also featured are some…
A busier day than yesterday, probably thanks to better weather and with the event finding its stride. Again I was a bit limited in photography…
The first day of a big event is always a day of ajustment and easing into the new temporary routine! A busy day for the…
This morning No.18 journeyed back to Seaham, its home between 1877 and 1975, when it was presented to Beamish. This was a high-profile event in…
Here are a few views taken today showing various railway exhibits during shunting operations to prepare them for the event ahead, including ‘seeing double’ of…
There is a lot of work going on both behind and in front of the scenes as we gear up for the Power from the…
Here is a glimpse of 10 in green undercoat. Over the weekend it should be completed in all shades of primer, ready for flatting and…
Here are a couple of sneak previews of 196 out in the open during its shunt from workshop road to the depot pit road for…
Today, as part of our event preparation, Coffee Pot No.1 was moved back to the Colliery. The tent inside the shed has been dismantled and…
Below: Gateshead 10’s transformation is at present enjoying that stage of a paint job where it looks, to be frank, rather a mess! It is…
Below: With so much going on it is hard to know where to start an update. So lets begin with Gateshead 10, seen here sans…
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