Tanfield Railway Visit

Tanfield Railway Visit

3rd February 2010 On Sunday we called in at Tanfield (a social call – not work!), which was lightly dusted with snow. Sir Cecil Cochrane…

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News from around the site.

News from around the site.

3rd February 2010 Various bits and pieces today… Below: Shaun continues the refurbishment of the gallopers decking. The first piece is complete, the second is…

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Steam Mule Update

Steam Mule Update

29th January 2010 A quick update on the Steam Mule… Below: David has refurbished and modified the reversing lever and is currently manufacturing a new…

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News Roundup

News Roundup

27th January 2010 Lots happening around the place, so pictures with captions should explain it all… Below: The gallopers Gavioli organ has been removed for…

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15th January 2010 A couple of things from today – notable for the rain finally setting in! Below: Shaun is finishing and painting the windows…

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Stone Crusher Restoration Update

Stone Crusher Restoration Update

14th January 2010 Davy Sheen has been working away in his snowy outpost of the Regional Museum Store workshop, principally on the stone crusher. The…

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13th January 2010 I called in at Stanegate Restorations and Replicas Ltd in Haltwhistle today to see progress on our bread and chip van restorations….

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11th January 2010 A couple of shots today of the Steam Mule… Below: The water tank, John Moore having welded on the rivet heads. This…

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More Steam Mule Progress

More Steam Mule Progress

6th January 2010 Whilst precious little else is happening on account of the relentless cold and snowy weather, I thought this afternoon’s latest progress on…

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David's Christmas workshop!

David’s Christmas workshop!

6th January 2010 David Young has been diligently working away in his workshop on the steam mule project. He sent through these images of progress…

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New Year Update

New Year Update

4th January 2010 I called in at the Bowes Railway earlier today to deliver the wheels for the Steam Mule chassis. It was an opportunity…

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Last posting of 2009!

Last posting of 2009!

23rd December 2009 I thought I’d post some seasonal pictures to mark the end of the blog for this year – though as 2010 promises…

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2010 Motive Power for Rowley Station

2010 Motive Power for Rowley Station

17th December 2009As has been hinted at in these notes before, we aim to re-commence passenger operations at Rowley Station next Easter. This follows the…

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Coffee Pot's Return - only weeks away!

Coffee Pot’s Return – only weeks away!

15th December 2009 The final completion of Coffee Pot No. 1’s extensive restoration is now only weeks from completion and Vince Allen is making terrific…

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Steam Mule - Latest photo

Steam Mule – Latest photo

14th December 2009 David Young sent through the latest picture of progress on the steam mule. It is looking superb and David is taking enormous…

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Christmas Views

Christmas Views

14th December 2009 Here are a couple of scenes from last Friday night’s busy Christmas event (the weekend was even busier!). More images can be…

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General News Roundup

General News Roundup

10th December 2009 A varied roundup of odds and ends today… Below: I was in Lincoln recently, where the Museum of Lincolnshire Life has this…

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Chaldron Waggon Restoration Project announced!

Chaldron Waggon Restoration Project announced!

3rd December 2009 After some months of work behind the scenes I am pleased to announce that we have let a contract for the conservation…

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3rd December 2009 This morning the rest of our fairground acquisitions arrived – the most striking being the living van used by Sally Beach. This…

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Steam Mule Progress - Return of the castings!

Steam Mule Progress – Return of the castings!

2nd December 2009 David Young has been working hard in his home workshops on the engine for the steam mule. After taking delivery of a…

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Snowplough latest!

Snowplough latest!

2nd December 2009I called in at Bowes today to discuss progress on the replica snowplough – it is safe to say it is very nearly…

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Stocklist available online!

Stocklist available online!

1st December 2009 We have added the latest version of the Beamish railway stocklist to the blog – you’ll find it on the menu to…

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Stone Crusher Restoration Begins

Stone Crusher Restoration Begins

30th November 2009 Almost as an antidote to the excitement of steam gallopers and steam rollers, Davy has started work on the Winget Type 2…

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Weekend Christmas Events (and some tramway news!)

Weekend Christmas Events (and some tramway news!)

30th November 2009 We had our second Christmas event over the weekend (running every weekend until Christmas plus other selected dates – see main museum…

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Steam Gallopers assembled!

Steam Gallopers assembled!

26th November 2009 The Ayers family completed assembly of the gallopers today and it is universally agreed that they look superb! After a test run…

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