General developments at Beamish

General developments at Beamish

7th September 2009 In between the events planning we received from Roger Lees the replica snowplough blade for the Rookhope narrow gauge snowplough (see Blog…

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Roading round Shropshire

Roading round Shropshire

7th September 2009 The weekend before last I was invited by Anthony Coulls and Ian Cooper to attend the steam fair held at Onslow Park,…

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Great North Steam Fair horse bus demonstrations!

Great North Steam Fair horse bus demonstrations!

21st August 2009 The London Bus Preservation Trust’s horse bus (ex Andrew’s Star Omnibus Co. Ltd.) is being inspected with a view to operating it…

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Latest Trackwork Progress

Latest Trackwork Progress

21st August 2009 Here are another series of photographs showing the remarkable rate of progress the track team are making in renewing the NER demonstration…

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A new way to bare metal?

A new way to bare metal?

21st August 2009 The Tanfield have tried a new method for removing paint, rust and loose debris. Using their ex Harton AEG electric locomotive, No.9,…

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Two days at Tanfield

Two days at Tanfield

21st August 2009 I had a couple of days off this week to fire at the nearby (about 1 mile!) Tanfield Railway. The line, like…

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Bowes Railway Toy & Train Fair 2009

Bowes Railway Toy & Train Fair 2009

17th August 2009 Over the weekend the Bowes Railway held another successful Toy & Train Fair at its Springwell site. In steam were Barclays WST…

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Isle of Man wanderings

Isle of Man wanderings

17th August 2009 Last week I spent three days on the Isle of Man looking at museums, heritage transport and collecting a donation to Beamish….

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Colin McAndrew

Colin McAndrew

11th August 2009 Below: Here is a photograph of Barclay 0-4-0ST ‘Colin McAndrew’ at the Chasewater Railway. This engine will be working in our colliery…

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Trackwork Progress and Plans

Trackwork Progress and Plans

11th August 2009 Our track lads have been making steady progress on the NER railway while the Komatsu chaps are away. These are due to…

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Event Preparations...

Event Preparations…

7th August 2009 I thought I would round the week off with quick look at some of the engines booked for the Great North Steam…

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The Locomotive Conservation and Learning Trust

The Locomotive Conservation and Learning Trust

4th August 2009 Just a quick plug! As blog followers will know, the J21 that was formerly owned by Beamish has been transferred to a…

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Rollers and Boilers

Rollers and Boilers

3rd August 2009 Fine weather on Sunday enabled us to complete the road through the events field, previously dug up for May’s event but needed…

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Odds and Ends

Odds and Ends

30th July 2009 Thursday has been a busy day with a number of comings and goings as well as a dash down to the NRM…

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Les Oakes Auction - Cheadle

Les Oakes Auction – Cheadle

29th July 2009 Over two days (yesterday and today) part of the large collection of horse drawn vehicles amassed by the late Les Oakes was…

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Coffee Pot's boiler passes hydraulic test!!!

Coffee Pot’s boiler passes hydraulic test!!!

27th July 2009 This morning Coffee Pot No.1’s new boiler passed its hydraulic test and quality assurance checks. It is therefore complete as far as…

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Tram 10's mishap

Tram 10’s mishap

27th July 2009 Last Thursday museum visitors leaving Beamish in the late afternoon would have seen Gateshead 10 sat in the ballast between the entrance…

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'New' Chaldron!

‘New’ Chaldron!

27th July 2009 Just catching up on the blog for last week… We were donated the remains of the two chaldron waggons that once stood…

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Blackpool Tramway Visit

Blackpool Tramway Visit

27th July 2009 Last Tuesday I visited Blackpool to attend a meeting regarding the 2010 125th anniversary celebrations, which will include our own Blackpool Tram…

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18th July 2009 On Saturday we attended the 75th anniversary celebrations of the Tyne & Wear Museum’s science and industry collections. We were asked to…

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The Week's Sweepings

The Week’s Sweepings

17th July 2009 I’ve gathered a few odds and ends together from this week, hopefully which will be of interest… Below: Two shots of Dave…

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Tuesday Odds and Ends

Tuesday Odds and Ends

14th July 2009 Here are a couple of shots taken off my phone (so please excuse the poor quality!). Below: Currently underway is work to…

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Crich (National Tramway Museum) Visit

Crich (National Tramway Museum) Visit

10th July 2009 A day trip to Crich saw Leeds 399 and Paisley 68 in passenger service on a glorious summers day. Below: In the…

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Street Watering Cart update

Street Watering Cart update

13th July 2009 Dave Young has completed the wooden spray box for the horse drawn street watering cart and this is temporarily fitted to the…

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Water Cart Update

Water Cart Update

13th July 2009 Davy Sheen has been assembling the water cart in time for it to accompany the steam roller to Newcastle City Centre on…

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