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Thank you all of those who have responded regarding the future direction of this blog. For now, at least, and probably for the foreseeable future,…
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After a few weeks away, the regular T&I update returns with this post, the tenth news update of the year. Puffing Billy returns to steam…
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The Fares Please! event the weekend before last was a great success and operationally went very well indeed. Whilst the Monday weather deterred many, I’m…
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The Beamish Tramway has attained the remarkable feat of fifty years continuous service to the museum, nearly as many years as the region’s original electric…
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This weekend we will be holding a new, and possibly one-off transport event, titled ‘Fares Please!’ This was originally going to focus on the Tramway’s…
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This post covers quite a few aspects of the transport activity at the museum, as I haven’t posted for a little while and there is…
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I thought I’d better have a post to note the recent Steam Gala and Easter weekend – both of which were extremely busy for the…
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The day before our transport events usually sees various guest exhibits being inspected and tested, prior to their appearance on the busty event days. This…
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This weekend marks the start of our daily opening, with the first day of the Spring Steam Gala conveniently falling on April 1st. As with…
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This post is a bit of a roundup relating to various matters, as it’s been a few weeks since I had time to post on…
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This post marks a return to regular blog updates after some interruption in recent weeks – there has been a great-deal going on, which hasn’t…
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Winter continues to bite, with recent snow and rain making ground conditions particularly soft, and the appeal of working outside is seemingly some months away…
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This week we will focus on the permanent way – in this particular case, the Tramway. A considerable amount of work is currently being carried…
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One of the aspirations of the current transport strategy at Beamish, is a focus on increasing the use and display of regionally appropriate vehicles wherever…
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Welcome to the first blog post of 2023, and we wish all blog readers a happy and peaceful 2023. We pick up where we left…
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Welcome to what is the last news update for 2022. I’m aiming to produce a review of the year, plus look forward to 2023 before…
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Here is the latest news from the transport and engineering team at Beamish. A mix of coverage, as usual, and probably the penultimate post this…
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A late report this week, as we were struck down at home by a bug my one-year old son caught at nursery, and rapidly spread…
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It is a short post this week, but with some newsworthy content as projects march forwards. Out on the tramway, a programme of sleeper replacement…
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There is quite a bit to report from the last week or so, covering some familiar topics. Meanwhile, the site maintenance team are busy establishing…
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Here is a short post, covering a few of the team’s activities as the half-term week reaches its conclusion and we look back at what…
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The weeks seem to get shorter and shorter as the year rolls by! The workshops are busy and the work inside is bearing fruit. We…
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Followers of the historic transport developments at Beamish may recall that over ten years ago we toyed with the idea of constructing a North Eastern…
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A bit of a varied roundup today, to clear the decks and catch up with news from around the team… Trolleybuses Below: At the end…
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