4th July 2010 Coffee Pot was in action for three consecutive days this weekend and ran better and better each day! As part of this,…
3rd July 2010 Well, we have been busy! As you will no doubt have seen from earlier blogs and Beamish’s other websites, it is our…
1st July 2010 Peter Barlow sent through a couple of photographs of Rambler departing the workshop under its own ‘steam’ – actually, air! You can…
30th June 2010 The blog has proved its worth! Having commented on our difficulty sourcing suitable crests for 31, David Smith, editor of the Tramway…
28th June 2010 Below: Its actually a smoke hoover, sucking all this in!!! The Mule undergoes further testing and adjustment, using a particularly dirty batch…
28th June 2010 I thought a few words of explanation about the Seaham Harbour Coal Drops would be of interest to readers of this blog…
28th June 2010 Well, Monday comes round once again and its another hot day! Following on from a blistering weekend and a busy museum site…
26th June 2010 Part 2 of the big lift continued this morning and was completed early this afternoon. Scott from Dowse has done a superb…
26th June 2010 A selection of views showing what has been happening around the site… Below: FR20 was in steam yesterday for the big shunting…
25th June 2010 Today was the day we moved Seaham Harbour Coal Drops! Nearly 40 tons of 1840s wrought iron which has sat in a…
23rd June 2010 Phil Anderson is now starting to scumble the woodgrain effect on Blackpool 31 – an original type of finish and a very…
23rd June 2010 Here is a quick roundup of activity on the transport/industry front. Tomorrow is a mega-day in terms of activity as we will…
22nd June 2010 Phil is due to complete Blackpool 31’s repaint this weekend. Much discussion has taken place as to the exact nature of lining…
22nd June 2010 Alan continues to prepare components for the first chaldron chassis – here are three views of components being painted in preparation for…
22nd June 2010 The Zurich boiler inspector attended today to carry out the hydraulic test on the Steam Mule boiler – which passed. It was…
22nd June 2010 Repairs to Coffee Pot have been completed by Vincent Allen following discovery of some damage to one of the pistons. As a…
17th June 2010 Alan is making good progress on the first chaldron waggon and is a popular visitor attraction as can be seen in the…
17th June 2010 A couple of shots from the steam workshop… Below: Dave Young has made a new pin for the retaining collar on Rambler…
17th June 2010 Bill Dukes and his team are making rapid progress on the construction of the fairground site and access roads: Below: Rolling the…
14th June 2010 Today the groundworks for our Edwardian fun fair were started: Below: After marking the grass it was then rotavated then excavated. This…
14th June 2010 A couple of views of progress by the Friends… Below: The container/coal box is nearing completion and is awaiting its metal straps…
13th June 2010 The Corbridge rally this weekend was an opportunity to see some of the regular engines from this blog appearing elsewhere – here…
11th June 2010 Here is a short film of Furness 20 departing the centre road at Rowley Station. And here is a guard’s eye view…
11th June 2010 A random selection of stuff here… Below: Some readers of the other Beamish web content (Facebook, Twitter etc. – have a look,…
11th June 2010 Furness 20 was steamed today and a test train run at Rowley – it will be operating every weekend until the end…
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