11th October 2009 Cold, bright autumn days are always particularly appealing and today has been no exception as a variety of steam traction could be…
9th October 2009 For those who wait avidly for the next blog update I can only apologise for the long break in service – I…
28th September 2009 Over the weekend a gang of us tried out Michael Davison’s mechanical baler, powered by his 1889 Marshall – the first time…
25th September 2009 The Beamish Agricultural Show took place last weekend, and saw an injection of steam to the mechanical power on display. As well…
25th September 2009 On Thursday Coffee Pot’s new boiler was inspected by our boiler inspector as part of its entry into use at the museum….
25th September 2009 Progress on the living van is proceeding at a rapid pace. Below: Davy Sheen has overhauled and repainted the stove, black-leaded it…
17th September 2009 Last weekend saw the Tanfield Railway gala, which appeared to be a very successful event. Star guests were the Port of Par…
17th September 2009 Firstly two views of the living van restoration underway in the museum’s own workshops and being undertaken by Shaun, who we have…
17th September 2009 I was in Suffolk yesterday and visited the Long Shop Museum in Leiston (near Sizewell). This is a collection of buildings which…
17th September 2009 Today was the first day of a four day agricultural show at Beamish – so if you are reading this there are…
17th September 2009 We’ve bought another portable engine! This one is a Clayton & Shuttleworth example built in 1874 and destined for Home Farm as…
9th September 2009 A couple of views of today’s activities, principally unloading and loading lorries! Any event has a long hangover and we are still…
9th September 2009 For some time Beamish has been pursuing the idea of purchasing a portable engine (or two!) for use on the site, principally…
7th September 2009 – Great North Steam Fair Review Well, its been a hectic few weeks, culminating in the four day Great North Steam Fair…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
17th August 2009 Over the weekend the Bowes Railway held another successful Toy & Train Fair at its Springwell site. In steam were Barclays WST…
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….
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…
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…
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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