4th March 2010 Yet more confirmations for Power from the Past… Below: Alan Borthwick’s Aveling & Porter roller ‘Ayesha’. Below: Peter Corbett’s Aveling & Porter…
26th February 2010 Made a brief visit to London over the last couple of days – time to call in at the Science Museum and…
18th February 2010 In anticipation of our April 15 – 18th ‘Power from the Past’ event, themed around ‘Corporations and Contractors’, I am pleased to…
17th February 2010 One last post from today! Below: A No.5 catches the evening sun prior to being shunted away for the night. Below: Davy…
17th February 2010 A couple of sundry shots here – our Internet has been rather troublesome of late, whence the lack of postings for a…
17th February 2010 Below: The chassis for the steam mule arrived last week. The tank is seen balanced on top, when complete (and painted Manchester…
17th February 2010 On Saturday we took A No.5 (on loan from Tyne & Wear Museums Stephenson Railway Museum site) to Consett, then brought it…
17th February 2010 We have borrowed the Bowes Railway’s Planet diesel locomotive to facilitate the shunting whilst we have the brief loan of Tyne &…
10th February 2010 Work on the renewal of rails at Foulbridge continues, despite the ever present threat of snow and ice! Below: Cutting the tarmac…
4th February 2010 Well – here are the first pictures of Coffee Pot complete with new boiler in position. The main outstanding job is to…
3rd February 2010 On Sunday we called in at Tanfield (a social call – not work!), which was lightly dusted with snow. Sir Cecil Cochrane…
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…
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…
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…
15th January 2010 A couple of things from today – notable for the rain finally setting in! Below: Shaun is finishing and painting the windows…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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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