Some Christmas reading...

Some Christmas reading…

Here is the final post of 2012.  With it I wish all readers a happy Christmas and the very best for 2013.  2012 has been…

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Forcett Coach - latest photo of restoration progress...

Forcett Coach – latest photo of restoration progress…

This photograph shows the latest progress on No.179, the former Stockton & Darlington Railway ‘Forcett’ coach (so named because of its long post-main line life at…

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Rare photograph of a WW1 Thresh Disinfector...

Rare photograph of a WW1 Thresh Disinfector…

Jim Rees recently came across a postcard on e-bay depicting a group of soldiers stationed in France and in the background a Thresh Disinfector of very…

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Lewin wins another award...!!!

Lewin wins another award…!!!

We are delighted to have been informed that No.18 (Lewin) has been awarded the Heritage Railway Association’s ‘John Coiley Award’ for locomotive restoration for 2012.  This…

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Transport & Industry update - 20th December 2012

Transport & Industry update – 20th December 2012

As the longest day (and end of the World…) loom, the team has been busy right across the site.  Much of the work is routine…

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First two visiting trams for April 2013 confirmed...

First two visiting trams for April 2013 confirmed…

As we look ahead to 2013 and the most ambitious transport event held here yet, I am delighted to be able to confirm what many…

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Tram depot wiring upgrade in progress...

Tram depot wiring upgrade in progress…

A phased programme of electrical work is currently underway to the tramway overhead supply in both the depot and depot yard area at Foulbridge.  For…

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Erecting Shop receives first job...

Erecting Shop receives first job…

Below: Here is a small gallery showing the new RHEC beginning to come into use.  Whilst still some way from completion, our facilities are now reaching…

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Rowley Station at night...

Rowley Station at night…

Here is a gallery courtesy of Dave Hewitt showing last Friday night’s Christmas activities at Rowley Station…

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Dunrobin lubricators - a pair again...

Dunrobin lubricators – a pair again…

In an earlier post I included photos of the patterns, then castings, for Dunrobin’s ‘missing’ lubricator, one of a pair mounted on the front of the…

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Season greets us...

Season greets us…

As the usual snow induced panic gathers around us this afternoon, here are a couple of soothing photographs of G&I 26 continuing to ply its…

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Dunrobin - the research continues...

Dunrobin – the research continues…

Through the great kindness of Mr Davies of Kamloops, British Columbia, we have been able to add a substantial amount of material to the file…

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Coffee Pot de-tanked...

Coffee Pot de-tanked…

As part of its ongoing winter maintenance works, Coffee Pot has had its water tank removed in order to gain access to the engine unit and…

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T&I News update 29th November 2012...

T&I News update 29th November 2012…

Here is a quick update on some of the work the team has been carrying out at the Foulbridge/Regional heritage Engineering Centre workshops… Below: The…

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Trade Catalogues - a bit of background...

Trade Catalogues – a bit of background…

Followers of this blog will have noticed the recent posts regarding trade catalogues.  Those scanned so far, and I have to confess these have merely…

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More trade catalogues online - Motor Roller and Roadmaking themes...

More trade catalogues online – Motor Roller and Roadmaking themes…

There are now even more trade catalogues online – see the ‘downloads’ section.  Also added are various articles featuring Beamish and our thanks are gratefully…

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Last weekend of operation for Blackpool Coronation Tram 304...

Last weekend of operation for Blackpool Coronation Tram 304…

This weekend will see the final operation of Blackpool 304 (with the exception of Tuesday 27th) at Beamish before its return to its hometown.  Hopefully…

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Dunrobin - November 2012 update...

Dunrobin – November 2012 update…

Work on Dunrobin’s boiler is making steady progress at Bridgnorth.  The photos in the gallery below show the new barrel sections have also been obtained and…

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Forcett Coach - November update

Forcett Coach – November update

Here are some views from Stanegate Restorations & Replicas showing work progressing on the Forcett Coach.  The wood grain effect is being applied (Scumbling – see previous blog…

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A roadmaking Barford & Perkins dinosaur joins the collection...

A roadmaking Barford & Perkins dinosaur joins the collection…

We have recently acquired this Barford & Perkins semi-tandem motor roller from Tweedmouth near Berwick.  It carries the works number R025, which I think dates it to…

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The Christmas Season begins... with transport at the core of the launch!

The Christmas Season begins… with transport at the core of the launch!

This morning an RAF Sea King helicopter arrived at Beamish, making a number of dramatic passes for the crowd before landing on the events field and…

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More documents available online...

More documents available online…

Some more documents have been added to the downloads section.  Some are in PDF form, whilst others, such as the maps, are viewable via the…

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The team...

The team…

I often refer to the team of folks who form the Transport & Industry team, including the Buildings & Site Support, Track & Plant and…

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Transport & Industry News 13th November 2012...

Transport & Industry News 13th November 2012…

It has been a busy few weeks and so the blog has suffered a little in terms of updates.  However, as well as some news…

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Looking back - Trolleybus operation at Beamish!

Looking back – Trolleybus operation at Beamish!

As part of the reasearch that is being conducted into the future expansion, viability and direction of the transport system at Beamish I have been…

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