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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Here is a gallery courtesy of Dave Hewitt showing last Friday night’s Christmas activities at Rowley Station…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
There are now even more trade catalogues online – see the ‘downloads’ section. Also added are various articles featuring Beamish and our thanks are gratefully…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
I often refer to the team of folks who form the Transport & Industry team, including the Buildings & Site Support, Track & Plant and…
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…
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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