Below: Dave the Busworks painter is making good progress on 233 and has done a huge amount of preparation over a couple of very long…
Phew! More exciting goings on at Beamish today! Birkenhead 20 arrived from Merseyside at lunchtime and was quickly unloaded and work to commission it undertaken……
Below: A selection of photos hot from the camera of our USA correspondent showing Glyder and Ogwen being loaded ready for their journey to the…
Bob Whetham from Fort Steele sent through this fantastic photograph taken by Ken R Cringan (Nanaimo, British Columbia) showing Dunrobin on the Niagara Canyon Bridge…
Below: Work on 233’s repaint is progressing well and paint should be going on tomorrow morning. The tram is now entirely rubbed down and various…
Borrowing from the Welsh Highland Railway’s extension website, the term ‘head of steel’ now quite nicely applies to our own narrow gauge endeavors as the…
Below: On Saturday the Friends team of volunteers responsible for the stunning restoration of the SOS bus gave it a few shake down laps of…
Below: While sorting out some images at home, I came across these photographs which are of interest. The first shows Hull 96 at Heaton Park…
Today has been glorious, weather wise, but also another great moment for the Beamish Tramway Group and those who have been helping prepare Blackpool 233…
<span >There truly is never a dull moment at the Transport & Industry desk here at Beamish! You may have read elsewhere, as news has…
Below: Andy Basnett delivered the newly reconstructed body for the Hodbarrow side tipping waggon yesterday. As can be seen here he has done a fantastic…
Following on from last year’s two very successful evening photo opportunities we’re pleased to announce that we’ll be holding another during the forthcoming Great North…
Below: Today staff training was being undertaken at Rowley Station, giving the Y7 an early airing in some glorious sunshine. Below: Meanwhile, the narrow gauge…
Below: Early this morning, Coffee Pot stirs… I was shunting the Waggonway train ready for removal (by lorry) to the Waggonway, this morning, with Coffee…
With so much happening in the transport and industry aspects of Beamish, and so much to report on the blog, I thought a quick review…
Below: The narrow gauge railway project is forging ahead, with the engine shed now relocated onto a newly prepared base. The track will run away…
Below: Another sunny day, and the site has been busy with activity. Here Darren and Mark are making the base for the narrow gauge engine…
Here are some further views of Newcastle, from the collections of Gordon Wells and Roger Darsley. Roger wrote the definitive book on the Wissington Railway…
Here is a short film showing the extraction of Newcastle and subsequent arrival at Beamish. Please forgive the rather grainy quality – this was filmed…
Below: Some lovely weather these last few days – Gateshead 10 basks in the sunshine. Below: A shunt, using Rover power, took place, to swap…
Below: Another selection of exhibits that will be on display, and perhaps more excitingly, in action, at the Great North Steam Fair. It is important…
Here are some more of the confirmed exhibits for the Great North Steam Fair April 12 – 15th. The theme here is road locomotives with…
We’ve had some great weather this weekend and lots happening around the place… Below: With the Friends, we have jointly purchased five Raleigh bicycles for…
Today, a filming assignment underway in the Colliery (which required Coffee Pot No.1 in steam) gave me the opportunity to shunt Newcastle downhill of the…
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