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…
Below: Darren and Mark, assisted by Jonathan and Jack, have started their winter maintenance work on the railway line at Rowley. This includes replacement of…
Here are some of Andy Martin’s fantastic night images from the Jason Cross/David Williams photo charter. There are more to follow, which I will add…
Yesterday (like today appears to be promising) was generally bright and sunny, or at least not raining! A number of additional transport attractions were at work,…
Here is a reminder that this weekend is the last of this year’s enhanced transport events, where we use the first full weekend of the…
We recently had the opportunity to acquire the remains of Manning Wardle No.254 built in 1868. The locomotive, once named Newcastle, had worked at Silverdale Colliery…
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