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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Winter maintenance begins...

Winter maintenance begins…

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…

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Tramway Photo Charter - Andy Martin's images...

Tramway Photo Charter – Andy Martin’s images…

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…

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Weekend transport activities...

Weekend transport activities…

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,…

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This weekend - enhanced transport attractions at Beamish

This weekend – enhanced transport attractions at Beamish

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…

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The oldest Manning Wardle remains arrive at Beamish...

The oldest Manning Wardle remains arrive at Beamish…

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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