A bridge too far...

A bridge too far…

Over the years there are often reoccurring letters and e-mails regarding certain regional features that Beamish might consider saving.  A few years ago there was…

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T&I News Week 25 2015...

T&I News Week 25 2015…

Its been a very busy week, and some items will be posted separately over the coming week (if I get a chance!), so here is a quick…

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Cub and Commercial...

Cub and Commercial…

With two of our vehicles occupying bays at Seb Marshall’s Historic Vehicle Restoration premises in Byfleet, the two projects are forging ahead with some purpose towards completion (of both) during the…

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Tanfield Railway Gala 2015

Tanfield Railway Gala 2015

This weekend saw the Tanfield Railway hold its steam gala – relocated to a new date earlier in the year in order to avoid clashes…

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Research and Inspiration

Research and Inspiration

As we are now into quite detailed planning for the Remaking Beamish project, considerable thought is being given to the details – which in the…

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T&I News Week 24 2015...

T&I News Week 24 2015…

As we approach the longest day (Oh no!  Now they start getting shorter!), the work to develop and maintain the transport collections continues.  As we…

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Didn't we have a lovely time...

Didn’t we have a lovely time…

Very occasionally we are able to escape the bonds of work and have a week of leave to take a holiday somewhere in the UK…

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May Photo Charter in Pictures...

May Photo Charter in Pictures…

We recently hosted a two-day photographic charter organised by David Tillotson, who kindly supplied the images used in the gallery below.  For those who haven’t…

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Transport & Industry jobs advertised. ..

Transport & Industry jobs advertised. ..

Exciting news! We are announcing two new jobs in the Transport & Industry/Regional Heritage Engineering Centre teams. Both can be found, with full details of…

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Samson's wheels finished!

Samson’s wheels finished!

Some fantastic news from Statfold Barn, with the completion of Samson’a driving wheels being unveiled. Below: These three views show the rolling chassis assembled and…

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T&I News Week 22 2015...

T&I News Week 22 2015…

Following on from Jonathan’s post showing the work undertaken more or less behind the scenes at Beamish, here is a taster of what is ongoing, off site,…

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News from the Fairground and Colliery

News from the Fairground and Colliery

Regular, visitors may have noticed the lack of steam at the Fairground this week. This has been caused by a broken stud in the fire…

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