As we are now into quite detailed planning for the Remaking Beamish project, considerable thought is being given to the details – which in the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
When discussing Samson’s livery, as has been covered in this blog previously with the recording of the application of the paintwork to the bunkers, it…
In 2012 the ‘Indiana Three’ returned to the UK. Ex Penrhyn Quarry narrow gauge locomotives Winifred, Ogwen and Glyder returned from long exile in the…
There will be a number of separate posts over the next week or so covering some news from the transport side of things at Beamish,…
Another busy week! With two significant new arrivals into the collection, much progress on other projects and another exciting development in the offing, the usual…
Today has seen the very exciting arrival of a new addition to the transport collection at Beamish, with the arrival of ex Rotherham Corporation CVG6…
With all of the events of the last month, the regular news on the blog has been somewhat interrupted. Here are some snippets of news…
Here is a small taste of the future trolleybus operation at Beamish… Newcastle Corporation Transport Below: In connection with a ’60th birthday treat’ for a…
With the Great North Festival of Transport now behind us, I thought I’d glance back at the Great North Steam Fair, our opening event, having…
Just a short addition to Paul’s last posting marking the end of the festival of Transport. Below are a few images from the weekends Old…
Before the blog gets back into the routine of restoration and news reports, I thought a post to tidy up various lose ends might be of interest. The…
Michael Goldsmith, our Electrician, is pleased… ‘His’ van, the 1933 Commer, has been repainted and now wears his name and role. The previous drab…
We are ending our Great North Festival Transport with our annual Old King Coal event. This community led event celebrates the regions mining heritage and…
For the spring gathering (April 19th) at London Bus Museum, Brooklands, Historic Vehicle Restoration took our future accessible bus, Leyland Cub 716 (ex Crosville) along to the…
With the Horses at Work weekend ahead, and all of our railways (including the wooden waggonway) in operation, Matt E and I spent the afternoon preparing Edward…
A shorter post for the last day as the weather was not kind and more photos can be found in the growing gallery here: http://46.32.240.35/beamishtransportonline.co.uk/imagegalleries/great-north-festival-of-transport-2015/…
Another sunny day but with a freezing wind across the site – undeterred the visitors came in their thousands and many additional exhibits arrived for…
Another busy day and with more exhibits arriving, the variety keeps growing! Here are a few shots grabbed during the day to show just…
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