T&I News 9 2020...

T&I News 9 2020…

Beamish is now well into the second month of lockdown, though as followers of the museum’s social media will read, a very small cohort of…

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Mothballing an open air museum...

Mothballing an open air museum…

Across the heritage sector we are seeing museums and heritage railways closing down their operations to the public (and in many cases, to staff and…

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T&I News 8 2020...

T&I News 8 2020…

We start with a statement from the museum: In response to Government guidance on coronavirus, the museum will be closed from 4pm on Friday, 20th…

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T&I News 7 2020...

T&I News 7 2020…

We have a shorter post this week – progress on projects previously reported continuing apace, but which I haven’t had a chance to photograph! We…

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T&I News 5 2020...

T&I News 5 2020…

Unbelievably, another February half-term is nearly over and we are enjoyed a fairly busy week at the museum, having largely escaped recent storms (other than…

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T&I News 2 2020...

T&I News 2 2020…

Here is the annual summary of tramcar mileages, which are a popular feature on the blog. The tramway has seen another busy season with 25,250…

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