T&I News 17 2021...

T&I News 17 2021…

The weeks are becoming busier as the teams get into their stride with the backlog of maintenance jobs accrued over the last year or so. …

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Work widely seen, but whose creator is seldom known...

Work widely seen, but whose creator is seldom known…

There are usually, with most projects at the museum, a raft of talented craftspeople working on discreet elements of the final exhibit, bringing their own…

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T&I News 12 2021...

T&I News 12 2021…

Our 1903-built North Eastern Railway Luggage Composite coach, No.818  is moving to Kirby Stephen East (home of the Stainmore Railway Company) for an 18 month…

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Twitter Steam Rally 1st May 2021...

Twitter Steam Rally 1st May 2021…

Today we held our first transport event since 2019, tied in with the international Twitter Steam Rally (Matt explains what this is in the video…

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T&I News 8 2021... Peckett 1370 on the move

T&I News 8 2021… Peckett 1370 on the move

Over the last two days of this week (Thursday and Friday), Peckett 1370 was prepared for relocation from Rowley Station to the Colliery Railway. Built…

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Head Wrightson Coffee Pot No.1 at 150 years old Part 2...

Head Wrightson Coffee Pot No.1 at 150 years old Part 2…

Coffee Pot – Restoration to working order, 2008 – 2010 Welcome to Part 2 of this three-part history of Head Wrightson Coffee Pot No.1, which…

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T&I News 3 2021...

T&I News 3 2021…

I should start with an apology – it has been quite a length of time since the last post on the blog – largely as…

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