Thanks to some help from BT (the real one!) our project to increase the use of the museums Strowger exchange is making good progress. BT…
Today marked the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Mines Rescue Station at Houghton-le-Spring. To mark the event the Station held an open day…
On a recent visit to Nenthead Mines, near Alston in Cumbria, I took the opportunity to have a look around the site. The visit was…
Since the completion of the brick work the Colliery Stables site has been quiet. Contractors have been constructing the timber a-frames offsite and this week…
After a kind invitation from Banks Mining I was able to visit their Brenkley Lane surface mine in Northumberland. The impressive site is set to be…
Our building team have been busily working away with the Stable building, which is starting to take shape nicely. The brick work of the front…
The museum has had its own Strowger exchange since 1985 when GEC Plessey, Hartlepool, donated a 100 line Siemens type 222. This exchange operated…
Just a brief catch-up on a few things happening around the Pit village this week. The site of the Colliery Stables has been quiet for…
The Colliery stable are beginning to take shape as the brick work continues to rapidly rise . As mentioned in earlier posts, the building…
Just a brief updated on the Colliery Stables. Work began this week on the floor of the building. As the stables we are copying has…
In a bit of a change, of author and subject, I will be looking at some of the other work going on in the Transport…
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