Workshop Diary November 2024

Workshop Diary November 2024

Welcome to another Workshop Diary – the last month has flown by, and so this report covers something of the end of the high-season, whilst…

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Workshop Diary September 2024

Workshop Diary September 2024

Welcome to the latest blog post and in particular, hello to new readers who are joining from the museum’s Facebook page.  The blog has been…

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T&I News 9 2024...

T&I News 9 2024…

The blog returns after a short break (as I was on annual leave), with a summary of work that has been taking place in the…

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T&I News 8 2024...

T&I News 8 2024…

In this post we find trams at the centre of attention, with work progressing on Gateshead 10 and Lisbon 730, as well as some interim…

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T&I News 7 2024...

T&I News 7 2024…

Welcome to the latest blog post, which is something of a mixture of report and thought – as you’ll see below.  The workshops are busy,…

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T&I News 5 2024...

T&I News 5 2024…

There is lots to report this month.  It is also worth noting that we had to cancel the rest of Sir Berkeley’s steaming dates here,…

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T&I News 4 2024...

T&I News 4 2024…

The week has been dominated by the arrival of exhibits for Wheels of Industry this weekend, and preparing the various railway exhibits for operation.  Here…

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T&I News 20 2023...

T&I News 20 2023…

This is the final post of the year – probably the year with fewest posts for some time now, but they have kept up with…

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T&I News 19 2023...

T&I News 19 2023…

Once again it has been a while since the last blog post.  Work has been progressing on various fronts, but the majority of the time…

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T&I News 17 2023...

T&I News 17 2023…

It has been a while since I sat at the keyboard to write a blog post!  A combination of things have conspired to reduce the…

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T&I News 16 2023...

T&I News 16 2023…

For this post I thought we’d focus on the recent transport gala and the narrow gauge railway in particular, given that we presented both a…

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T&I News 14 2023...

T&I News 14 2023…

We had a new item of rolling stock on test at Beamish last week, in the shape of a new-build Stockton & Darlington Railway chaldron…

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2023 - 2026: Looking ahead to the next three years...

2023 – 2026: Looking ahead to the next three years…

I realise that July is upon us and that I have not done the customary summary of 2022, let alone the look ahead to 2023…

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Dunrobin - summer 2023 update

Dunrobin – summer 2023 update

I’ve covered recent progress on Dunrobin’s restoration/overhaul in numerous posts, but being aware of the very specific interest in this locomotive, thought a summary of…

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T&I News 12 2023...

T&I News 12 2023…

Firstly, an apology for the long gap since the last blog post – I’ve been away and also dealing with some family matters, so haven’t…

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