This post is a bit of a sweeping up of lose ends exercise, with various bits of news to report. We also had updated figures…
This post sweeps up a few different themes, that reflect recent progress and look ahead to the forthcoming Beamish Steam Gala… As a result, there…
The restoration of the Darlington Corporation bus shelter took another important step forward with the arrival of the restored structure at Beamish last Friday. The…
After a bit of a gap, the news returns… We’ve been very busy across the museum, in all departments. It is also the time of…
This week we have a miscellaneous round-up of transport and engineering news. As readers will no doubt know, the big news has been the opening…
This week’s post includes some nice milestones – including the start of testing on the Foulbridge – Town section of the Tramway. There is quite…
In this report we take a look specifically at the ongoing restoration of ex Dundee Gas Works Kerr Stuart 0-4-0WT No.721. This project is largely…
Today we called in at North Bay Engineering to view progress on the restoration of the Darlington cast-iron bus shelter. Since we last saw it,…
As has become the annual tradition, I thought a review of the year was timely, and like 2020’s article, it has the inevitable cloud of…
NEXUS visit Beamish By Matthew Ellis, Keeper of Transport Through contacts set up with Les Brunton from the Beamish Tramway Group, on Monday 13th December…
The blog resumes following a short hibernation (as I was on paternity leave!) with an update covering the period I was off. Matt kept notes…
Below: No.18 has been relocated to Rowley Station in order to carry out the shunting associated with Christmas (grottos once again being assembled in the…
This week there is quite a lot to report, so I will probably spill some of the image-based content into separate posts next week. Meanwhile,…
Looking at all of the news coverage this week, it certainly feels we’re hitting our stride again, with work very near pre-pandemic levels once again. …
In this post we hand over to Matt Ellis, Keeper of Transport, for an update on Gateshead 10’s mechanical overhaul… As promised, here is an…
After the excitement of the Autumn Steam Gala, Monday brought another event, of sorts, with the Omnibus Society attending the museum as part of their…
This week saw an important event take place, albeit in the hours before the museum opened on Tuesday; namely the first tramcar movement (outside of…
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