We’re back – for now at least! Here is a quick catch-up on recent news from the T&I department… Narrow Gauge Railway Below: Since the last…
This week’s post is something of a scrapbook, covering some workshop and site works as well as last weekends Power from the Past enhanced transport…
Here is a post to add some information on the forthcoming Power from the Past weekend (next weekend). The dates for this have variously been…
Having had a fortnight off, then a week catching up, there is quite a bit of content in this posting! It is also worth mentioning…
The summer holidays roll on and the site remains incredibly busy, no doubt assisted by favourable weather and perhaps the recent TV appearances on the…
The latest book in the occasional series of titles dealing with the transport collections has arrived – The Book of Samson… It was written by…
This last week brought with it some mixed weather, with scorching sunshine, a spectacular electrical storm and quite a bit of cloud too. Under these…
Before a news report, a reminder for anyone thinking of coming to Beamish this weekend that it is the Somme commemoration and we are operating…
Things might have seen a little quiet lately, but nothing could be further from the truth – its just finding time to write the blog…
We start this week’s post with news of a new arrival in the shape of a Doxford Crane Tank. This example is Roker, and whilst…
Whilst we hadn’t planned a second round of First World War related activity in 2016, the opportunity to borrow some of the equipment belonging to…
A mixed bag this week, catching up on various items that I haven’t posted for a fortnight or so… RHEC Below: The market stalls are…
Another mixed week with news and event announcements in this post. Its also been a week of training and travelling, which always makes things interesting! RHEC/Site Support…
We have now moved out of the transport festival and into that bit of the season which offers something of a lull before the summer…
Today the running and commissioning trials of Samson began at Beamish. Having made a static (in steam) appearance at the Great War Steam Fair, further adjustments have…
With all of the recent excitement, it seems strangely out of habit to report on some of the projects that have quietly continued throughout the…
The Horses at War event is in full swing this weekend and provided an opportunity to recreate scenes of shunting WDLR waggons using horse power….
There are a number of opportunities to see the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway’s Hunslet 0-4-0ST Lilla in operation at Beamish in the coming weeks….
Dave Hewitt very kindly sent through some of his images taken around the narrow gauge yesterday afternoon. We are already planning to develop the wood-sawing…
This post was accidentally posted early and in incomplete form – a slip of the finger on the touch screen tablet! However, due to the…
A previous posting on the blog made reference to tube issues on a couple of the steam locomotives here. Despite blanking, Edward Sholto’s continued to…
Another busy week has been and gone and Easter weekend presents an opportunity for progress on a number of fronts away from the distraction/temptation of…
This week presents another mixed-bag of news from around the site, as carried out by the Transport & Industry/Site Support teams. A little bit of…
Running behind again, here is a review of the last fortnight, compiled over that period and therefore possibly a little disjointed! West Hartlepool Harbour &…
As there is a year-end review, I’ve kept this post very short – you will also spot the narrow gauge theme! Samson Below: Samson is…
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