A short post this week – time having run away from us for a lengthier report! Bus Depot Below: David Watchman took these photos for…
The inevitable focus this week is on the arrival of Box 40 from Blackpool, and its subsequent commissioning prior to entering service at Beamish. I’ve…
In the last blog post I promised to update with the Narrow Gauge motive power for the GNSF, once we had confirmation on what we…
Where are the weeks going? I can’t believe it is late July now and the summer, so much anticipated, is now well underway (and raining!). …
With less than a week to go until the 2017 Great North Steam Fair, most of our work is centred on the preparation for this…
It has been half-term week at Beamish, alongside which numerous pre-season works have been underway. Whilst we are a year-round attraction now, there is still…
As has become customary, here is a brief review of 2016 and some of the highlights within the Transport & Industry/Site Support team. Needless to…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
Running behind again, here is a review of the last fortnight, compiled over that period and therefore possibly a little disjointed! West Hartlepool Harbour &…
Another momentous day for Samson, with it raising steam for the first time – ever! Below: The needle creeps off the stop for the very first…
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…
Last Thursday was a significant one in Samson’s history – the boiler was subject to the insurance company hydraulic test (which it passed) and was…
Matt and I had a productive couple of days at Bridgnorth working with the SVR team on Samson’s boiler. This is now complete and awaits…
The weather hasn’t been entirely kind to our last weekend of enhanced transport here at Beamish, and with Newcastle 114 as the star attraction it…
With the rolling frames of Samson more or less completed, we took the opportunity today to take them down to the narrow gauge railway and…
There has further narrow gauge activity at Beamish this week – here is a video of our riveting activity last week followed by an overview…
Its been a busy week! As the other recent posts reveal, activity can come in bursts, and last week was no exception for Samson, with…
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