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…
A slightly shorter post this week – mortgaging the available space we have available at present for storage of the blog and the rather large…
There is quite a lot to catch up with this week, so her we go with the usual varied round of news from the T&I…
Though the day to day demands of the summer holidays places the support teams under a great deal of pressure (not least due to the…
Another week has passed by, and as ever it was a busy one in the T&I department at Beamish. I spent a few days on the…
Since the arrival of Samson’s components a few weeks ago, David (and Chris) have been busy progressing the project – as was seen in the previous…
Its been some time since we had a detailed look at two of our big railway projects – the restoration of Dunrobin and the construction of…
Its been a very busy week, and some items will be posted separately over the coming week (if I get a chance!), so here is a quick…
When discussing Samson’s livery, as has been covered in this blog previously with the recording of the application of the paintwork to the bunkers, it…
Covering the period up to and including Saturday 8th March 2015 Its slightly alarming to find we are now well into March and still feel…
I thought readers might be interested in following the painting stages of Samson as we begin the final stages of construction and gather the many…
Covering the period up to and including Saturday 31st 2015 Bus Restoration Below: This week we collected our second Leyland Cub, HL9621, from a location…
Hello and happy new year! Welcome to the first blog post for 2015, which starting very much as we finished last year, looks at some…
The title photo sums up much of what we try to achieve – to present to visitors a real sense of the past in tangible…
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