A variety of galleries containing archive images of interest and relevance to the North East and the Beamish collections.
Note: These images have come from purchases of prints and negatives, donations by members of the public and re-scans of existing negatives from the Beamish archive.
Gateshead Tramways
Tram terminus pre extension across the Tyne
Tram 7 (later 52)
Trams 18 and 67 at Central Station 09/04/50
Painting of Tram 9 and Northern General SE4 by G.S.Cooper
Tram 51 (later works car 45)
Tram 51 (the second tram to carry this number)
Tram 52 (formerly 7)
Newcastle Tramways
Central Station
Sunderland Tramways
Sunderland 99 – very similar to trams supplied to Blackpool and which became famous as the ‘Balloon’ class.
Seaham Harbour
Eppleton Hall Paddle Tug August 1967
Reliant and Conservator assist Falconer 31/08/67
Reliant 31/08/67
Ex Londonderry Railway and later SHDC No.1
No.18 in the mid 1960s (63 I think).
Another mid 1960s view of No.18.
Paddle Tug ‘Seaham’ berthed in the South Dock.
Dunrobin
Dunrobin and 58A at New Romney c1950
Dunrobin before departure to Canada, taken at New Romney.
Misc Items
Granton Gas Works Barclay No.5 11/06/1950 Note dismantled locomotive to the right.
R&W Hawthorn crane engine working adjacent to Newcastle Central Station
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