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…
Some exciting news that I am sure has been eagerly awaited by many, Matt Ellis our Keeper of Transport reports on our latest hire locomotive….
As has been hinted on this blog previously, we have been looking for additional motive power for Rowley Station and the Colliery, to enable us…
Some news that I am sure will be of interest to readers of the blog… It is a joint press release and you can also find…
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…
An update on the Model T programme seems timely, starting with a review of recent activities on these projects. Crewe Tractor Below: For the Museum’s…
The latest book in the occasional series of titles dealing with the transport collections has arrived – The Book of Samson… It was written by…
We recently received the donation of a tramcar letterbox, originating from Newcastle and once attached to a tramcar as a means of supplementing the postal…
This week we take a look at the RHEC activities, which continue unabated whilst the site is busy with visitors and the anticipated school holiday…
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…
Two weeks have rolled by since the last posting of T&I news, the weeks seemingly passing at an ever-quickening rate! The team are currently assisting…
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…
As part of a project funded by the Major Partner Museums scheme (MPM), the station gardens at Rowley are receiving dedicated attention from staff member…
We have found ourselves in something of a spot – with the early departure of Portbury to cover a motive power shortage at its home…
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…
Two years on from the first Tracks to the Trenches event on the Apedale Valley Light Railway (operated by the Moseley Railway Trust), the Newcastle-under-Lyme (Staffordshire) located…
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…
Last week (Wednesday to be precise) our Leyland Cub was able to make its first moves under power to demonstrate the progress made in this…
April seemed to be a very long month, with so many events taking place and so many comings and goings associated with them. We will…
On a trip to see family, over the bank holiday weekend, I took the opportunity to go and see the Clay Mills Pumping Station, in…
Now the dust has now settled, after the three weekends of the Great War Festival of Transport, I thought it was time for a short…
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…
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