David is focusing intensively on Samson’s cylinder block construction at present, hoping to trail fit the completed block onto the boiler shell next week, enabling…
Here is an assorted look back over the week’s T&I projects and developments… Below: The Jamie Guest from the Leeds Transport Historical Society has been…
The big project in the workshop at the moment is the rebuild of the decks of the gallopers, to be followed by the rounding boards….
This press release will no doubt be of great interest to tramway enthusiasts and is released here and on the NTM blog simultaneously… Following the…
The winter period is a key one for us in terms of carrying out maintenance and advancing projects on a number of fronts. Here is…
The team restoring the Barford & Perkins 1925 ex RAF Motor Roller have passed a milestone, with the work on the rolling chassis now all…
Over 50 years ago a small four wheel tramcar departed the area in which it had worked its entire life, for a new future as…
On Friday No.280 made its first movements under its own power at Beamish, during the commissioning process currently underway to get this car into service…
Thanks to the editor of Heritage Railway Magazine, Robin Jones, we are able to bring you the article on Dunrobin that I wrote and was…
I was very pleased to find and purchase this image on e-bay two weeks ago – it is a fine study of 4085 Dunrobin upon…
Things on this site will be a little quiet over Christmas, so here is an article to help pass the time during the festive break……
We are often loaned or given negatives or old prints to study, scan and try and add some meat to. A small box recently borrowed…
A lot of joinery work has been going on in the Colliery over the last few weeks. Not only in the Stables but also Hetton…
Looking back over the year, it is quite something to think that in April, Samson was no more than a set of frame plates awaiting…
This is the last news report of 2013 – if anything exciting happens over the next two days I’ll add it onto this post. There…
Here are a couple of items that should be of interest to those who study Newcastle Corporation Transport and its vehicles and routes… Below: I…
The now very familiar sight of a Scotts low-loader arriving at our tram depot with a new consignment aboard! 680 was loaded last night as…
Its been a while since Dunrobin was mentioned here, but work has continued on the project. On Tuesday I had a sortie down to Bridgnorth…
Work on all fronts continues at a startling rate – how did we cope without the facilities we now have?! I’ve already sketched out the…
Monday mornings are always hectic at Beamish, as the team takes stock of the past weekend and any repairs and maintenance arising as well as…
Work on Samson has seen a major accomplishment over the last week, with David trial fitting the new crankshaft and then spending a great deal…
In some appalling weather conditions, Darren and Mark have been hard at work on a number of construction sites. Assisted by Keith, who normally has…
With the rebuild of Sheffield tram No.264 gathering momentum, and therefore its appearance on the blog becoming more regular, I thought a brief overview of…
Over recent weeks Andy Martin has been out and about with his camera, capturing the Museum at dusk and after dark. Here are the fruits…
Helped by the recent dry weather work on the stable roof has moved along very quickly. In fact, it seems we have got the roof…
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