12th June 2009 The track lads and Komatsu gang have made rapid progress on the station branch, with the line through the cutting now dismantled…
12th June 2009 After a few days of pretty indifferent weather, today has been a hot one. While wandering about on site the following scenes…
1st June 2009 Here are a selection of views from the Power from the Past event, suitably ‘photoshopped’…
1st June 2009 We were recently sent a selection of black and white photographs by Mr Tony Johnson. Amongst them were these views taken along…
Power from the Past During the event the horse team, fresh from their antics on the horse tram, took the furniture van, Rington’s tea van…
Power from the Past Here is a roundup of some of the things we were up to before and during the event… Below: A late…
Power from the Past To illustrate engines in their correct settings and doing the work they were built for, a number were placed around the…
Power from the Past On Thursday morning Tarmac delivered 40 tons of ballast which was then spread out ready for rolling. With the Daimler, Living…
Power from the Past The Horse Tram, L53, was enormously popular with staff and visitors alike. A David Williams photo charter was organised around it…
26th may 2009 Beamish now has its first visiting tramcar! L53, the well known Eades reversible horse tram usually based at Heaton Park in Manchester…
26th May 2009A burst of shunting activity in the colliery along with some extra ‘mileage’ upon which to run enabled John and I to shunt…
26th May 2009 This morning Shaun delivered the completed wooden frame, one days work to him! Produced from left over timbers from the lamp cabin…
26th May 2009 Last weekend was glorious and the museum enjoyed a good turnout of visitors. We had No.22 in steam on the Monday as…
23rd May 2009 A quick roam around the site this afternoon revealed much preparation for next weeks Power from the Past event… Below: The Model…
23rd May 2009 Last Wednesday I was lucky enough to be invited to attend the 50th anniversary celebrations taking place at the National Tramway Museum…
23rd May 2009 Over the last few evenings there have been a number of arrivals of engines in anticipation of the Power from the Past…
23rd May 2009 Just before I post the updates on the water cart, I have been sorting through the patterns David Young has made for…
22nd May 2009 The last two days have been pretty frantic as various preparations are put in place for the Power from the Past event…
18th May 2009 An early start saw several jobs carried out by lunchtime. Davy Sheen carried on painting the water cart. The tank is believed…
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