15th May 2009 We’ve had a productive morning today! After clearing vast piles of patterns that were recently received (mostly ex Locomotion Enterprises stock from…
15th may 2009 Ian and Sarah from Stangate Restorations & Replicas Ltd are in today, surveying a number of proposed jobs in order to help…
15th May 2009 Sunderland tramcar No.16 has been lifted off its truck to enable various repairs to be undertaken, a thorough inspection to be carried…
15th May 2009 Progress on the water cart is being made deliberately rapidly as I want to out shop this before the summer season (and…
14th May 2009 Fiddler passed its hydraulic test successfully on Tuesday. In the photo below, Joe Moore (Zurich’s boiler inspector) and Vincent Allen pump the…
14th May 2009 Work lately has centred around preparing exhibits for the forthcoming Power from the Past event (28 – 31st May – I hope…
14th May 2009 We are poised to take on loan from Tyne & Wear Museum a 1020 built roadmender’s living van, seen in the photos…
14th May 2009 The tale of Little Nut’s snowplough goes back some time. The first photograph below is our first awareness of the plough, being…
14th May 2009 Yet another water cart! This time one which is engine/tractor hauled. We’ve had this cart for some time, it being stored on…
General News – April 2009 The arrival of a new fork-lift truck has plus hire of a HIAB for a day has enabled various items…
May 5th 2009 I thought a few photos of the rear rolls from the steam roller ‘Fiddler’ might be of interest. These rolls are unusual…
May 5th 2009 A recent visit to West Yorkshire to inspect a scarifier also presented the opportunity to look around the Armley Mills Industrial Museum…
24th April 2009 Mark, Darren and Bob have started work on the far end of the colliery exchange sidings. The point in the foreground now…
May 5th 2009 I am now picking up Coffee Pot’s blog on this thread, for administrative purposes. Current progress at the boilermakers is such that…
14th April 2009 John Young and I popped up to a firm in Haltwhistle geared up to carrying out restoration of railway vehicles. Two of…
14th April 2009 I called in at Bowes today – the hinges and new gates build by John Moore (hinges) and Alan Milburn (gates) are…
12th April 2009 Gateshead 10 rests in the warm sun enjoyed at Beamish over Easter weekend. Open top cars tend to prove rather more popular…
12th April 2009 Michael Davison brought his 1889 built Marshall Traction Engine ‘Mary Margaret’ to operate over the four days of the Easter period. Working…
12th April 2009 No.22 basks in the warm evening sun after another day’s work in Beamish colliery, probably playing to the largest crowds yet.
29th March 2009 No apologies for presenting a further selection of images taken around the colliery railway today…
29th March 2009 It was bound to happen! Whilst ‘exploring’ some of the recently exposed sidings to the rear of Francis Street, 22 pushed the…
24th March 2009In order to train museum staff in steam skills, a training engine is being constructed by David Young and myself to reflect various…
26th March 2009 Lots has been going on, as the following photos and captions reveal… Above: Earlier today No.22 took part in the opening of…
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