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…
25th March 2009 Work has started on a street watering cart, a vehicle that has sat in store at Beamish for many years. I have…
24th March 2009 Introducing the North Eastern Railway Autocar: From time to time one is offered the opportunity to join a trust as part of…
21st March 2009 This morning I shot a short and fairly poor quality film on my compact camera, showing No.22 at work in the colliery….
17th March 2009 Whilst visiting the boilermaker, David Young (my companion for the day) and I called in at Bradford Industrial Museum. This a wide…
Just a quick note to remind readers that the Coffee Pot blog on the main Beamish website is now being updated regularly and includes images…
Mystery Object revealed!!! You may remember I asked if anybody knew what the black tank on wheels might be used for – here is an…
12th March 2009 Here are two more films, a preview of the horse tram that is visiting in May, and a short clip of our…
12th March 2009 Here is the first of, hopefully, a number of short films taken on my camera (whence the low-grade quality) that I will…
10th March 2008I paid a quick visit to Bowes today to talk to Derek Young who is building the roadmenders hut. This is a terrific…
9th March 2008We’ve just completed our first full operating weekend on the revived colliery railway. It’s a bit short at present but over the next…
1st March 2009On the way South, I called in at Sumerlee Heritage Centre at Coatbridge, half an hour East of Glasgow. Reopened in 2008 after…
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