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Workshop Diary April 2025 Part 2

Workshop Diary April 2025 Part 2

May 1, 2025
Paul Jarman
Dunrobin, Engineering, Industrial Archaeology, News, Steam Locomotives, Tram Restorations, Vintage & Veteran

This second instalment of April’s Workshop Diary contains some new threads, covering development work associated with Oporto 196, further signage developments and progress reports on…

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Workshop Diary April 2025 Part 1

Workshop Diary April 2025 Part 1

April 15, 2025
Paul Jarman
Engineering, Industrial Archaeology, News, RHEC, Steam Locomotives, Tram Restorations, Vintage & Veteran

It is surprising (or maybe not!) just how quickly we get to Easter each year – traditionally the focal point for completing the winter maintenance…

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Workshop Diary October 2024 Part 2

Workshop Diary October 2024 Part 2

October 29, 2024
Paul Jarman
Bus Restorations, Collections, Engineering, Industrial Archaeology, News, RHEC, Vintage & Veteran

As suggested in the last post, there is a second part to October’s Workshop Diary.  There are a number of other posts in preparation, and…

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T&I News 11 2024...

T&I News 11 2024…

September 7, 2024
Paul Jarman
Collections, Engineering, Industrial Archaeology, News, Tram Restorations, Vintage & Veteran

I’m catching up with posts and news, after taking some leave in August and being away for work too.  So after the post dedicated to…

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T&I News 1 2024...

T&I News 1 2024…

January 23, 2024
Paul Jarman
Bus Restorations, Collections, Engineering, Industrial Archaeology, News, RHEC, Steam Locomotives

Welcome to 2024!  I very much hope to increase the rate of posting this year, as it fell a little behind my own aspirations for…

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T&I News 5 2023...

T&I News 5 2023…

March 21, 2023
Paul Jarman
Dunrobin, Engineering, Industrial Archaeology, NER 559 K Class, News, Steam Locomotives

This post is a bit of a roundup relating to various matters, as it’s been a few weeks since I had time to post on…

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T&I News 2 2023...

T&I News 2 2023…

January 14, 2023
Paul Jarman
Engineering, NER 559 K Class, News

This week we will focus on the permanent way – in this particular case, the Tramway.  A considerable amount of work is currently being carried…

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T&I News 1 2023...

T&I News 1 2023…

January 7, 2023
Paul Jarman
Bus Restorations, Collections, Engineering, Industrial Archaeology, Narrow Gauge Railway, NER 559 K Class, News, Steam Locomotives, Tram Restorations

Welcome to the first blog post of 2023, and we wish all blog readers a happy and peaceful 2023. We pick up where we left…

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T&I News 30 2022...

T&I News 30 2022…

December 21, 2022
Paul Jarman
Collections, Colliery, Engineering, Industrial Archaeology, News, RHEC, Steam Locomotives, Tram Restorations

Welcome to what is the last news update for 2022.  I’m aiming to produce a review of the year, plus look forward to 2023 before…

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T&I News 29 2022...

T&I News 29 2022…

December 10, 2022
Paul Jarman
Bus Restorations, Collections, Engineering, Industrial Archaeology, Narrow Gauge Railway, NER 559 K Class, News, RHEC, Tram Restorations

Here is the latest news from the transport and engineering team at Beamish.  A mix of coverage, as usual, and probably the penultimate post this…

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T&I News 28 2022...

T&I News 28 2022…

December 3, 2022
Paul Jarman
Bus Restorations, Collections, Engineering, Industrial Archaeology, NER 559 K Class, News, RHEC, Steam Locomotives, Tram Restorations

A late report this week, as we were struck down at home by a bug my one-year old son caught at nursery, and rapidly spread…

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T&I News 27 2022...

T&I News 27 2022…

November 17, 2022
Paul Jarman
Dunrobin, Engineering, Industrial Archaeology, NER 559 K Class, News, RHEC, Steam Locomotives, Tram Restorations

It is a short post this week, but with some newsworthy content as projects march forwards.  Out on the tramway, a programme of sleeper replacement…

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T&I News 26 2022...

T&I News 26 2022…

November 9, 2022
Paul Jarman
Collections, Engineering, Industrial Archaeology, Narrow Gauge Railway, NER 559 K Class, News, RHEC, Steam Locomotives, Tram Restorations

There is quite a bit to report from the last week or so, covering some familiar topics.  Meanwhile, the site maintenance team are busy establishing…

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T&I News 24 2022...

T&I News 24 2022…

October 22, 2022
Paul Jarman
Bus Shelter Restoration, Dunrobin, Engineering, Industrial Archaeology, News, RHEC, Tram Restorations

The weeks seem to get shorter and shorter as the year rolls by!  The workshops are busy and the work inside is bearing fruit.  We…

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T&I News 23 2022...

T&I News 23 2022…

October 10, 2022
Paul Jarman
Bus Shelter Restoration, Engineering, Industrial Archaeology, News, Tram Restorations, Vintage & Veteran

A bit of a varied roundup today, to clear the decks and catch up with news from around the team… Trolleybuses Below: At the end…

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T&I News 22 2022...

T&I News 22 2022…

October 4, 2022
Paul Jarman
Bus Shelter Restoration, Engineering, Industrial Archaeology, News, Tram Restorations

A quick catch up featuring last week’s work, and a little bit of this week too, with developments on various familiar fronts progressing well. Buses…

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T&I News 21 2022...

T&I News 21 2022…

September 24, 2022
Paul Jarman
Bus Shelter Restoration, Collections, Engineering, Industrial Archaeology, News, Tram Restorations

In this brief update we continue to follow the progress on Gateshead 10’s heavy overhaul, as well as looking at some work underway to improve…

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T&I News 20 2022...

T&I News 20 2022…

September 17, 2022
Paul Jarman
Colliery, Engineering, News, Tram Restorations

This week we are mainly looking at the heavy overhaul of Gateshead 10, and some of the progress made in the last couple of weeks….

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T&I News 18 2022...

T&I News 18 2022…

August 19, 2022
Paul Jarman
Engineering, Industrial Archaeology, News, Tram Restorations, Vintage & Veteran

This first part of this week’s post focusses on the road transport – buses and trams, plus road signs!  The focus of the engineering work…

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T&I News 17 2022...

T&I News 17 2022…

August 12, 2022
Paul Jarman
Collections, Engineering, Industrial Archaeology, News, Tram Restorations, Vintage & Veteran

I realised I hadn’t posted this part-made post, so I’ve included it here for  completeness,  along with a lot of updates from the last few…

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T&I News 15 2022...

T&I News 15 2022…

July 29, 2022
Paul Jarman
Collections, Engineering, Industrial Archaeology, News, Steam Locomotives, Tram Restorations, Vintage & Veteran

There is quite a bit to report this week, as we’ve had both a number of challenges operationally, and also seen some milestones achieved in…

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T&I News 14 2022...

T&I News 14 2022…

July 14, 2022
Paul Jarman
Collections, Engineering, Industrial Archaeology, News, Tram Restorations

The last few weeks have been fairly challenging, as we are operating with a depleted team as recruitment is underway and COVID-19 has somewhat ravaged…

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T&I News 31 2021...

T&I News 31 2021…

October 7, 2021
Paul Jarman
Bus Restorations, Engineering, Industrial Archaeology, News, Steam Locomotives, Tram Restorations, Vintage & Veteran

Looking at all of the news coverage this week, it certainly feels we’re hitting our stride again, with work very near pre-pandemic levels once again. …

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Gateshead 10 Engineering Update Part 2...

Gateshead 10 Engineering Update Part 2…

October 5, 2021
Paul Jarman
Engineering, News, Tram Restorations

In this post we hand over to Matt Ellis, Keeper of Transport, for an update on Gateshead 10’s mechanical overhaul… As promised, here is an…

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Gateshead 10 - Engineering update...

Gateshead 10 – Engineering update…

August 21, 2021
Paul Jarman
News, Tram Restorations

In this post, I hand over to Matt Ellis, Keeper of Transport, for a special feature on Gateshead 10, and the extensive engineering work that…

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