This week there is quite a lot to report, so I will probably spill some of the image-based content into separate posts next week. Meanwhile,…
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. …
I haven’t managed to take as many photographs this week – the site being generally very busy with visitors (which is good!) and the back-of-house…
We roll onwards towards the summer, with various jobs receiving attention. The priority is to commission Crosville 716, complete the repairs to Puffing Billy and…
We are delighted to announce that the Association for Industrial Archaeology has made an award of £15,080 towards the £16,756 cost of restoring a 1927…
There has been plenty going on this week, so it is nice to compile a detailed blog post recording some of the activity. I tend…
T&I News 4 marked a notable step change in activity online and on site. This post follows the trend, reporting on the steam tests carried…
It has been some time since I compiled a general news roundup, so here is something to redress that. In terms of transport operation in…
Here is a news-worthy post on here for a change! A new addition to the vehicle collection… Murton Colliery Cooperative Society Mobile Shop Around two…
Any review of 2020 is inevitably going to be dominated by a single subject, Cornavirus. In the interests of offering a change in diet for…
This will be the last general news post of 2020, with a review of the year to be posted next week. Depending on time, I…
Well, no sooner had I said ‘staff returning from furlough’ the whole picture changed as the UK Government announced further restrictions, which brought about the…
As members of staff return to work from their lengthy furlough, the workshops and technical teams are assessing the engineering and transport systems as we…
The summer holidays are now drawing to a close and with school children anticipated to return to school next week, this weekend (a bank holiday…
The Beamish Cycle Collection Part 2 The High Bicycles by Ian Bean We saw in part 1 how the velocipede had started to develop to…
Updated 22/04/20 In order to generate some content for the blog, I thought I’d take a look at the things I have been meaning to…
Whilst we are not generating any news at the moment, certainly in terms of blog content, I thought it would be interesting to look back…
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