Category Archives: Beamish Tramway

Whilst 2025 may not have been a classic year for the trams at Beamish when you consider what is out and about in service that doesn’t mean its been a quiet year in the workshops with work continuing on preparing … Continue reading →

The long-running overhaul of Gateshead 10 at Beamish is continuing with further progress being made as the tram edges ever closer to returning to service – for the first since 2016.

As was reported last month, Beamish currently has an unexpected and unusual visitor – Lucie, a steam train engine which originally operated in Belgium. Having already been seen at other railways and museums in the northeast it arrived at Beamish … Continue reading →

Over the years Beamish has been a regular location for filming. Whether it be the latest drama or a documentary, film crews have enjoyed the period setting which is ideal to give their production a bit more realism. Much of … Continue reading →

This is in effect an extended edition of “Trams &” as we head to Beamish to see a few shots of trams along with buses. These were all taken during the recent Festival of Transport (24th May to 1st June) … Continue reading →

Lucie – the steam tram engine which started off life in Belgium and has now been restored to operational condition at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway – has arrived at Beamish for a short (and not previously announced) loan period. … Continue reading →

In one of our recent updates from Beamish we featured a photo showing how the tram depot was off limits to allow some work to take place. This is all part of the general upgrade of the depot facilities to … Continue reading →

As we reported earlier this month, trams are now running again at Beamish following the conclusion of the trackworks in the 1900s Town (alongside other infrastructure works on the overhead). Wednesday 2nd April was the first day back for the … Continue reading →

After what may have felt like a long (almost) three months the good news to report from Beamish is that trams are running around the museum once again! Operations resumed from Wednesday 2nd April 2025 with the track relay on … Continue reading →

As we’ve reported regularly on these pages, there have been no trams running at Beamish since early January to allow for major trackwork to take place. The bulk of the work has been undertaken by external contractors on the curve … Continue reading →

Our recent articles from Beamish have all been concentrating on the trackworks which have been taking place over the past few months with the trams not getting much of a look in, hardly surprising when they’ve not been able to … Continue reading →

With the tramway at Beamish have been closed since the start of January this has allowed a concerted effort to be made on various maintenance jobs to take place. This has included some major rail replacement works at the east … Continue reading →

There will be a change of transport special events for 2025 at Beamish with the traditional Steam Fair replaced by a nine day Festival of Transport. This new event will take place at the end of May and start of … Continue reading →

The major investment in the infrastructure at Beamish, which has seen no trams run since the start of 2025, is continuing with good progress being made on the track replacement work at the east end of the 1900s town (the … Continue reading →