Category Archives: Beamish Tramway

Another milestone in the major overhaul of the Preston tramcar Sheffield 264 at Beamish Museum has now occurred, with the tram making its first tentative moves under power since restoration work began on 10th December. However, an even greater moment … Continue reading →

It has been a little while since we provided an update on the major overhaul of Sheffield 264 at Beamish Museum, with our last update on the project concerning the reunion of top and bottom decks. Since this milestone achievement … Continue reading →

Beamish Museum’s final enhanced transport weekend event held on 7th & 8th November saw a number of activities taking place around the vast museum site, with the resident fleet of trams and buses taking centre stage. The star of the … Continue reading →

The final weekend of enhanced transport activity at Beamish Museum during 2015 is set to take place on Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th November, with focus on some of the passenger-carrying vehicles in the resident fleet. The star attraction will … Continue reading →

The major overhaul of Sheffield 264 at Beamish Museum reached a landmark this month, when the three main components which make up the tramcar were finally reunited. The upper deck, lower deck and truck have all been tackled separately but … Continue reading →

The restoration of Sheffield 264 at Beamish Museum has reached another landmark on 9th September. Whilst the body work remains incomplete, the truck has now been fully overhauled and reassembled, and on this day it was taken out for an … Continue reading →

On Monday 13th July, a high-profile filming assignment for the final series of the TV drama series Downton Abbey took place at Beamish Museum. The period setting of the museum’s town area was the perfect venue for some scenes for … Continue reading →

Although not directly relevant to trams, a recent addition to the massive collection of historic objects at Beamish Museum seemed interesting enough to warrant mention here. The museum has recently obtained a bridge dating from 1863 which was donated by … Continue reading →

Following its withdrawal from service earlier this year, Blackpool Balloon car 703 – or Sunderland 101 as it is now known in its new home at Beamish Museum – has now been moved off the tracks in the tram depot … Continue reading →

Monday 22nd March was an important day in the life of one of the most unfortunate preserved trams in the country – Gateshead 52. Since being moved from the National Tramway Museum store at Clay Cross to a new home … Continue reading →

Beamish Museum staged two days of enhanced tramway activity on the weekend of Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th March, with all of the currently operational tramcars in service and others displayed prominently for photographic opportunities, plus some bonus evening events … Continue reading →

As part of the Beamish tramway’s enhanced activities on the weekend of 7th & 8th March, a plaque was unveiled which has been installed inside Sunderland 16 in memory of Tony Wickens, who was a founder member of the Beamish … Continue reading →

A special mini-event aimed at tram enthusiasts is to be held at Beamish Museum on the weekend of Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th March. This will feature an intensive four-tram service, behind-the-scenes tours and photo opportunities, the highlight of which … Continue reading →

Little has been heard about the progress made on the major overhaul of Sheffield 264 at Beamish Museum for some time, but recently an update has been provided on this project by the Museum’s Keeper of Transport, Paul Jarman, on … Continue reading →

The heavily-delayed overhaul of Beamish Museum tramway stalwart Sunderland 16 has taken some significant steps towards completion this week. The tram was re-trucked on Wednesday 12th November, which allowed it to be moved outside allowing a sneak preview of its … Continue reading →

The latest addition to the Beamish tram fleet, Blackpool Brush Railcoach 621, has now arrived safely at its new home and thanks to Gordon Bulmer we can share with you a couple of images showing the tram in the depot … Continue reading →