Category Archives: Beamish Tramway

Blackpool 167 swaps North Station for Rowley Station

Posted on Monday 27 January 2014 by Andrew Waddington

For the second time this year, Beamish Museum took delivery of a very special tramcar on the morning of Monday 27th January, courtesy of the National Tramway Museum. Blackpool ‘Pantograph’ car 167 arrived on loan from Crich on this day, … Continue reading →

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Sunderland 16 gets ‘Binned’

Posted on Thursday 23 January 2014 by Andrew Waddington

Sunderland 16 has become the latest member of the Beamish tram fleet to receive external advertisements for Binns, featuring the famous ‘Shop at Binns’ slogan on the upper deck end panels. This famous advertisement was once carried by the entire … Continue reading →

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Tram restorations progress in the North

Posted on Wednesday 22 January 2014 by Andrew Waddington

Projects to return two historic trams to fully operational condition in different working museums in the north are currently making good progress, with Sheffield 264 and Glasgow 1245 in the early stages of being rebuilt at Beamish and Summerlee respectively. … Continue reading →

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Blackpool 167 is bound for Beamish!

Posted on Friday 17 January 2014 by Andrew Waddington

An exciting announcement has been released confirming that Blackpool ‘Pantograph’ car 167 is set to visit Beamish Museum. The popular single-deck tramcar, which is owned and operated by the Tramway Museum Society and based at Crich, is set for an … Continue reading →

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Blackpool 680 returns to service

Posted on Saturday 11 January 2014 by Andrew Waddington

More than five years after operating on the Blackpool promenade for the final time, Blackpool Railcoach 680 finally made its debut in passenger service as a preserved tramcar at Beamish Museum on Saturday 11th January. After being acquired by the … Continue reading →

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Gateshead 52 returns to the North East

Posted on Tuesday 7 January 2014 by Andrew Waddington

Gateshead 52 made its long-awaited return to the North East of England on Tuesday 7th January 2014, after more than five decades of storage in Derbyshire. Ownership of the car has now been transferred from the National Tramway Museum to … Continue reading →

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680 takes to the tracks at Beamish

Posted on Monday 6 January 2014 by Andrew Waddington

Under normal circumstances, Monday 6th January should have been a pretty unremarkable day at Beamish Museum. The attraction was closed to the public, and the weather was wet, windy and wild. However, this was in fact quite an exciting day … Continue reading →

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Update on Blackpool Railcoach 680

Posted on Thursday 19 December 2013 by Andrew Waddington

Since arriving at Beamish Museum last week, a considerable amount of work has been carried out on Blackpool Railcoach 680, in order to prepare this tram for service at its new temporary home. As will be remembered, this car has … Continue reading →

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Beamish restoration updates

Posted on Wednesday 18 December 2013 by Andrew Waddington

The current major tram-related project at Beamish Museum may be the restoration of Sheffield 264, but that hasn’t stopped thoughts being turned towards the completion of two other tramcars. Some work has recently been undertaken on the museum’s recently acquired … Continue reading →

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Christmas trimmings for preserved trams

Posted on Saturday 14 December 2013 by Andrew Waddington

Whilst some of the UK’s museum tramways are now closed for winter, those which remain open for business are now looking ahead to the Christmas festivities. Trams at Beamish, Birkenhead and Summerlee have all received appropriate decorations to celebrate the … Continue reading →

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Thank-you and goodnight from Blackpool 680

Posted on Thursday 12 December 2013 by Andrew Waddington

An extremely hectic week of tram moves by road in and around Blackpool has concluded with the departure from Rigby Road of Ex-Towing car 680 in the early hours of Thursday 12th December. The tram, which was sold to the … Continue reading →

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Sheffield 264 – one becomes three!

Posted on Wednesday 11 December 2013 by Andrew Waddington

Whilst various historic tramcars were being transported back home to Blackpool’s Rigby Road depot, another fascinating series of events was also unfolding in the North East. At Beamish Museum, work has finally got underway on starting the major restoration of … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Grimsby & Immingham 26 goes off the rails

Posted on Friday 22 November 2013 by Gareth Prior

Grimsby & Immingham 26 caused more problems for the Beamish Tramway on Tuesday 19th November when it suffered a minor derailment. The tram was soon re-railed but was immediately taken out of service and returned to depot for investigations into … Continue reading →

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Beamish Town crossover back in use

Posted on Monday 18 November 2013 by Andrew Waddington

The little-used tramway crossover in the centre of the tram line through Beamish Museum’s period town area, has recently been brought back into regular use for the first time in a number of years. This crossover has been rarely used since the completion … Continue reading →

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Open top trams on the move

Posted on Sunday 17 November 2013 by Andrew Waddington

At the same time as announcing the imminent visit of Blackpool Railcoach 680 to Beamish Museum (see separate news story), the Manchester Transport Museum Society also confirmed that no less than three open-top double-deck trams will be moving to and … Continue reading →

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Blackpool Railcoach 680 to run at Beamish!

Posted on Sunday 17 November 2013 by Andrew Waddington

Plans for the official launch into service of preserved Blackpool Railcoach 680 have been changed once again, in a move which should be welcomed by tram enthusiasts. Instead of being launched at Heaton Park in February 2014, as was previously … Continue reading →

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Sunderland 16 gets lifted

Posted on Wednesday 6 November 2013 by Andrew Waddington

The fortunes of the Beamish tram fleet seem to be improving, following a spate of bad luck recently. Grimsby & Immingham 26 re-entered service in late October following repairs to a motor defect, and this in turn has allowed staff … Continue reading →

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Beamish trams get TLC

Posted on Friday 18 October 2013 by Andrew Waddington

A number of the trams at Beamish Museum are currently undergoing workshop attention, in order to return them to a serviceable condition. Whilst it is pleasing to see work has finally commenced on Sunderland 16 after this tram had spent … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Blackpool 233 gets ready for the off

Posted on Monday 16 September 2013 by Gareth Prior

Blackpool Boat car 233 is still at Beamish, the Living Museum of the North waiting for a low loader to arrive to take it away from the UK as part of the deal which has seen the Lancastrian Transport Trust … Continue reading →

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Another blow for the Beamish running fleet

Posted on Friday 13 September 2013 by Andrew Waddington

The fleet of operating trams at Beamish Museum has been dealt its second blow in recent weeks, following on from the recent withdrawal of Blackpool ‘Boat’ 233 ahead of its journey to America, with the news that Grimsby & Immingham … Continue reading →

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