As we are now officially in autumn the weather seems to be following suit with the hot temperatures of the summer seemingly now but a distant memory with cooler and wetter weather now prevalent. For Beamish this means that there is more use of the enclosed trams which at the moment means Sunderland 16 and Oporto 196 are seeing more usage with Blackpool 31 and Newcastle 114 taking a bit of a breather during midweek opening. In this article we take a look at a typical midweek autumn day with photos from Trevor Hall.
The enclosed trams seen together at Foulbridge with Sunderland 16 closest to the camera and Oporto 196 on the other side.
Beamish have now started doing transport history talks to primary school groups. This includes a penny farthing bike in the bus depot, a look at an old car and a hands on talk about how locals used to get about. Newcastle 114 was used for the talk on this day and was stabled outside the depot for this purpose.
Into the tram depot and Blackpool 31 takes a rest. Alongside is Gateshead 10 which continues its overhaul with a view to returning to service next year. Scaffolding has now been erected around the tramcar to allow safe working on the roof.
Sheffield 264 remains out of service and is stabled in the depot on track 2 in front of Gateshead 10. (All Photographs by Trevor Hall, 29th September 2022)