Category Archives: Beamish Tramway

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

This years Agricultural Power from the Past event at Beamish saw transport take more of a back seat than in recent years but that didn’t mean that the trams weren’t out in force. Of course this included the final runs … Continue reading →

Blackpool Boat car 233/605 performed its final passenger journeys at its current home in the North East on Sunday 1st September, which was also the fourth and final day of the ‘Power from the Past’ event at Beamish Museum. As … Continue reading →

Having taken a bit of a back seat recently, the Beamish Museum tramway is currently the focus of much greater activity than has been the case for some time, with plans now in place for work to commence on Sheffield … Continue reading →

Following the high-profile events held to mark the 40th anniversary of tramway operation at Beamish Museum in April 2013, it has now been confirmed that no further visiting trams will be appearing at this museum for the next major event. … Continue reading →

Saturday 8 June was another sunny day for much of the UK and Beamish – The Living Museum of the North was no exception to this. Four trams were in service during the day with open toppers Blackpool 31 and … Continue reading →

The second installment of Beamish Museum’s Great North Festival of Transport, the 2013 Great North Steam Fair event, has been taking place at the museum between Thursday 11th and Sunday 14th April. As usual, this event has featured a whole … Continue reading →