BEAMISH

[MTheStrong]

I began my holiday to the Scottish Borders, Northumberland and County Durham with a visit to Beamish. There is a lot to see and though I spent more than 4 hours there I left feeling that i had only scratched the surface. Will definitely visit again especially as your entry ticket is valid for a year! So the visit began with a trip to the mining village by bus:

 

[MTheStrong]

After going to the Mining Village I moved on to the Colliery. There was a lot to see there, to begin with I went into the Workshops where a number of locos were stored:

 

[MTheStrong]

Outside in the yard were various wagons and an out of use loco:

 

[MTheStrong]

A real surprise, hidden away was a Simplex Loco:

 

[MTheStrong]

Here with some views of the railway sidings and buildings:

 

[MTheStrong]

The Standard Gauge railway was not operating, I was able to take some phoos of the track and buildings:

 

[MTheStrong]

I also found an ex NCB Electric loco and a rather large excavator:

 

[MTheStrong]

I walked from the Station to the Bus Depot and found the following buses there:

 

[MTheStrong]

Also in the Bus Depot ere 2 Trolley Buses, A Double Decker and a Single Decker tram:

 

[MTheStrong]

Trams operating during my visit included:

 

[MTheStrong]

I am very much looking forward to my return visit.

 

[K B Lager]

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Thanks for an excellent photo report!

 

[Nodrog1826]

I also found an ex NCB Electric loco and a rather large excavator:

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Harton system, Westoe South Sheilds No2

harton colliery no 2 - Google Search

 

[dunnyrail]

Cant do a like for some reason, love Beamish and yes you did a good look but did you miss the early line with the 18xx early locomotives? Every time I go I intend to use my ticket another time, but never managed it yet over say 6 visits! So much to see and do, well worth a full 8 hour day if your legs can take it, can certainly recommend the Pub in the High Street and the Chippy near the Mine.

 

[dunnyrail]

Cant do a like for some reason, love Beamish and yes you did a good look but did you miss the early line with the 18xx early locomotives? Every time I go I intend to use my ticket another time, but never managed it yet over say 6 visits! So much to see and do, well worth a full 8 hour day if your legs can take it, can certainly recommend the Pub in the High Street and the Chippy near the Mine.

 

[MTheStrong]

Cant do a like for some reason, love Beamish and yes you did a good look but did you miss the early line with the 18xx early locomotives? Every time I go I intend to use my ticket another time, but never managed it yet over say 6 visits! So much to see and do, well worth a full 8 hour day if your legs can take it, can certainly recommend the Pub in the High Street and the Chippy near the Mine.

There were quite a few things that I missed, saving them for the next visit including the early line. A lot of places seem to be offering tickets valued for a year including a couple of places that I visited on this trip - Woodhorn Mining Museum at Ashington and the Royal Navy Museum at Hartlepool. Will really have to make an effort to head North again within a year!!

 

[Rhos Helyg Loco Works]

4 hours? I spent two 8-hour days there last October, and still feel I missed something. Invest the time and you will be pleasantly rewarded.

 

[Rhinochugger]

After going to the Mining Village I moved on to the Colliery. There was a lot to see there, to begin with I went into the Workshops where a number of locos were stored:

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Wasn't Edward Sholto at Bressingham at one time?

 

[Rhinochugger]

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One of the trams says 50 years of service - that's quite a long time for one of the early tramways; many of them did not last as long due to bus competition

 

[Gizzy]

Wasn't Edward Sholto at Bressingham at one time?

It was indeed....