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Author: John Bennett

Saturday 12th September 2020

Saturday 12th September 2020

  All quiet on the eastern front. A snap taken outside the Station building and showing the BVLR building beyond. Just to prove we have a workable workshop in the Engine Shed. Oliver and Robin, ponder the moving of Scaldwell

John Bennett September 18th, 2020September 19th, 2020 Blyth Valley Light Railway, Scaldwell, Steamworks Project Read more

Steamworks August 2020

Steamworks August 2020

Hello Blogwatchers. Some snaps at Steamworks taken last weekend. Thanks to Richard we now have this wonderful lever frame which works despite being in need of restoration. We intend to have some very hands-on machinery in the Museum and on

John Bennett August 22nd, 2020September 19th, 2020 Blyth Valley Light Railway, Permanent Way, Steamworks Project Read more

Engine Shed Doors – 8th August 2020

Engine Shed Doors – 8th August 2020

  Here is the first of the four eleven foot high Engine Shed doors being fitted to the Engine Shed extension recently completed at Steamworks in Blyth Road, Southwold. Once they are all in we can remove the doors you

John Bennett August 8th, 2020August 8th, 2020 Steamworks Project Read more

12th July 2020

12th July 2020

High time we put up a blog as several things are happening at Steamworks. These photographs resulting from a site visit yesterday. Above is one of the two sandboxes from Scaldwell  lovingly refurbished by Oliver and Robin and awaiting a

John Bennett July 13th, 2020July 13th, 2020 Blyth Valley Light Railway, Scaldwell, Steamworks Project Read more

Looking good at Steamworks, Saturday 20th June 2020

Looking good at Steamworks, Saturday 20th June 2020

It’s gone virol!  Here is our illustrious Station Master, Oliver Denham,  who has done so much during lockdown to continue the improvements to Steamworks, including some new signs he has had made up for us.   I remember Virol from

John Bennett June 22nd, 2020June 23rd, 2020 Blyth Valley Light Railway, Steamworks Project Read more

Back to Work at Steamworks

Back to Work at Steamworks

Regrettably, the Trust cannot open Steamworks to the public yet as social distancing rules for rides etc cannot be met at present. HOWEVER, the Blyth Road site is open to volunteers from June 1st, by arrangement, so that we can

John Bennett June 2nd, 2020June 6th, 2020 Steamworks Project Read more

The Online Shop is still open!

The Online Shop is still open!

We have not been able to open but it helps us if we can sell you stuff. Here is a sample of stock in the Online Shop. Books, postcards, fridge magnets, mugs.  You can order any of it on this

John Bennett May 29th, 2020May 29th, 2020 SRT Shop Read more

April 24th 2020 – Progress at Blyth Road

April 24th 2020 – Progress at Blyth Road

Thanks to Oliver there has been a lot of tidying up, ground levelling and planting going on at Blyth Road. We cannot open the site to volunteers yet but someone entirely on their own down there exercising in this way

John Bennett April 24th, 2020May 25th, 2020 Steamworks Project Read more

Early April, 2020

Early April, 2020

To cheer ourselves up a bit while we are incarcerated by the lockdown, here are some photographs of Stewart Green’s incredible, award-winning model of Southwold Station, circa 1922. Thanks to the generosity of two trustees, the Trust is buying this

John Bennett April 4th, 2020May 25th, 2020 SR Models, Steamworks Project Read more

March 24th, 2020. Pressing the Pause Button.

March 24th, 2020.  Pressing the Pause Button.

Well, much seems to have occurred since the previous blog. There we were planning an opening at Easter and then the sky falls in. But we must keep calm and carry on – indoors. One of us is self-isolating down

John Bennett March 24th, 2020March 27th, 2020 Steamworks Project Read more
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