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Author: Oliver Densham

Christmas comes but once a year..

..Or twice, if you’re down here at Steamworks. The above image isn’t a recent one, I have to admit- hopefully the weather will be a little more conducive to railway operations- but it seems an appropriate one as we gear

Oliver Densham December 8th, 2023 Uncategorized Read more

Blyth Spirits

Blyth Spirits

Good news rarely goes amiss, and doubtless all who have been following the Blyth project will consider the recent announcement of an imminent steam test by North Bay Engineering of Darlington as very good news indeed. What this essentially means is

Oliver Densham March 1st, 2022March 5th, 2022 2-4-0 Club, Heritage Train Project Read more

Christmas is coming..

Christmas is coming..

At Steamworks, at least. It’s been a while since I’ve been able to post, but Richard Stone has been doing a commendable job in keeping the Blog up-to-date with activities down at Blyth Road. We’ve also been ferociously planning away

Oliver Densham November 22nd, 2021November 23rd, 2021 Events, Steamworks Project Read more

An August Enterprise

An August Enterprise

Another sadly brief update, but on the plus side, a ‘live’ one- I’m currently sitting outside the cafe at Steamworks on a reasonably busy Sunday opening day. Yes, you heard aright- a Sunday opening day. After the success of our

Oliver Densham August 8th, 2021August 11th, 2021 Blyth Valley Light Railway, Events, Steamworks Project Read more

Did July-ke that?

Did July-ke that?

If you’ve got any taste at all, probably not. What our regular followers might like rather more, however, is this; Yes, the rumours you’ve heard are true. Although they might equally be false, as I’ve got no idea what rumours

Oliver Densham July 19th, 2021July 23rd, 2021 Blyth Valley Light Railway, Events, Steamworks Project Read more

June is bustin’ out all over..

June is bustin’ out all over..

..Although on balance, we’d rather she didn’t. The old jokes are so rarely the best.. It’s been quite busy down at Steamworks over the last few weeks, perhaps encouraged by the far more clement weather we’d been having, although that

Oliver Densham June 22nd, 2021June 23rd, 2021 2-4-0 Club, Blyth Valley Light Railway, Heritage Train Project, Steamworks Project Read more

Making Tracks

Making Tracks

Good grief, it’s May. I’ve become convinced that someone somewhere, for nefarious reasons best known to themselves, is stealing weeks’ worth of time from us, although general opinion seems to disagree with me. It’s been quite a busy time for

Oliver Densham May 5th, 2021May 6th, 2021 2-4-0 Club, Blyth Valley Light Railway, Permanent Way, Steamworks Project Read more

Never trust domeless engines..

Never trust domeless engines..

Well, we were thick with snow last time I updated this blog, and now it’s looking quite a bit like spring- I don’t know where the time goes. Of course, there’s not been much going on down at Blyth Road,

Oliver Densham March 25th, 2021April 21st, 2021 2-4-0 Club, Steamworks Project Read more

If you catch my drift..

If you catch my drift..

I doubt anyone could have failed to notice that it snowed last week. And proper snow too, not just the flimsy stuff that melts after a day or so, but a good thick carpet that hangs around for ages. Steamworks,

Oliver Densham February 19th, 2021February 22nd, 2021 2-4-0 Club, Heritage Train Project, Steamworks Project Read more

Model behaviour

Model behaviour

It’s February already, and as far as Steamworks is concerned, there’s not a great deal going on, apart from quite a lot of cold, wet weather, which is at least doing a lot of good as far as the pond

Oliver Densham February 3rd, 2021February 3rd, 2021 Blyth Valley Light Railway, SR Models, SRT Shop, Steamworks Project Read more
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