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Blyth Valley Light Railway

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

Catching up on the news

Catching up on the news

True to form, I’ve fallen rather behind on the volunteer’s day news, so it seems apposite to fill in the gaps, as it were. Starting in reverse order, as John has mentioned in his last post, we’ve been filling in

Oliver Densham August 9th, 2020August 10th, 2020 Blyth Valley Light Railway, 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

Setting out the knives and forks in the restaurant cars

Setting out the knives and forks in the restaurant cars

There’s an old episode of Hancock’s Half Hour I was reminded of this week. Hancock, as impecunious as ever, is consulting the paper in search of a job, and British Railways are advertising for platelayers. When reminded, by Miss Pugh,

Oliver Densham May 31st, 2020June 6th, 2020 Blyth Valley Light Railway Read more

14th March, 2020

14th March, 2020

A sign of spring at Steamworks! Toby hard at work on the upgrading often BVLR track. Some groundwater drainage was installed last Wednesday so hopefully this will deal with the flooding there. Well, it was the wettest February on record.

John Bennett March 14th, 2020March 27th, 2020 Blyth Valley Light Railway, Steamworks Project Read more

January/February 2020

January/February 2020

        Don’t miss the February edition of  Heritage Railway!   John Bennett    1st February, 2020  

John Bennett February 1st, 2020March 27th, 2020 Blyth Valley Light Railway, Steamworks Project Read more

End of the Rainbow

End of the Rainbow

  John Bennett 30.11.19

John Bennett November 30th, 2019March 27th, 2020 Blyth Valley Light Railway Read more

End of November 2019

End of November 2019

          John Bennett 25.11.19

John Bennett November 25th, 2019March 27th, 2020 Blyth Valley Light Railway, Carriage Restoration, Steamworks Project Read more

John Barber’s 93rd Birthday, 14th Sept 2019

John Barber’s 93rd Birthday, 14th Sept 2019

Great to celebrate John Barber’s birthday.       John Bennett 30.9.19

John Bennett September 30th, 2019March 27th, 2020 Blyth Valley Light Railway Read more
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