After two successful steam events so far this autumn we hope to put Blyth in steam again for our open day on 25th October. We will open 1pm to 4pm as usual and hope to be joined by our friends
More Steam!
Weather Stalls Steam
Today the Trustees have had to take the unfortunate decision to cancel steam trains on both our 3 foot and 7¼ inch gauge railways for the time being. Our open day on Sunday 2nd August will still go ahead. The
Blyth Back In Steam – dates for 2026
Back in May at Blyth’s first steaming we were joined by Alasdair from the Making Tracks Railway Podcast who made recordings with a few of the volunteers on the day, the pieces have now been published, you can access the
First Southwold Steam Departure in 97 Years
The departure of the first steam locomotive from a railway station in Southwold in 97 years was announced by the ringing of the original Southwold Railway Company bell which was kindly loaned to the Trust for the occasion by the
Small Carriage Project Launches
Following a generous grant from the Southwold Trust, we are pleased to announce the launch of our Small Carriage Project. This vehicle, using some components from one of the former RNAD chassis we have at Steamworks, will enable us to
Blyth Progress
We were pleased to welcome our boiler inspector Jonathan Wheeler back to Steamworks this week to carry out the hydraulic test on Blyth. With his large double needle test gauge mounted on the top of the dome, pressure was raised
Final holes plugged on Blyth’s boiler
We welcomed Jon from G Bird Industrial Boilers to Steamworks today. Once kitted up in his protective gear he started to clean the area around the side bushes preparing them for welding. The steel plugs were then popped into the
More work on Blyth
With Stuart Hart able to give us another days work some good progress has again been made on Blyth. After much grunting and use of the weight available (actual weights hidden to protect the guilty!) hanging on various extension bars
A good week for Blyth
On Wednesday morning the regular volunteers were joined by Stuart Hart for a working session on Blyth. Stuart firstly cut away a little of one of the frame stretchers to give access to one of the back head wash out
Blyth Update
We had hoped to steam Blyth for members and the public over the early May bank holiday weekend but we don’t think we will be ready to do so. We’re very sorry for any disappointment but we know members will