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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 22, 2020June 23, 2020 Blyth Valley Light Railway, Steamworks Project Read more

A week of stones

A week of stones

Two, initially, on Tuesday. Richard and William Stone, father and son, came down to make a start on inspecting the various bits of equipment at Steamworks for the PAT test. In their usual efficient way, they compiled a thorough list

Oliver Densham June 10, 2020June 11, 2020 Steamworks Project Read more

In praise of rain (sort of)..

In praise of rain (sort of)..

It’s been raining persistently since Friday at Steamworks, and presumably everywhere else in the region as well. Some clever comment about it falling mainly on the trains seems indicated, but any effort I made in that direction quickly became too

Oliver Densham June 8, 2020June 11, 2020 Steamworks Project Read more

Weeding the parade ground

Weeding the parade ground

First of all, before we get onto matters at Blyth Road, we have received another tidbit of information on Blyth from Dave Humphries at North Bay Engineering. The above picture shows the wooden patterns for the cylinder rod glands and

Oliver Densham June 5, 2020June 6, 2020 2-4-0 Club, 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 2, 2020June 6, 2020 Steamworks Project Read more

Street Jewellery

Street Jewellery

‘Street Jewellery’ is the name given to the colourful and now highly collectable advertising signs made from vitreous enamel. If you don’t believe me, look it up. I confess I’d never heard the term until it was used by Dick

Oliver Densham May 28, 2020May 29, 2020 Steamworks Project Read more

Strictly for the Birds

Strictly for the Birds

One thing to be noted regarding the lockdown, and my own glorious isolation at Steamworks, is that the wildlife is becoming rather more bold than hitherto. The resident weasel wipes out the odd rabbit, whilst the resident rabbits (a considerable

Oliver Densham May 24, 2020May 25, 2020 Steamworks Project 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 24, 2020May 25, 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 4, 2020May 25, 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 24, 2020March 27, 2020 Steamworks Project Read more
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