As I mentioned in my previous posts, the lot of the Stationmaster at Santa Halt is not necessarily a happy one, thanks to the arctic blast that plays around his extremities- a piercing, searching, biting cold, to quote Charles Dickens.
Well, Spring is well and truly on the way, with- I don’t know, Snowdrips or whatever they are- beginning to pop up, and thankfully, Christmas is a good two months ago, and we don’t have to think about it again
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
Or at least, it isn’t- even the shops haven’t yet started laying on the Christmas Spirit- mostly because they’ve got a mountain of Halloween merchandise to shift first- but here at Steamworks, the start of October signals the start of
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
A little reminder, should one be necessary, that our open days for 2025 commence this Sunday, April 20th. Steamworks will be open to visitors between 1pm and 4pm with all the regular attractions and in addition our new diesel locomotive
We were very pleased to welcome today a new locomotive on loan at Steamworks. LM319, a Hunslet Wagonmaster (works number 8926 of 1979), worked the peat bogs of The Irish Republic for the Bord na Mona right up to the
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
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
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