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
Weather Stalls Steam
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
Home is where the hut is..
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.
Unseasonal Greetings..
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
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
It’s that time of year again..
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
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
Open Days for 2025 Commence
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
Locomotive arrives on loan
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