A major project that is well underway at Steamworks is our combined inspection and ash pit. This lies outside the engine shed on the southern most road and is essential for the maintenance of Blyth. With the hole dug, a
Tracking Progress
Boggies
We took delivery this week of two new 7¼ inch gauge sprung bogies from Miniature Railway Workshop for our three seat miniature railway coach. Many of you will not have see this coach as the unsprung bogies it was built
Warm day for the volunteers
On a warm day for the volunteers the recently re-gilded weather vane was returned to the top of the entrance gateway flag pole. A little more electrical work was completed in the cafe whilst other volunteers worked on shining up
Volunteer Day – Saturday 4th March
All Just a little reminder that there will be folk on site at Steamworks from 10am this Saturday who will welcome volunteers old or new who are interested in helping the Trust in any way. Our public open days commence
Happy New Year
OK, I am a few days early, but the sentiment is the same. We would like to thank everyone who visited us in 2022 and look forward to welcoming all visitors in 2023. Our planned open days for 2023 can
Santa Specials – Call for Volunteers
Bookings for our Santa Specials on 10th and 17th December are going well, the 17th is almost fully booked but there are still spaces available on the 10th. Please ring 01502 725422 during office hours Tuesday to Friday to check
Change at the top
Following the AGM and Board meetings held over the weekend of 19th and 20th November the Directors are pleased to announce the appointment of John Bennett as Trust President with Nick Evans taking over as Chairman in addition to his
Bookings Open for Santa Specials
We are pleased to announce that bookings are now open for our Santa Special events. These are taking place on Saturday 10th and 17th December between 4pm and 7:30pm on each day. Each family books their departure time from our
A New Bonnet for Blyth
A recent volunteer session saw the fitting of a safety valve bonnet to Blyth. This complex shaped piece of metalwork came in two halves from North Bay but missed the delivery transport. A little fettling was required to achieve a
Volunteer Saturdays Restarting
After the pandemic hiatus we are planning to restart volunteer days at Steamworks on a Saturday. These will initially be the first Saturday of the month commencing 5th November. We will start about 10am and finish between 3 and 4pm