Early on Thursday morning a delivery from GB Rail arrived at Steamworks. Six lengths of 50lb/yd rail, each 40 feet long with the associated fittings. I’ve done a quick calculation and have deduced they are very heavy and will give
Rail Delivery
Permanent Way Trolley
As hinted in an earlier blog post we recently took delivery of a permanent way trolley. This is a lightweight basic item of rolling stock used to carry tools, etc for the track gang when they are working on the
Heritage Open Day
Steamworks will be opening on Sunday 11th September 2022 between 1pm and 4pm to join in the country wide Heritage Open Days event organised by The National Trust. More information about this event can be found at https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk
No wheels on my wagon
Volunteers had a busy Wednesday again this week despite the warm weather. The strip down of the RNAD chassis continued with the removal of the wheelsets. A donated shed was extracted from the pile and errected near the main gate
Summer Sunday Open Days Commence
After a lovely afternoon where members of Norfolk Internal Combustion Engine Society bought engines, attachments, even the kitchen sink, Steamworks commences it’s Summer Holiday opening this Sunday 24th July between 1pm and 5pm. We look forward to welcoming you.
A Hot Day for the Volunteers
The weather was a tad too hot for outside working yesterday but the small team of volunteers still managed to progress a number of projects. Some plumbing was added in the kitchen to assist the filling of the tea
Blyth has arrived
As some of you are now aware, Blyth has been safely delivered to Suffolk and is ensconced in the engine shed looking lovely in her fresh paint with shiny brass work. We are working hard behind the scenes to put
SteamWorks Open Days 2022
We are pleased to announce the following open days for 2022 Sun 17th Apr – Easter – 1pm to 4pm Sun 24th Apr – Easter – 1pm to 4pm Fri 3rd Jun – Jubilee – 1pm to 4pm Sat 4th
Sunny day for the Volunteers
Volunteers have been busy today filling the potholes on Blyth Road with the assistance of Mr Murray. We also completed the restoration and rewiring of a powered hacksaw that was kindly donated a little while ago. You can see a
Blyth Spirits
Good news rarely goes amiss, and doubtless all who have been following the Blyth project will consider the recent announcement of an imminent steam test by North Bay Engineering of Darlington as very good news indeed. What this essentially means is