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Making Tracks

Making Tracks

Good grief, it’s May. I’ve become convinced that someone somewhere, for nefarious reasons best known to themselves, is stealing weeks’ worth of time from us, although general opinion seems to disagree with me. It’s been quite a busy time for

Oliver Densham May 5th, 2021May 6th, 2021 2-4-0 Club, Blyth Valley Light Railway, Permanent Way, Steamworks Project Read more

Never trust domeless engines..

Never trust domeless engines..

Well, we were thick with snow last time I updated this blog, and now it’s looking quite a bit like spring- I don’t know where the time goes. Of course, there’s not been much going on down at Blyth Road,

Oliver Densham March 25th, 2021April 21st, 2021 2-4-0 Club, Steamworks Project Read more

If you catch my drift..

If you catch my drift..

I doubt anyone could have failed to notice that it snowed last week. And proper snow too, not just the flimsy stuff that melts after a day or so, but a good thick carpet that hangs around for ages. Steamworks,

Oliver Densham February 19th, 2021February 22nd, 2021 2-4-0 Club, Heritage Train Project, Steamworks Project Read more

Model behaviour

Model behaviour

It’s February already, and as far as Steamworks is concerned, there’s not a great deal going on, apart from quite a lot of cold, wet weather, which is at least doing a lot of good as far as the pond

Oliver Densham February 3rd, 2021February 3rd, 2021 Blyth Valley Light Railway, SR Models, SRT Shop, Steamworks Project Read more

Another new year begins..

Another new year begins..

Well, it’s 2021 and the start of another year, although it would be a bit of a challenge to tell the difference between this year and the previous one. Nonetheless, allow me to wish the readers of the blog a

Oliver Densham January 13th, 2021January 13th, 2021 2-4-0 Club, Blyth Valley Light Railway, Heritage Train Project, Steamworks Project Read more

Stanchions and bufferbeams

Stanchions and bufferbeams

Well, the volunteers have returned to a fairly damp and occasionally frosty Steamworks- 4mm of ice on the ponds earlier this week- and work has resumed on track laying, guttering and tree planting, of which more anon. Our own progress

Oliver Densham December 10th, 2020December 11th, 2020 2-4-0 Club, Heritage Train Project Read more

Lockdown Mk II- and Blyth progress

Lockdown Mk II- and Blyth progress

Well, it’s been another lockdown- fast becoming the no. 1 past time for the Great British Public- and so understandably work at Blyth Road has more or less ground to a halt again. Mind you, the general trend down there

Oliver Densham November 29th, 2020December 11th, 2020 2-4-0 Club, Heritage Train Project Read more

Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness..

Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness..

 Somehow it’s ended up being October, and I’m not entirely sure how that happened. I still hadn’t got used to the concept of August, and logic would seem to suggest that was some time ago. Mind you, the onset of

Oliver Densham October 12th, 2020November 26th, 2020 2-4-0 Club, Blyth Valley Light Railway, Heritage Train Project, Permanent Way, Steamworks Project Read more

Saturday 12th September 2020

Saturday 12th September 2020

  All quiet on the eastern front. A snap taken outside the Station building and showing the BVLR building beyond. Just to prove we have a workable workshop in the Engine Shed. Oliver and Robin, ponder the moving of Scaldwell

John Bennett September 18th, 2020September 19th, 2020 Blyth Valley Light Railway, Scaldwell, Steamworks Project Read more

Steamworks August 2020

Steamworks August 2020

Hello Blogwatchers. Some snaps at Steamworks taken last weekend. Thanks to Richard we now have this wonderful lever frame which works despite being in need of restoration. We intend to have some very hands-on machinery in the Museum and on

John Bennett August 22nd, 2020September 19th, 2020 Blyth Valley Light Railway, Permanent Way, Steamworks Project Read more
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