Friday 28 April 2017

War on the Horizon...

Some of the WW2 reenactors, pictured here marching to the platform during our War Weekend event in 2014, they're joining us again this weekend for our 2017 War Weekend

Thursday 20 April 2017

Throwback Thursday #21

Santa Specials 2013, with visiting Peckett locomotive Northern Gasboard No.1. Driver Keith McNally can be seen preparing the loco for service on a chilly winter morning

Tuesday 18 April 2017

Saturday 15 April 2017

Trains this Weekend

See Cl.08 No.08915 in service this Sunday and Bank Holiday hauling passenger trains at 1130, 1230, 1400 and 1500. 
Note; this is an old photo of No.08915 before the loco was repainted

Friday 14 April 2017

Museum Update


The benches have been laid out at the front of the museum and the site has had a general tidy up before Easter Weekend


Wednesday 12 April 2017

Tuesday 11 April 2017

Ashington No.5 Update

The loco has been on a low-pressure steam test today to check for any leaking gaskets/joints or any other serious issues before the main steam tests




Friday 7 April 2017

This Weekend

See all three diesel in action this Sunday and No.08915 doing Driver Experience duties tomorrow

Thursday 6 April 2017

Saturday 1 April 2017

Season Begins Tomorrow

08915 at Percy Main with a works train, for clear up and minor track maintenance before the start of the running season tomorrow