Industrial Railway Society Visit
The railway was honoured to host the Industrial Railway Societies (IRS) 75th anniversary AGM on Saturday 20th April. The IRS […]
April 2024
Sir Berkeley At Beamish
One of our lines most popular locomotives Manning-Wardle No.1210 ‘Sir Berkeley’ has been notably absent from the site since operating
Hawthorn-Leslie No.3860 ‘No.6’
No.6 was built in Newcastle on Tyne by Hawthorne-Leslie in 1935. It worked for Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers (APCM) in
Hunslet No.1786 ‘Courage’ / ‘Sweet Pea’
Courage, otherwise known as Sweet Pea, was built in 1935 by the Hunslet Engine Company of Leeds. It worked for