Exciting news from Beamish - another replica locomotive to be built. Not for the Pockerley Waggonway like the previous two, the Steam Elephant and Puffing Billy, but an 1874 design for the colliery's 2 foot gauge railway, a locomotive that worked at Frosterly - 'Samson', a Stephen Lewin design;
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Beamish to build another replica steam locomotive
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Beamish to build another replica steam locomotive
Author of 'The North Eastern Railway in the First World War' - now available in paperback!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/North-Eastern-R ... 781554552/
Happy to help with anything relating to the railways in the First World War, just ask
http://www.amazon.co.uk/North-Eastern-R ... 781554552/
Happy to help with anything relating to the railways in the First World War, just ask
Re: Beamish to build another replica steam locomotive
What a peculilar loco to choose to build. Being a fix speed engine, would the wonderful H&S rasie and eyebrow?
Its good to know where you stand. Saves making a fool of yourself later......
Re: Beamish to build another replica steam locomotive
I don't see why they would....
Author of 'The North Eastern Railway in the First World War' - now available in paperback!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/North-Eastern-R ... 781554552/
Happy to help with anything relating to the railways in the First World War, just ask
http://www.amazon.co.uk/North-Eastern-R ... 781554552/
Happy to help with anything relating to the railways in the First World War, just ask