A little reminder, should one be necessary, that our open days for 2025 commence this Sunday, April 20th. Steamworks will be open to visitors between 1pm and 4pm with all the regular attractions and in addition our new diesel locomotive
We were very pleased to welcome today a new locomotive on loan at Steamworks. LM319, a Hunslet Wagonmaster (works number 8926 of 1979), worked the peat bogs of The Irish Republic for the Bord na Mona right up to the
We welcomed Jon from G Bird Industrial Boilers to Steamworks today. Once kitted up in his protective gear he started to clean the area around the side bushes preparing them for welding. The steel plugs were then popped into the
With Stuart Hart able to give us another days work some good progress has again been made on Blyth. After much grunting and use of the weight available (actual weights hidden to protect the guilty!) hanging on various extension bars
On Wednesday morning the regular volunteers were joined by Stuart Hart for a working session on Blyth. Stuart firstly cut away a little of one of the frame stretchers to give access to one of the back head wash out
Our open days for 2025 are now on the Public Open Days page for those of you who like to plan ahead. More days may be added, especially if we attract more volunteers to staff these days. There are still
As part of their Science Week events, the Southwold Arts Centre are hosting a talk on the Southwold Railway by John Ridgway on Tuesday 29th October commencing 7:30pm. At the time of writing there are still plenty of tickets available.
I had a pleasant surprise as I approached Steamworks for Volunteer Wednesday this week. A contractor has been hard at work making things much more level than before. The work extends from the end of the tarmac close to Station
Sunday 4th August was a nice afternoon, though it was interrupted by occasional light showers. Steamworks was busy with visitors and we were particularly pleased to welcome Dave Cragie with his Morris Minor van containing a display of old radios
This Sunday sees the first of our Summer Holidays open days. Steamworks will be open between 1pm and 4pm. We will be open every Sunday afternoon at those times until the end of August. Also this week we will open