The advert below was spotted in the December 2023 edition of Model Rail magazine. If you have any interest please get in touch with Golden Arrow direct, contact details are in the advert. You can also find their 4mm scale
Modellers Update
Christmas comes but once a year..
..Or twice, if you’re down here at Steamworks. The above image isn’t a recent one, I have to admit- hopefully the weather will be a little more conducive to railway operations- but it seems an appropriate one as we gear
Bookings Open for Santa Specials
Bookings have opened for this years Santa Specials. We will be open on the evenings of Saturday 9th and Saturday 16th December. Please get in touch to secure your space as availability is limited.
A Boring* Volunteer Saturday
Following two test holes drilled the preceeding Wednesday, volunteers set to work on Saturday installing the rail fixings along the sides of our new inspection / ash pit. Drilling a 24mm (almost an inch) hole 200mm (8 inches) deep into
BLYTH Enamel Badge
Now available at Steamworks and in our online shop, a lovely quality enable badge featuring BLYTH in her Great Eastern Blue livery. The badge is approximately 40mm by 25mm and has a safety pin style back. These will become a
Tracking Progress
A major project that is well underway at Steamworks is our combined inspection and ash pit. This lies outside the engine shed on the southern most road and is essential for the maintenance of Blyth. With the hole dug, a
Boggies
We took delivery this week of two new 7¼ inch gauge sprung bogies from Miniature Railway Workshop for our three seat miniature railway coach. Many of you will not have see this coach as the unsprung bogies it was built
Warm day for the volunteers
On a warm day for the volunteers the recently re-gilded weather vane was returned to the top of the entrance gateway flag pole. A little more electrical work was completed in the cafe whilst other volunteers worked on shining up
Volunteer Day – Saturday 4th March
All Just a little reminder that there will be folk on site at Steamworks from 10am this Saturday who will welcome volunteers old or new who are interested in helping the Trust in any way. Our public open days commence
Happy New Year
OK, I am a few days early, but the sentiment is the same. We would like to thank everyone who visited us in 2022 and look forward to welcoming all visitors in 2023. Our planned open days for 2023 can