A LOT OF HISTORY

From No Place it's only a short hop to Beamish, which was once served by rail.

 

In Beamish village is the Shepherd & Shepherdess pub.

Nearby is Beamish Hall.

Part of the Beamish Hall complex is the Stables Bar.

There was also the Stables Brewery.

We now visit the famous Living Museum of The North, the vast open-air complex that is well worth a visit. At one time Calvary Coaches used this Bedford OB to provide transport there.

Some interesting buses can be found taking visitors to the museum. This ex Brighton Leyland was owned by Moordale Coaches.

, Once through the turnstiles, one is greeted by trams......

.....which will take you down to the town area.

It's here that you'll find the Sun Inn.

Various old buses also operate around the site.

As well as the town, there's also a village.

Another feature is the colliery.

There's plenty of steam operated machinery.

Rowley railway station has been faithfully reconstructed.

There's some nice locos to be found around here.

A newish feature is the Pockerley Wagonway.

We now leave Beamish Museum and return to the Tanfield Railway, where we find the famous Causey Arch.

Just up the road, the Black Horse at Red Row,

Andrews House is the station on the Tanfield Railway that serves the line's main depot at Marley Hill.

Here's the old flat crossing and signal box at Marley Hill.

A quick look at some of the locos to be found at Marley Hill.

The Tanfield Railway's most northerly point is at Sunniside, just back inside Tyne & Wear.

Nearby is the Potters Wheel pub, sadly no real ale these days.

That's yer lot for now. The next post will find us around Gateshead.