Beamish Museum
Railway Number Type Current status
Stockton & Darlington Semi-open third replica Built in 1995 . Used on Pockerley Waggonway
Stockton & Darlington Semi-open and saloon Built in 2017 . Chassis rebuilt from scrapped 1995-built replica of 'Long Tub ' carriage . Used on the Pockerley Tramway
North London Railway Unknown 4w Second Used by workmen 's trains on Furness Railway metals . Owned by Furness Railway Trust , was preserved in 1971 by Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway after being purchased from British Rail for £5 . body restored 2002-03 then placed on underframe of SR PMVY S1496S . Moved to Beamish in October 2018
Highland Railway 58A 4w Saloon Duke of Sutherland 's Saloon built in 1909 at Lochgorm . Ran with 0-4-4T 'Dunrobin ' . Restored to pre-WW1 condition
Stockton & Darlington 179 Four-wheel third One of the oldest railway carriage on its original underframe . Under restoration , now at Beamish for final mechanical overhaul work , lettering and numbering
North Eastern Railway 1972 Bogie Third Sold to NCB in 1955 . Preserved in 1968 . Currently stored awaiting restoration
North Eastern Railway 3071 Clerestory Bogie Composite Built in 1903 . Sold to NCB in 1949 . Preserved in 1968 . Restored . Overhaul and repaint being planned
Vehicles -- Waggonway locomotives and stock
Beamish Museum is an open-air museum located at Beamish, near the town of Stanley, in County Durham, England. The museum's guiding principle is to preserve an example of everyday life in urban and rural North East England at the climax of industrialisation in the early 20th century. Much of the restoration and interpretation is specific to the late Victorian and Edwardian eras, together with portions of countryside under the influence of industrial revolution from 1825. On its 300 acres (120 ha) estate it uses a mixture of translocated, original and replica buildings, a large collection of artifacts, working vehicles and equipment, as well as livestock and costumed interpreters. The museum has received a number of awards since it opened to visitors in 1972 and has been influential on other 'living museums'. It is an educational resource, and also helps to preserve some traditional north-country and rare livestock breeds.