‘Northern General Transport Company’ route map. on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
‘Scene’ at ‘Beamish, the Living Museum of the North,’
The Buses
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
I had never been before and I did not know what to expect, but seeing as the visit was included as an excursion in a holiday package, I had nothing to lose.
My main interest, as might be expected were the transport exhibits but it must be said that there is much more of interest that is worth looking at and, experiencing.
I found myself using the public transport exhibits to access what else is available.
After arriving and entering the complex, there were trams running both clockwise and anti clockwise together with buses running anti clockwise.
One of the buses is fitted with a tail lift for wheelchair based passengers.
They carry you to the various locations where activities; such as the village, the farm, the mine, the railway station the tram and bus depots plus others are located.
I did several circuits of the site on the trams and buses before deciding where I wanted to go.
I found it best to be selective because there is so much to see and do.
It would be difficult to get everything done in any depth on one day.
The Museum has a wide range of trams and buses available to them so on any given day the lineup may vary from the day I visited.
‘Northern General Transport Company’ route map. on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
‘Scene’ at ‘Beamish, the Living Museum of the North,’
The Buses
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
I had never been before and I did not know what to expect, but seeing as the visit was included as an excursion in a holiday package, I had nothing to lose.
My main interest, as might be expected were the transport exhibits but it must be said that there is much more of interest that is worth looking at and, experiencing.
I found myself using the public transport exhibits to access what else is available.
After arriving and entering the complex, there were trams running both clockwise and anti clockwise together with buses running anti clockwise.
One of the buses is fitted with a tail lift for wheelchair based passengers.
They carry you to the various locations where activities; such as the village, the farm, the mine, the railway station the tram and bus depots plus others are located.
I did several circuits of the site on the trams and buses before deciding where I wanted to go.
I found it best to be selective because there is so much to see and do.
It would be difficult to get everything done in any depth on one day.
The Museum has a wide range of trams and buses available to them so on any given day the lineup may vary from the day I visited.