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We set off to Beamish on Wednesday, late
afternoon, arriving around 6pm. For the rest of the evening we were setting up
our camp, finishing in the dark. Some of our group arrived earlier in the
week, making it a bit of a holiday. Some of the larger vehicles from Yorkshire
had arrived the Sunday before. The picture to the right shows our group - four
Jeeps, two trailers, a Dodge and a Weasel.
By Thursday morning, there were a good selection of vehicles assembled on the show field.
Thursday and Friday had been more quiet in past years, but now are almost as
popular amongst vehicle owners as the weekend. It was an overcast start to the
show and while damp early morning, it soon warmed up. |
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After the morning briefing, a military convoy set off around the 350 acre site, leaving the show field, briefly through the edge of town, visiting the pit village and colliery before continuing around the museum site road. After that convoy, we were free to drive any time. This gave the public an ever changing display and frequent convoys and vehicle movements to watch. There are a number of nice period looking locations around the museum for photoshoots, but the wagonway and Pockerley Manor were set in the 1800's and so not appropriate for a WW2 event. |
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The weather did brighten up at various points during the day, even giving some occasional blue sky and sunshine for pictures. |
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At the end of the day, we had a surprise Spitfire fly-by as the aircraft was transiting North to a show. |
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That evening, I took "Hope" for an after hours explore and photoshoot. |
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