Today's Friday photo is a locomotive for the Highland Railway. It is an example of the Castle Class designed by Peter Drummond. ...
A date for your diary and a reason to get yourself through to Edinburgh! As part of Doors Open Days this year the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) is offering a number of talks and tours at their offices in Edinburgh on Saturday 22nd September. From their website: Hear experts talking about our extensive collections and view...
Plans: a 'before' and 'after' This Sunday saw our second year of taking part in the Renfrewshire Doors Open Days programme. We focused this year on explaining the different stages of what we do with collections and had a series of themed displays based on the following stages: Rescue/desposit Processing Return Access Use We had 44 visitors in total and were delighted to...
In December 2012 the Ballast Trust will be celebrating 25 years since its formal establishment. There are plans for a history of the Ballast Trust to be published and this will be available online and shared here. In the run up to the anniversary I am also tweeting extracts from Bill's diary that year starting with the entry for Thursday 3rd September 1987:...
