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NG10 number 61. On to the finish!

With the boiler now mounted and positioned correctly in the frames work has begun on fitting the lag…

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NGG16 number 113 29 March 2018

The boiler section of number 113 has now been returned to Sandstone where new superheater elements w…

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NGG16 number 113, the hydraulic test with a little help from the 19th century

The recently retubed number 113 has undergone and passed its hydraulic test with the aid of a pump d…

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Number 113’s boiler ready for its hydraulic test

The boiler of NGG16 number 113 is now also complete and the boiler will now be blanked off to receiv…

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News from Bloemfontein. The NG10 receives its new boiler

News from Bloemfontein. The NG10 receives its new boiler.

The rebuilt boiler for NG10 number 61 has…

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NGG16 Number 113 almost complete.

The small and large tubes for number 113 have been fitted and expanded into the firebox tube plate.…

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NGG16 number 113 update 2 Mar 2018

The hard work is paying off and the small tubes have now been placed in the boiler. The larger tubes…

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The tubes are prepared for NGG16 Number 113

The boiler tubes have now been swaged and annealed ready for fitment into the boiler of number 113.…

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Steam Report 19 Feb

The latest Steam Report from the Sandstone Steam Team

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NGG16 Number 113. The firebox tube plate is now complete

Lukas Nel and the Bloemfontein team have completed the fitting of all the copper ferrules in the fir…

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