Bloemfontein Shed

Sandstone Heritage Trust, Bloemfontein workshops.

Although Sandstone is reasonably well known as a destination it is less well known that we operate a major locomotive refurbishment programme at our Bloemfontein workshops. This is located in the old Steam Depot which was the home of constant Steam activity for many decades.

AY Week

Thursday, 21 January 2010 14:38 | Written by Gert Jubileus |

AY WEEK!!!

During the last week we paid special attention to all our mobile AY ballast wagons and restored two ballast wagons that arrived from Port Elizabeth late last year.

AY NUMBER 2033

AY number 2033 was lifted from its bogeys this week...

Last Updated (Wednesday, 27 January 2010 06:30)

NGG 16 No:88

Monday, 30 November 2009 00:00 | Written by Administrator |

1st March 2010

Lukas Nel reports that NGG11, No. 88 is really coming together in its final stages. The interior of the cab is now complete with the exception of the seats. These excellent pictures...

Last Updated (Monday, 01 March 2010 09:42)

Two locomotives move to Bloemfontein.

Monday, 14 September 2009 00:00 | Written by Administrator |

Kerr Stuart loco, No. 4062, has been problematic since it was restored.There is a technical question mark relating to its performance and it has been decided to send it back to Bloemfontein to be...

Feedback on O&K Locomotives

Monday, 07 September 2009 00:00 | Written by Administrator |

The Sandstone Heritage Trust owns the following O&K locomotives, together with an Arn Jung unit also of German origin. For the sake of this exercise we have included the Arn Jung under the same...

Last Updated (Wednesday, 13 January 2010 06:32)

Australian Visitor Pops In At Bloemfontein Works.

Thursday, 20 August 2009 00:00 | Written by Peter Micenko |

From: Peter Micenko
Subject: SANDSTONE STEAM RAILWAY; Restoration of steam crane at Bloemfontein

Whilst on a quick and short visit to South Africa recently, I visited the Bloemfontein locomotive...

Last Updated (Wednesday, 13 January 2010 06:36)

O and K loco no 10311 moves to Bloemfontein for upgrade...

Friday, 14 August 2009 00:00 | Written by Administrator |

Locomotive O&K number 10311 was offloaded in Bloemfontein last week. Attached is a preliminary report on work Lucas and his team intend to do.Possible removal of boiler to clean in-between...

Old crane saved

Tuesday, 07 July 2009 00:00 | Written by Administrator |

7th July 2009

Our Bloemfontein workshops have definitely got a grip on this project. A set of drawings has been sourced from Bedford Borough Council's Archive Department. We would like to thank Sue...

Bloem Class 19D 2654 Tender

Friday, 03 July 2009 00:00 | Written by Administrator |

03 July 2009 - Update 13

Further to the completion of restoration of 19D no 2654 Trevor Staats from Australia has supplied these excellent archive photos of 2654 working at Loraine gold mine in...

Last Updated (Wednesday, 13 January 2010 08:33)

Updates from Bloemfontein Shed

Friday, 13 February 2009 00:00 | Written by Administrator |

Lukas Nel who is far too busy restoring locomotives to produce long reports does nonetheless keep us up-to-date.

The water tank on NGG16, No. 88 has been repaired

The shed showing Little...

Restoration begins on another Angolan sugar loco

Friday, 17 October 2008 00:00 | Written by Administrator |

After Sandstone's visit to Angola in 2003, a number of ex sugar estate locos were acquired and brought to South Africa . Of these two have been restored, namely Decauville "Bathala" and O&K...