Railway Safety Regulator Permit
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Sandstone receives its Railway Safety Regulator operating permit for 2018.
The Railway Safety Regul…
Boiler repairs on NGG16 number 113
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Lukas Nel and his team have now begun the descaling process on the boiler and outer firebox of 113.…
NGG16 number 113, a first update for 2018.
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Work has begun on grinding the tube plate at the firebox end of the boiler on 113. This needs to be…
David Shepherd.
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Steam Railway magazine has published an obituary from Sandstone Heritage Trust on this great man wh…
Our final Steam Report for 2017
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Our final Steam Report for 2017. Click on the link to see the latest Sandstone Railway news.
From a…
Update on NGG16 number 113
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This is our last report for 2017 before the workshop in Bloemfontein closes for the holiday break on…
The boiler repairs begin on NGG16 number 113.
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Lukas Nel and the Bloemfontein team have begun removing the tubes from NGG16 113. Our pictures show…
Sandstone acquires the last two known G type cattle wagons from Port Elizabeth-Avontuur line.
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The transport of live cattle by rail has long faded into history on the South African rail system an…
NGG16 Number 113 to be retubed.
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NGG16 number 113, built by Beyer Peacock in 1939, has been moved to Sandstone’s Bloemfontein Worksho…
The Model A Club of South Africa.
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One of Sandstone’s most enthusiastic supporters is the Model A Club who have attended a number of o…
Steam Report 28 Nov 2017
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The latest steam report from Gert Jubileus and his team at Sandstone is now available. Click here v…
Sandstone wins the prestigious ROCCI/FNB Tourism Award
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Sandstone wins the prestigious ROCCI/FNB Tourism Award for the second year running.
Sandstone Estat…
Read more: Sandstone wins the prestigious ROCCI/FNB Tourism Award
The Cherry Express.
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NG15 number 17 is ready for action over the next two days with The Cherry Express in conjunction wit…
NG10 Boiler Update
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Keith Stevens has sent us a gallery of the recent work on the NG10 boiler which is now almost comple…
NG10 number 61 - Tender love and care
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While the Bloemfontein team awaits the boiler from Keith Steven’s Workshop, Lukas and the team are s…
NG10 Number 61
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While Bloemfontein awaits the new boiler from Keith Stevens in Howick, Lukas Nel and his team have m…