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Alternative Fuel

Although the use of steam powered machinery is limited worldwide, there is still a great deal of use of such machinery, either mobile or static, in the Heritage arena.

Read more: Alternative fuels for Sandstone’s steam powered machines.
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We have made a significant change to one of our favourite attractions at Sandstone!
Seb's Children's Railway, which was originally named after one of the grandsons of a Sandstone Director, underwent a major change recently and was enclosed in a game camp which
has changed the nature of the line.

Read more: Seb's Children's Railway
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Germany on the Cherry Festival 2024

German Journalist, Peter Pauls, is no stranger to Sandstone and visited us in 2017 for our Stars of Sandstone event. You may recall he wrote to us about losing his cellphone at our Stars of Sandstone 2017 event which was found and safely returned to him.

Read more: A glowing report from Germany on the Cherry Festival 2024.
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GENERAALSNEK

The area around Sandstone Estates saw significant activity during the Boer war of 1899 to 1902,the so called second Boer War. Kommando Nek which is on Sandstone’s property was an escape route for a large Boer force while the Ficksburg area saw a lot of action.

Read more: Boer War Stories
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Marc-Henri Andre, from Switzerland, has been a frequent visitor to Sandstone over the years, particularly to our Stars of Sandstone events. As well as being an accomplished photographer, he is also a talented artist and has produced many sketches of Sandstone scenes and our locomotives. He also produced a number of bespoke calendars for us.

Read more: Marc-Henri Andre
  • Radio Communications on the Royal Train in 1947
  • The 2024  Cherry Steam Festival
  • Hunting for stories. “Storycatcher” from Patricia Glyn
  • Sandstone wins a Gold Award from the Heritage Association of South Africa.
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