The Waterloo Boy was the first model tractor that John Deere released to the farming community.
Sandstone has owned one for over 20-years. It was however in need of a total overhaul and cosmetic upgrade, which has now been completed. It was last overhauled in 2005 when we acquired it and this link also gives a short history of the Waterloo Boy..
We recently ran a story about the AY Hoppers we sold to the Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway (WW&F) and the Edaville Railway in Maine, USA. The units were delivered directly to the WW&F which is some distance from the Edaville Railway. Following on from our previous post (https://www.sandstone-estates.com/index.php/railway-heritage-58/2ft-narrow-gauge/3769-the-usa-rolling-stock-arrives) we received a mail from the Chairman of the WW&F, David Buczkowski, detailing the move of the wagons destined for the Edaville Railway.
David takes up the story:
We recently discovered two coaches from the 1947 Royal Train of South Africa near Ladybrand.
We have many visitors who fly into our Sandstone grass strip for our events. Should you wish to fly into a tar strip, Ficksburg Airport will be open for visitors and offers transport from the Airport to Sandstone. Full details are below.
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We were pleased to host an Australian tourist group recently at Sandstone led by Paul Rollason together with their Tour Guide, Johan Botha.