The Spring Steam Festival
The Spring Steam Festival has been gaining momentum with extensive coverage in the media. You can see what’s trending on the links below:
In the Press
It has been a good time for international press coverage of Sandstone's activities.
We have received an influx of articles appearing which covered various aspects of our heritage programme here in South Africa...
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Aveling & Porter Steam Roller
One non railway heritage item saved from the demise of the South African National Railway and Steam Museum (SANRASM) was an Aveling & Porter steam roller which became the subject of much research by Derek Rayner from Old Glory magazine in the UK. This steam roller was one of a number of road steam examples rescued from SANRASM but with no documentation, its history was a mystery.
Derek made initial contact with Sandstone in 2017 and then visited in 2019 for the Stars of Sandstone event. After concluding extensive research into the roller, Derek has now traced its origins and history which was featured in an article in the March 2020 edition of Old Glory. Sandstone would like to thank Derek Rayner for his hard work and for shedding light on the history of the Aveling & Porter.
Pending restoration of NGG16A number 155
Heritage Railway has featured the pending restoration of NGG16A number 155 in the March 2020 issue.
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Stars of Sandstone in the Buses magazine
British Heritage Journalist, John Titlow, was an enthusiastic visitor to Stars of Sandstone 2019 and has written a number of articles for the British Heritage press. The February 2020 edition of Buses magazine has a story on Sandstone’s ex Welkom Bristol bus with some interesting new facts on the vehicle.
Click the links to Read More: Busses 1 & Busses 2
Old Glory Magazine UK
Old Glory, from the UK, is a broad based heritage equipment magazine and has always been a major supporter of Sandstone’s activities. John Titlow, during his visit to South Africa for our Stars of Sandstone event in April 2019, took a short tour around South Africa and has written an article “Preservation South African style” for Old Glory.
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Narrow Gauge World
The attached article has just appeared in Narrow Gauge World.
It is a fitting tribute to Lukas Nel’s integrity, dedication and skill which was displayed in huge measure during the restoration of this very rare locomotive.
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Heritage Railway Magazine
Heritage Railway Magazine Where Mountains meet the Stars - Click here to read
We have had lots of coverage on the Blue Train experience
We have had lots of coverage on the Blue Train experience
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Stationary Engine news
Danie Pretorius who runs our Stationary Engine group is one of a number of very enthusiastic Stationary Engine collectors in South Africa. A very recent article on their activities in SA has appeared in the latest edition of Stationary Engine Magazine – click here to see the magazine article.