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Visiting Sandstone 2022

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Bloemfontein Loco Moves. GMAM 4114 arrives at Sandstone.

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Last Updated: 27 August 2021
Bloemfontein Loco Moves. GMAM 4114 arrives at Sandstone.

GMAM 4114 has been off loaded at Sandstone into its new position next to the main security gate. Our…

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Bloemfontein Loco Moves. Some history pictures.

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Last Updated: 25 August 2021
Bloemfontein Loco Moves. Some history pictures.

The movement of the Sandstone locos at Bloemfontein prompted photographer, Graham McWilliams to send…

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The Sandstone locos arrive at their new home.

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Last Updated: 25 August 2021
 The Sandstone locos arrive at their new home.

Our recent video showed GMAM 4114 on the road to Sandstone where it is now safely plinthed near to t…

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GMAM 4114 heads to Sandstone.

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Last Updated: 25 August 2021

After some minor delays with the traffic permits GMAM 4114 was finally on its way to Sandstone this…

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Sandstone on the Steam Railway magazine bucket list!

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Last Updated: 24 August 2021
Sandstone on the Steam Railway magazine bucket list!


Although the global Covid 19 pandemic has slowed down international travel considerably, Steam Railw…

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Sandstone’s “other” GMAM makes a move!

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Last Updated: 20 August 2021
Sandstone’s “other” GMAM makes a move!

As Sandstone is not actively involved with 3’6” gauge operations it has been decided to move our 3’6…

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Sandstone Cattle.

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Last Updated: 20 August 2021

The expansion of our cattle herd over the last few years represents our ethos that our oxen lie at t…

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A view from a train!

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Last Updated: 13 August 2021

The Sandstone Steam Railway is well served by access roads which enable photographers to get to many…

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The National Oil Engine

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Last Updated: 13 August 2021
The National Oil Engine

In January this year we published a list of our Stationary Engine Collection, see: The_Stationary_E…

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Sandstone’s Lawley to be modelled in 1:19 scale.

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Last Updated: 11 August 2021
Sandstone’s Lawley to be modelled in 1:19 scale.

Sandstone’s two Lawleys, BR7 and NG97, are the inspirations for the new Accucraft models.

Accucraft…

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The CAT 621 steps out!

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Last Updated: 11 August 2021
The CAT 621 steps out!

On the 23 June we showed our CAT 621 scraper taking on a new coat of paint. See Spraying the CAT and…

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The Funkey Diesel takes on a Springbok livery!

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Last Updated: 11 August 2021
The Funkey Diesel takes on a Springbok livery!

To celebrate the Springbok’s victory over the British & Irish Lions on their recent tour of Sout…

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Sandstone’s International Harvester collection.

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Last Updated: 04 August 2021
Sandstone’s International Harvester collection.

Many years ago a wonderful retired farmer Jannie du Toit from the Western Cape gifted his collection…

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Sandstone’s Sherman Tank

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Last Updated: 29 July 2021

We produce so much publicity material at Sandstone that we sometimes tend to forget what is in our a…

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Classics In action!

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Last Updated: 29 July 2021
Classics In action!

 

The UK magazine, Tractor and Farming Heritage, has run two articles on Sandstone using class…

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Nerina Skuy 1953-2021

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Last Updated: 29 July 2021

Sadly we heard the news that the driving force behind the Apple Express and Editor of SA Rail magazi…

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  1. The Dennis Fire Pump Trailer.
  2. NGG16A Second Steam Test
  3. Heritage News 2021
  4. The Sandstone Ladies to the Rescue!

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A present from Skoda.

One of Sandstone’s long time European supporters is Svatopluk Slechta, an engineer from the Czech Re…

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The Star Drilling Machine.

 

Sandstone has two of these fascinating steam powered drilling machines. Both are with a rest…

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Intrepid Travellers visit Sandstone

Torsten and Ilona Eggert from Germany arrived at Sandstone on Freedom Day, 27th April, with their Ha…

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Stirling Engines.

 

Keith Simmons has been a regular visitor to Sandstone for many years and assisted us with so…

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World Wickham Day.

As you will see from the attached file, Inaugural World Wickham Day, Friday 22 April 20022,  re…

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A photo gallery of the Easter Steam Festival at Sandstone, 15 to 18 April 2022 by Leon Hugo.

Leon Hugo is a professional photographer from Gqeberha in South Africa and sent us a photo essay fro…

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Steam Fun at Easter despite the weather!

Staging events at Sandstone Estates in the Eastern Free State is becoming more difficult.  This…

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