NGG16 number 113 update 2 Mar 2018

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Last Updated: 02 March 2018

The hard work is paying off and the small tubes have now been placed in the boiler. The larger tubes…

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The tubes are prepared for NGG16 Number 113

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Last Updated: 23 February 2018

The boiler tubes have now been swaged and annealed ready for fitment into the boiler of number 113.…

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Steam Report 19 Feb

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Last Updated: 19 February 2018

The latest Steam Report from the Sandstone Steam Team

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NGG16 Number 113. The firebox tube plate is now complete

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Last Updated: 17 February 2018

Lukas Nel and the Bloemfontein team have completed the fitting of all the copper ferrules in the fir…

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NGG16 Number 113 boiler update

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Last Updated: 15 February 2018

The hard work continues at Bloemfontein with the copper ferrules being placed in the tube plate prio…

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James Hall Museum of Transport Open Day

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Last Updated: 12 February 2018

James Hall Museum of Transport, Johannesburg, Open Day Saturday 17^th February.

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NGG13 number 113.

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Last Updated: 03 February 2018

The repairs to and preparation of the front tube plate are now complete and the retubing will begin…

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NG10 Boiler completed

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Last Updated: 25 January 2018

The completely rebuilt boiler for NG10 number 61 has now been completed by Keith Stevens and his tea…

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More progress on NGG16 number 113.

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Last Updated: 24 January 2018

Work on cleaning up the tube plates is nearly complete although the grinding and welding is a slow b…

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Our first Steam Report for 2018

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Last Updated: 24 January 2018

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Our Lawley and her sister in times gone by

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Last Updated: 19 January 2018

We could not resist these photographs of our Lawley BR7 (SAR NG 106) and sister NG105 that we receiv…

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Railway Safety Regulator Permit

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Last Updated: 18 January 2018

Sandstone receives its Railway Safety Regulator operating permit for 2018.

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Boiler repairs on NGG16 number 113

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Last Updated: 17 January 2018

Lukas Nel and his team have now begun the descaling process on the boiler and outer firebox of 113.…

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NGG16 number 113, a first update for 2018.

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Last Updated: 15 January 2018

Work has begun on grinding the tube plate at the firebox end of the boiler on 113. This needs to be…

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David Shepherd.

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Last Updated: 08 January 2018

Steam Railway magazine has published an obituary from Sandstone Heritage Trust on this great man wh…

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