NG10 number 61 steams for the first time in 59 years!
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The Class NG10, currently under restoration at Sandstone’s Bloemfontein workshop, underwent its firs…
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Sappi-Saaicor 19D donated to Sandstone.
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Ex SAR 19D, Sappi no 2, has been donated to Sandstone by Sappi from the Saaicor Mill at Umkomaas in …
NG10. The detail is coming together.
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As we mentioned last time progress has slowed slightly with a lot of detail work being completed. We…
A great weekend with the NG10!
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After the arrival of a number of outstanding parts prior to the weekend Lukas Nel and his team excee…
Stationary Engine news
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Danie Pretorius who runs our Stationary Engine group is one of a number of very enthusiastic Statio…
The beauty of the NG10.
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The locomotive is now attached to the tender and apart from a few minor boiler mounts and regulator…
Traversing the workshop. The NG10 takes a sideways move!
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As per our last report we needed to mate the NG10 with its tender which were on different lines in t…
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The NG10 moves closer to the finish!
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The tender is now close to completion and will be moved behind the locomotive to finish the intermed…
The Model A Club.
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One of Sandstone’s great supporters, The Model A Club, has produced a calendar for 2019 with a stea…
The Goldsmith Gazette December 2018.
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Down under, the Lake Goldsmith Steam Preservation Association staged an earthmoving event re…
Bringing in the Harvest.
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With some gaps in the recent good rains at Sandstone it is now time to bring in the wheat harvest. W…
Sandstone acquires the Assegaaibos Turntable
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Some time ago we made an offer to purchase the redundant locomotive turntable at Assegaaibos on the…
NG10 Number 61
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Lukas Nel and his team have been very busy prior to the holiday break. The tender tank fitment to th…
The Sentinel Steam Waggon
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Our Sentinel Steam Waggon had some issues recently with its injector which is of the high pressure d…
Pandora Dam
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This well-known photographic location for the Sandstone Steam Railway has benefited from recent heav…
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