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The Cherry Steam Festival. James Attwell’s photo gallery.

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Last Updated: 29 November 2021
The Cherry Steam Festival. James Attwell’s photo gallery.

James Attwell is a professional photographer who developed a love of steam from his father, Tony Att…

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The Great Locomotive Moves-the final instalment.

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Last Updated: 23 November 2021
The Great Locomotive Moves-the final instalment.


After our story on 3 November, at the start of the locomotive moves from Germiston to Ficksburg, we…

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The Grafton Crane number 187 finally arrives at Sandstone.

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Last Updated: 23 November 2021
The Grafton Crane number 187 finally arrives at Sandstone.

The Sandstone Grafton Steam Crane, dating from 1950, has arrived at Sandstone after being delayed by…

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The Cherry Steam Festival 2021

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Last Updated: 22 November 2021
The Cherry Steam Festival 2021

A very busy day for the second day of our festival with  high visitor numbers who have missed t…

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NGG16A, the Star of the show at the Cherry Train Steam Festival.

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Last Updated: 22 November 2021
NGG16A, the Star of the show at the Cherry Train Steam Festival.

Newly restored NGG16A number 155 made its debut today at Sandstone hauling the Cherry Festival train…

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The last arrival from Bloemfontein.

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Last Updated: 10 November 2021
The last arrival from Bloemfontein.

Although we completed the moves of the Sandstone assets from Bloemfontein a few weeks ago, one item…

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Germiston Loco moves

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Last Updated: 09 November 2021
Germiston Loco moves

The press in the Germiston area, courtesy of the Caxton Group and their reporter Charmaine Slater, h…

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Sandstone latest restoration, the Oliver 1950.

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Last Updated: 08 November 2021
Sandstone latest restoration, the Oliver 1950.

Sandstone has just completed a restoration of the Oliver 1950 tractor. Oliver Tractors came about fr…

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Preparation for the new arrivals.

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Last Updated: 05 November 2021
Preparation for the new arrivals.

With new items of rolling stock and locomotives arriving at Sandstone from Germiston over the next f…

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The Sandstone Stock List.

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Last Updated: 09 November 2021
The Sandstone Stock List.

The Sandstone Stock List.

 The Sandstone stock list has been updated to reflect the moves of S…

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The great locomotive moves. Part 2!

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Last Updated: 03 November 2021
The great locomotive moves. Part 2!

After the ground-breaking road movements of Sandstone 3’6’ gauge locomotives from Bloemfontein in Au…

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Heritage Railway UK Issue 285. The story of the recent loco moves to Sandstone.

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Last Updated: 05 October 2021
Heritage Railway UK Issue 285. The story of the recent loco moves to Sandstone.

 

Heritage Railway magazine has given us an excellent article on our recent 3’6” gauge locomot…

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Sandstone moves some giants!

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Last Updated: 28 September 2021
Sandstone moves some giants!

Sandstone has just completed the moves by road transport of a number of steam locomotives from Bloe…

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Sandstone saves a rare crawler tractor! The Vickers VR180 Vigor.

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Last Updated: 28 September 2021
Sandstone saves a rare crawler tractor! The Vickers VR180 Vigor.

The Vickers VR180 Vigor was a British crawler tractor, built from 1951 to 1958 by Vic…

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Sandstone open at Cherry Festival Time!

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Last Updated: 20 September 2021
Sandstone open at Cherry Festival Time!

Sandstone’s latest restored steam locomotive will be hauling trains over the weekend. The 1968 Joha…

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Sandstone features in Rove SA online.

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Last Updated: 17 September 2021
Sandstone features in Rove SA online.

 

At time when tourism is under threat from the pandemic it is good to see positive publicity…

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  1. The last locomotive from Bloemfontein moves to Sandstone.
  2. The GMAM arrives at Sandstone.
  3. Heritage steam engines trade rail for road to get to new home. Times Live
  4. Bloemfontein Loco Moves. GMAM 4114 arrives at Sandstone.

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Cherry Steam Festival 2022

Although Covid is no longer an issue, we were obviously unable to host the number of events that we…

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The story of one plate.

We recently featured, on the 19th May, the presentation of a large Skoda works plate by Svatopluk (…

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Oxen and the Soya harvest, an historical approach. A real step back in time!

Recent weather events at Sandstone Estates led to a unique harvesting approach for the Soya crop fro…

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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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