Railways Africa Issue 2 2018.

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Last Updated: 17 June 2018

Railways Africa has published a great article on the building of the new Seb’s Railway at Sandstone…

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NGG13 number 49.

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Last Updated: 17 June 2018

Work has now begun on stripping the loco at Reefsteamers in Germiston for the retubing with the remo…

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Descending from the sky.

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Last Updated: 17 June 2018

We had some interesting visitors at Sandstone when a group of seven Gyrocopter pilots from all over…

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The restoration of Class 4AR

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Last Updated: 06 June 2018

The restoration of Class 4AR number 1555 foe Transnet Foundation.

The locomotive and tender have now…

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NG10 update 6 June 2018

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Last Updated: 06 June 2018

Work continues on the cab and its fittings with the installation of the cab surround and the window…

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One score and ten!

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Last Updated: 06 June 2018

The Sandstone Oxen team have reached another milestone with the inspanning of 30 Oxen during a train…

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4AR number 1555

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Last Updated: 29 May 2018

Work has now begun on the stripping and cleaning of the second locomotive for the Transnet tender at…

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Further progress on the NG10 at Bloemfontein.

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Last Updated: 26 May 2018

The locomotive continues to take shape as the brass boiler bands have now been fitted and work is we…

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Preserving the best of our past for the future.

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Last Updated: 23 May 2018

Sandstone’s motto is never forgotten and a recent auction at Belfast saw us put it into action with…

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NG10 number 61.

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Last Updated: 19 May 2018

Work has progressed with this restoration with completion of the fitment of the running boards toget…

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Cosmetic Restoration of NZASM “B” number 230

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Last Updated: 19 May 2018

The stripping, cleaning and painting of this locomotive is now complete at Bloemfontein. All the loo…

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The two portable engines from Sigisi Sawmill.

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Last Updated: 19 May 2018

These two donations from Sigisi Sawmill have been collected from the mill near Kokstad and transport…

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Sandstone’s Waterloo Boy at NAMPO 2018

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Last Updated: 23 May 2018

John Deere celebrates 100 years in 2018 and one of the earliest examples of a John Deere tractor in…

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NGG13 number 49 arrives at Germiston.

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Last Updated: 15 May 2018

The boiler section of number 49 has now arrived in Johannesburg at Reefsteamers where it was offload…

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Latest Steam Report 15 May 2018

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Last Updated: 15 May 2018

The latest steam report from the Steam Team at Sandstone - Click here to view

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