Stars of Sandstone 2013 Steam Heritage Festival -
4th-12th May 2013.
The Sandstone Heritage Trust is pleased to announce its annual Steam and Heritage gathering will take place from 4th-12th May 2013. We will be celebrating the centenary of the Kerr-Stuart NG4, a well-designed and very iconic tank engine built specifically for the Alfred County Railway and delivered in 1913. Our NG4 will play a prominent role in the activities and celebrations throughout the festival.
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Business Day Live
Trainspotters get their choo-tjoe on
Military Machines
October 2013 edition
Sandstone Steam Festival Visit
Crankhandle Chronicle July 2013 addition
"Hvězdy ze Sandstone" (Stars of Sandstone)
Published in the Czech Railway Magazine: Dráha 7/2013 (Railway).
Article by: Svatopluk Šlechta (Prague)
Click here for translation (kindly supplied by Keith Wetmore)
Old Tractor Magazine
Issue 119 August 2013
Vergange era van stoomtreine herleef in die Oos-Vrystaat
Sandstone vier Erfenisfees
Return of the Iron Horse
Times LIVE
The 26km-long narrow gauge railway that picks its way through the maize fields and under the sandstone buttresses on Sandstone Estates near Ficksburg.
The Times Artcile on Sandstone
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Click here for the Registration Form (PDF) - 189kb
Click here for the Registration Form (Word doc) - 41,5kb
Newsletters will be issued regularly leading up this event. This will give those interested in attending some idea of what to expect.
Click here to view Newsletter Number One - 754KB PDF (opens in new window)
Click here to view Newsletter Number Two - 402KB PDF (opens in new window)
Click here to view Newsletter Number Three - 568KB PDF (opens in new window)
Click here to view Newsletter Number Four - 654KB PDF (opens in new window)
Click here to view Newsletter Number Five - 1.3MB PDF (opens in new window)
Click here to view Newsletter Number Six - 765KB PDF (opens in new window)
Click here to view Newsletter Number Seven - 883KB PDF (opens in new window)
Click here to view Newsletter Number Eight - 1.38 MB PDF (opens in new window)
Click here to view Newsletter Number Nine - 635KB PDF (opens in new window)
Click here to view Newsletter Number Ten - 717KB PDF (opens in new window)
Stars of Sandstone - Train Programme
Stars of Sandstone - Programme for Trains - 1.13MB (opens in new window)
Business Day article on festival
Wild horses will keep you at Kleinmond - 1.65MB (opens in new window)
Newsletter 9 Attachments
The Runway is Wet - 369kb (opens in new window)
Narrow Gauge - 1.47MB (opens in new window)
Newsletter Attachments
History of Douglas C-47A “Dakota”ZS-NTE - 1.53MB (opens in new window)
This is your Captain Speaking - 22KB (opens in new window)
The Amazing Plane - 407KB (opens in new window)
Military Machines International
For the first time an internationally recognised Military vehicle collectors publication has published advance information on one of our annual events. It is true that there will be a greater emphasis on our Military vehicle collection which has been developed in association with the Armour Museum at the School of Armour in Bloemfontein.
The arrival of our model Ratel 656 MK3 Infantry Fighting Vehicle will add further weight to the appeal of our fine collection of Military vehicles.
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