Working the train at our Easter Steam and Cosmos Festival.
Mark Ruddy together with his brother Gary are two of our most dedicated footplate volunteers and worked a number of trains at the recent Easter event. Here is a short video shot by Gary and Mark’s daughter, Ta-Nika, of the preparation and working of NGG11 number 52. Enjoy the experience!
Click on the link to view: https://youtu.be/6Lz84s0UZRM
Seb’s Children’s Railway with a new dimension!
At our recent Easter Steam and Cosmos Festival, our smaller children’s railway was reopened after repair to the Hippo Dam Wall over which the line runs. The line is now enclosed within our new Game Camp and has been renamed in 2023 as Seb’s Children’s Railway. Imagine a sundowner trip viewing game by rail in the beautiful eastern Free State!
Click here to read the article and view the locomotives for the line.
An exciting photographic event at Sandstone with Stimela Photographic Events! August 5th & 6th 2023.
Stimela Photographic Events (SPE), in collaboration with Sandstone Heritage Trust, presents The Maluti Wanderer. On the weekend of 5 to 6 August 2023 SPE have chartered two Lawley 4-4-0 locomotives (NG97 and BR7) and a consist of wagons to recreate spectacular scenes of yesteryear and narrow-gauge operations. Truly an adventure not to be missed by photographers nor rail enthusiasts!
For further details and bookings download the PDF with the booking form or contact Stimela Photographic Events by e mail on:
Aubrey Malden visited our Easter Event and sent us this short photo gallery or all to enjoy.
Our next event!
The Cherry Steam Festival. Friday 17th November to Sunday 19th November 2023.
After a very successful Easter Steam and Cosmos Festival we are pleased to announce that our next event for 2023 will be The Cherry Steam Festival. We will keep you posted on the information and attractions for this event through our web site and Face Book pages. Diarise the dates now! Friday 17th November to Sunday 19th November 2023.