Go Trip Tours, run by Caro Meiring, brought two separate groups of visitors to Sandstone Estates just before the Cherry Steam Festival on the 18^th November. Both groups enjoyed a train ride and a tour of all the Heritage Collection. They had a wonderful time and were extremely complimentary about their experience at Sandstone. Caro Meiring tells the tale of two visits!

Go Trip delivers a professional service for unique travels throughout Southern Africa and was founded in 2021. We really love what we do and it shows in the intense passion we have for people.  We work with a network of amazing establishments, excursion enthusiasts, transport companies and extraordinary guides to create a perfect getaway.  

Gawie van Schalkwyk, from Voetspore Tours, brought a group of 19 tourists to the Cherry Steam Festival on Saturday 19^th November who enjoyed immensely their day with us. Gawie sent us a picture gallery from the day plus a short video of the train arriving at Hoekfontein to end the day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90KOTdhrULY

Sandstone’s Railway Manager Gert Jubileus and our Visitor Coordinator, Mariette Palmer sent us a photo gallery of some of the activities on the 18^th and 19^th November. Garratt locomotives NGG16 number 153 and the red NGG16A number 155 provided the traction for the weekend’s trains. Classic Flying Connection entertained the visitors with two Tiger Moths and the McLaren Traction engine proved a great attraction. A Military Vehicle Display and the Sandstone Oxen completed two great days.

 The recent Cherry Steam Festival was an outstanding success with a great effort made by all the Sandstone staff. The railway ran faultlessly thanks to the planning by Gert Jubileus, our Railway Manager, and the dedication and efforts of our volunteer crews who travelled from Johannesburg, and the Eastern and Western Cape to keep the railway moving.

The volunteer railway crew, from left to right, Mark Ruddy, Gary Ruddy, Shawn Spaan, Ryan Fincham and Andries Keyser.