With the festival over on Sunday 22nd November, it was time to put NGG16 number 153 to bed. Not many people realise the hard work required in preparing a steam locomotive for storage after a hard day’s work. Driver Mark Ruddy sent us this video and two still photographs of the effort required to dispose of the fire and ash in NGG16 number 153 by himself and fireman Shawn Spaan so that she may rest until her next assignment.
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The final day of our very successful Spring Festival with a wrap up gallery for the day.
The third day of our Spring Festival. Our gallery shows more visitors together with a fly in guest today. NGG16 number 153 was the loco on our train for the day.
The second day of our Spring Festival. Our gallery shows more visitors today with NGG16 number 153 on our train for the day and a number of other attractions that were seen on the train travels at Sandstone. You can still join us as the Spring Festival runs through Saturday ending on Sunday November 22nd.
You can see full details on: https://www.sandstone-estates.com/index.php/railway-heritage-58/39-railway-heritage/3485-the-sandstone-spring-steam-festival-19-22-november-2020
Today was the first day of our Spring Festival. Although the Cherry Festival did not happen this year, Ionia Farm, just over the road from Sandstone, is holding a Spring event in conjunction with a number of other farms and Sandstone. Our gallery shows a quiet day today with NGG16 number 153 on our train for the day and a number of other attractions that were seen on the train travels at Sandstone. You can still join us as the Spring Festival runs through Friday and Saturday ending on Sunday November 22nd.
You can see full details on: https://www.sandstone-estates.com/index.php/railway-heritage-58/39-railway-heritage/3485-the-sandstone-spring-steam-festival-19-22-november-2020
We hope to see you there!
