Sandstone has become a regular destination for some of the prestigious Rovos Rail tours in South Africa. Whilst they cannot arrive by rail anymore, they do travel by road from Bethlehem to visit us. Last week we organised a train trip for them and as our Sherman Tank has had its repairs completed we ran that alongside the train together with a full span of Oxen adding value to their visit.
We recently received the VSSA Newsletter for October 2024 which features an article by Ralph Malan on scrapers used in the building industry where Sandstone features prominently.
We were recently honoured with a visit by the Ferrari Club of South Africa (SEFAC). A large turnout of these beautiful machines proved that the roads to Sandstone are now in working order! Our visitors kindly made their cars available for photography as well as a group shot after they had enjoyed a safe journey to Sandstone and a tour of the Heritage Collection.
The Waterloo Boy was the first model tractor that John Deere released to the farming community.
Sandstone has owned one for over 20-years. It was however in need of a total overhaul and cosmetic upgrade, which has now been completed. It was last overhauled in 2005 when we acquired it and this link also gives a short history of the Waterloo Boy..
We recently ran a story about the AY Hoppers we sold to the Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway (WW&F) and the Edaville Railway in Maine, USA. The units were delivered directly to the WW&F which is some distance from the Edaville Railway. Following on from our previous post (https://www.sandstone-estates.com/index.php/railway-heritage-58/2ft-narrow-gauge/3769-the-usa-rolling-stock-arrives) we received a mail from the Chairman of the WW&F, David Buczkowski, detailing the move of the wagons destined for the Edaville Railway.
David takes up the story: