Preservation Pioneers - On the Farm - The Sandstone Estates Railway Story
Preservation Pioneers - On the Farm - The Sandstone Estates Railway Story
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In the Press
It has been a good time for international press coverage of Sandstone's activities.
We have received an influx of articles appearing which covered various aspects of our heritage programme here in South Africa...
Ford and Fordson Tractors - South African Road Test
Mail & Guardian - On Track For A Trip Down Memory Lane
Mail & Guardian - On track for a trip down memory lane
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Also can be viewed here: http://mg.co.za/article/2014-05-15-on-the-train-tracks-for-a-trip-down-memory-lane
Full Steam Ahead - Sunday Weekend Argus
Sandstone coverage in Etihad inflight magazine
A journey back in time: Ficksburg welcomes you
A journey back in time: Ficksburg welcomes you
Roger Houghton attended our recent Stars of Sandstone 2014 event and wrote the following article following his visit for Automotive Refinisher.
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Stars of Sandstone 2013: From a driver's perspective
Stars of Sandstone 2013: From a driver's perspective
Light Railways Australia recently featured an interesting article by David Rollins based on his attendance at Stars 2013 as a locomotive driver.
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David attended this year's event again, along with his wife Irene.
The Sandstone Armour Collection
Military Machines International
The Sandstone Armour Collection
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The Sandstone Armour collection includes a very original but as yet unrestored British Crusader Tank from the late thirties. These light, fast but poorly armed Tanks saw service in the early part of the war in North Africa. The attached article in a recent edition of Military Machines International refers.
Narrow Gauge World - Publicity
Narrow Gauge World - Publicity
An image from the Stars of Sandstone appeared in this month’s Narrow Gauge World
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Narrow Gauge World – Sweet Steam by the Zambesi.
Narrow Gauge World – Sweet Steam by the Zambesi
The Sandstone Heritage Trust, and in particular the Sandstone Steam Railroad, has a long history with Sena Sugar Estates. Not only have we been there on a number of occasions but we carried out some fairly ambitious rescue operations approximately 10-years ago.
We were a bit late getting involved and by the time we met up with the management the bulk of the locomotives had been repatriated to Europe. However, we are very proud of the locomotives that we have from Sena, namely our Feldbahn, our two Peckett Saddle Tanks, as well as quite a number of other items.
David Joy, the Features Editor of Narrow Gauge World, has focused on Sena Sugar and here is his first article on the subject which reads very well.
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