Sandstone Heritage Trust - Rail NewsRN 249 - Charles Viljoen has pulled another proverbial rabbit out of the hat15th September 2006 Charles Viljoen, one of South Africa's most experienced steam engineers and modellers, has pulled another proverbial rabbit out of the hat. This time a beautiful scale model Lawley operating on 7 1/4" gauge.Charles has taken four years part-time to build this locomotive from scratch. Our pictures show Charles and his father Sarel who has been assisting him with the machining of parts, and the loco shot from different directions. It is about to be put into steam for the first time. |
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