RN 297 - The NG4 is coming together very rapidly now

14th December 2006

The NG4 is coming together very rapidly now.
When the brass goes onto a loco in Lukas Nel's wonderful workshop in
Bloemfontein one must start planning the steam trials.

A close-up of the brass.

A close-up of the brass.

One should remember that this locomotive had
almost no components left. The reverser had to be made from scratch.

During last week Lukas had an assistant in
the form of Robert Farmer from the UK. Robert has come out to South Africa
for a few weeks and offered his services as a volunteer. He is knowledgeable
and has been of great assistance to us.
Here is a picture of Robert on the footplate of the NG4.