Bloemfontein Shed

Sandstone Heritage Trust, Bloemfontein workshops.

Although Sandstone is reasonably well known as a destination it is less well known that we operate a major locomotive refurbishment programme at our Bloemfontein workshops. This is located in the old Steam Depot which was the home of constant Steam activity for many decades.

Work continues at the Bloemfontein Shed - Update on Avonside Number 1624

Work continues at the Bloemfontein Shed – Update on Avonside Number 1624

It looks like another great…

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The Bloemfontein Team

The Bloemfontein Team.


The Bloemfontein Team do a wonderful job of restoring and rebuilding Narrow G…

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The Sandstone Bloemfontein Works – an unpublicised and relatively unknown success story.

The Sandstone Bloemfontein Works – an unpublicised and relatively unknown success story.

Lukas Nel a…

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Our Class 11, No. 929, receives TLC from Bloemfontein Works

Our Class 11, No. 929, receives TLC from Bloemfontein Works

Sandstone Estates is very proud to have…

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The Bloemfontein workshops takes time off from restoring steam engines.

The Bloemfontein workshops takes time off from restoring steam engines

Lukas Nel has sent us these t…

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Pump Trolley

Pump Trolley

The Bloemfontein workshops are becoming very creative and have now commenced constructi…

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O&K Locomotive, No. 12691

O&K Locomotive, No. 12691

At the heart of every locomotive of course is its boiler.

The photos b…

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Bloemfontein report on Avonside locomotive, No. 1624

Bloemfontein report on Avonside locomotive, No. 1624

An enormous amount of work is still being done…

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O&K Locomotive, No. 12691, under restoration at Bloemfontein.

O&K Locomotive, No. 12691, under restoration at Bloemfontein.

We tend to publish pictures on our…

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Avonside locomotive boiler

Avonside locomotive, No. 1624.

Sandstone Heritage Trust's Bloemfontein workshop has received the tub…

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