Sandstone Heritage Trust - News
7th June 2006
Keith Stevens, who has been working for the Sandstone Heritage Trust for many years as a subcontractor, has started work on the McLaren Traction Engine. The engine was located in the Nelspruit area approxmiately a year ago. There are virtually no working traction engines in South Africa.
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Start to stripping of McLaren
 Firebox and tender removed on McLaren  McLaren tender  Removing tubes on McLaren  Removing gears on McLaren  Drilling out rivets on McLaren  McLaren back head, throat plate and horn plates which is now totally stripped as top wrapper was corroded  McLaren parts after removal |