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RN 99 The Sunday Times, 25 September 2005 - Article on The Avontuur Adventurer - by Paul Ash "A slow train coming"
RN 98 The Sunday Times Getaway - Avontuur Adventurer Article - by Paul Ash "Chasing the curves of the Kloof" 18/09/2005
RN 97 The weekly steam shed report - 16th to 23rd September 2005
RN 96 "The Flying Kalahari"
RN 95 World of books - By A. N. Wilson (Filed: 19/09/2005) - The romance of the railways
RN 94 The Avontuur Adventurer - Behind the scenes!
RN 93 The Weekly Steam Shed Report - 29 August - 5 September 2005
RN 92 The Avontuur Adventurer 6-9 September 2005
RN 91 New Era dawns as Sandstone's NG 15 No. 49 steams into Avontuur
RN 90 Avontuur Adventurer Update
RN 89 Private Rail in South Africa
RN 88 Safari train steams forward once again - Volksblad article - 20 August 2005
RN 87 NGG 16 No. 88 working the Banana Express in the 1970's
RN 86 To be amended
RN 85 Steam Shed weekly report - 12th - 18th August 2005
RN 84 Work continues on Feldbahn locomotive boiler
RN 83 Clean up at Avontuur
RN 82 "Verve" supplement from The Star - Article by Winnie Graham
RN 81 Weekly steamshed report - 29th July - 4th August 2005
RN 80 New images of the Decauville steaming
RN 79 Sandstone Estates appoints trainee steam fitter
RN 78 Sandstone Heritage Trust Plans extension to Narrow Gauge Railway System
RN 77 Excerpts from Steam Railway Magazine, UK, April 22 - May 19 2005 - No. 309
RN 76 Track laying is more than 3/4 complete on the 3-km extension to the Vailima line
RN 75 Weekly Report - 15th - 21st July 2005
RN 74 St. Ives Communications christens our Dining car at the Winter Steam Festival 30 July 2005!
RN 73 A venerable old container which probably dates back to the 1940's
RN 72 Work continues on Feldbahn locomotive
RN 71 Work progresses on the Welsh Highland Railway Brake Van – July 2005
RN 70 "Our Times" Article on the 15th July 2005 - Avontuur Adventure - Historic train trip to include stop at Humansdorp station
RN 69 "Our Times" Article on the 15th July 2005 - Rail Revival may put farmers back on track
RN 68 Inscription of the Nilgiri Mountain Railway as a World Heritage Site
RN 67 Sandstone Railway Stock List July 2005
RN 66 Weekly Steamshed Report - 8 - 14th July
RN 65 Little Bess returns to steam
RN 64 Weekly Report - 1 - 7th July - Sandstone Estates steam locomotives
RN 63 Sandstone's GMAM no: 4079 successfully moved to Rovos Rail
RN 62 Brake Van " BREAK THROUGH !" by Marcus Ingram 26 June 2005
RN 61 Weekly Report - 17th June - Sandstone Estates steam locomotives
RN 60 Sandstone Heritage Trust transport fleet – 'International Rescue'
RN 59 Sandstone's Garratt moves to Rovos Rail
RN 58 Diesel rebuilding continues at facility near Bloemfontein
RN 57 May 2005 - Decauville Update
RN 56 Brakevan progress - 29 May 2005
RN 55 Weekly Steamshed Report - 27th May - 07th June 2005
RN 54 1899 Decauville just waits for its plates
RN 53 Weekly Report - 13 - 19 May 2005 - The David Rodgers Tour
RN 52 Steam Shed Weekly Report - 9 - 14 May 2
RN 51 Brakevan progress
RN 50 Sandstone hosts another international tour
RN 49 Steam shed weekly report - 06 May 2005
RN 48 Feldbahn returns to Africa
RN 47 Weekly report 10. April 29 2005
RN 46 Old rail wagon found at Gumtree
RN 45 Archive material of the loco called Sandy when it was at Midmar
RN 44 Update on the donated Guards Van we sent to Wales
RN 43 Steam shed weekly report - 8 - 14 April 2005
RN 42 The Citizen - Cosmos article - Tuesday, 12 April, 2005
RN 41 Steam shed weekly report 1 Apr–7 Apr '05 - Cosmos Steam Weekend preparation
RN 40 A piece of modern traction history
RN 39 Little Train Cosmos Steam Weekend
RN 38 Locomotives from St. Helena goldmine
RN 37 The aerial map of the Narrow Gauge
RN 36 Decauville boiler passes its hydraulic test
RN 35 North British tank identity confirmed
RN 34 New diesel arrives at Sandstone 2
RN 33 Sandstone 2 Scrap dealers 0
RN 32 Vintage railcar taking shape in the workshop
RN 31 Sandstone Heritage Trust donates Guards Van to Welsh Highland Railway
RN 30 Help save an important loco from the scrapper's torch
RN 29 Who needs a fancy gym?
RN 28 Bloemfontein workshop report mid February 2005
RN 27 News from the diesel repair facility mid February 2005
RN 26 Beira Railways archive pictures surface in Portugal
RN 25 Restoration of NG/G13 No. 49. - Welsh Highland Railway's magazine.
RN 24 Sandstone Steam Weekend November 2004
RN 23 News of the Decauville locomotive
RN 22 Kerr Stuart No. 4031 built 1919 'Little'Bess'
RN 21 NG 4 progress
RN 20 Rescue of equipment from Sena Sugar Estates Mozambique
RN 19 Hands on at Sandstone
RN 18 NGG13 No: 49 steams into history
RN 17 Hoekfontein Steam Workshops Tackle Difficult Restoration Project
RN 16 News flash NGG 13 No. 49 returns to steam
RN 15 Publication in Volksblad
RN 14 Guest Gallery No 3 - Dennis Moore
RN 13 Rare 2ft gauge Decauville locomotive rescued
RN 12 Guest Gallery Number 2 - David Rodgers
RN 11 Guest Gallery Number 1 - David Benn and Mathew Benn
RN 10 The Lawley reaches the summit at Vailima
RN 9 Sandstone Heritage Trust's NGG13 Garratt no 49 takes the sun.
RN 8 The Narrow Gauge NG11 No.55 takes it's first run
RN 7 The Eastern Free State - An unlikely destination for world class steam Heritage preservation
RN 6 Sena Narrow gauge locomotives arrive in South Africa
RN 5 NGG11 no: 55 passes its final test
RN 4 July 6th saw a successful steaming of NGG11 No: 55 at Sandstone
RN 3 Guards Van donated by Sandstone Heritage Trust to Welsh Highland Railway
RN 2 The Vailima Track Extension >>
RN 1 April '04 - Sandstone continues the transportation of 2-ft narrow diesels and steam locomotives from Beira >>