Vintage Spirit magazine from the UK has given us some excellent coverage on the upcoming Cherry Festival event at Sandstone. We look forward to welcoming some UK visitors to the warmer climate of South Africa in November.
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We recently were advised that some very special, ex SAR, coaches were in danger of being scrapped in the Ladybrand area. These two coaches, which have been used for many years as part of a BnB, needed to be moved for new developments.
“Voie Libre” is a French magazine , produced in both French and English editions, for small gauge railway modellers. It is generally accepted as one of the finest magazines in the world on the subject of railway modelling. The title, “Voie Libre”, literally translated, means “Clear Path”
OK 11112 Ermyntrude
After a successful gauging test two more locos have been passed to run on Sandstone’s shorter system, Seb’s Railway. These are O&K 0-6-0WT 11112 of 1925, “Ermyntrude” and O&K 0-6-0WT 12140 of 1930, “Anna”. These locomotives along with other locomotives were acquired from Fazenda Tentativa Sugar Estate in Caxito, Angola.
We recently hosted the FarRail Group from Germany for a day and a half at Sandstone during a break in their 3’6’ gauge activities with 25NC 3437 and 15F 2976. The tour was co-hosted by the New Cape Central Railway in South Africa.
We recently hosted the FarRail Group from Germany for a day and a half at Sandstone during a break in their 3’6’ gauge activities with 25NC 3437 and 15F 2976. The tour was co-hosted by the New Cape Central Railway in South Africa.
We recently hosted the FarRail Group from Germany for a day and a half at Sandstone during a break in their 3’6’ gauge activities with 25NC 3437 and 15F 2976. The tour was co-hosted by the New Cape Central Railway in South Africa.
We recently hosted the FarRail Group from Germany for a day and a half at Sandstone during a break in their 3’6’ gauge activities with 25NC 3437 and 15F 2976. The tour was co-hosted by the New Cape Central Railway in South Africa.