When they saw the train, all the kids from the little village rushed to the line. What a show for them to witness the steam train and the 30 white tourists running around like chickens and taking ... (more)
NG6 #106 and 97 pass the Sandstone Estate's trek oxen
This was one of the first runpasts early morning. A another wunderful day started on the Sandstone Estates Railway!
This was an unexpected German / American meeting in the African bush. The NGG13 49 (built in Hanover by Hanomag in 1928) was performing a runpast when suddenly a Sherman Mk IV overtook the train. ... (more)
1913 built (by Kerr Suart in England) 4-6-2T poses on the short length of steet trackage near the Hoekfotein main station. Sadly this handsome beast only managed a few runpasts before failing with... (more)
Another 'set piece' - NG15 2-8-2 runs past a John Deere (I think) tractor.
One of Sandstone's 'set pieces' for visting photographers. The Lawleys perform past an ox-cart and wind generator.
Narrow gauge Garratts do the honours on a photo charter for Geoff Cooke's party. The distant mountains are across the border in Lesotho.
Two 2-foot gauge NG6 class 'Lawley' 4-4-0s perform a runby in crisp early morning light.
Dawn is breaking, in its own good time. The loco, if anyone cares, is Kerr Stuart built 4-6-2T of class NG16, about to start a runby. The signal, which has a slight lean to the right, serves as an... (more)
