Sandstone Heritage Trust – Rail News
<< Back to Locomotive information and galleries

Ex Douglas Colliery Barclay 976/1903

Updated – 15th May 2006

Built by Andrew Barclay of Kilmarnock, Scotland, this locomotive was delivered to the Transvaal & Delagoa Bay Collieries of Witbank where it performed shunting duties. In 1914 it was acquired by the Union Steel Corporation of Vereeniging as their number 2 and used at their Vaal Works. After many years of service it was plinthed near the main entrance gate together with an 0-4-0ST Peckett loco (see below) A chance visit to these works revealed that this loco and the Peckett had been moved to a nearby yard for scrapping. Representations by Sandstone to the management were successful in that both locomotives were then donated to Sandstone. The Barclay now stands at the Sandstone facility in Ficksburg. It is painted red and apart from missing fittings is virtually complete.