Sandstone Steam Railroad – Workshop

WSH3 – 2-ft narrow gauge rail car completed by Sandstone Estates

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Supplied originally to Pretoria Portland Cement from Wickham of Ware UK in November 1962. It is Works No. 9234 and it is a Type 27 Mk III Open. He originally had a 10 hp engine and has now been upgraded to a diesel using a Toyota car engine.

Full credit to Desmond Clarke and to other members of the steam team at the Sandstone Heritage Trust Hoekfontein Running Workshops in the Eastern Free State. A full article on the restoration will follow.

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