2013 Boiler Certifications
As required by the Department of Labour in South Africa all boilers need to undergo inspection and testing on an annual basis, at Sandstone this is carried out every February. The Steam Team with the assistance of the Sandstone Bloemfontein Steam Workshops started preparing the boilers last November and worked tirelessly to ensure that all 27 boilers, which required inspection, were ready.
The contractor used by Sandstone to do the boiler certifications, Indserve, has had a long working relationship with Sandstone and have an intimate knowledge of all of the Sandstone steam assets. The excellent work carried out by Sandstone personnel ensured that all the boilers passed the required tests and the certificates were issued on the 10th of March.
This means that the locomotives including the recently completed Arn Jung and other assets selected to be operational at the Stars Of Sandston per the list below, are all A-Okay and ready to roll.
McLaren – Traction Engine
Decauville – (Bathala)
Little Bess – Kerr Stuart No.4301
O&K No.2
NGG16 – No.153
NG4 – No.16 ( Kerr Stuart)
O&K – No.4102
NGG15- No.17
Feldbahn – Sena No. 2
Little locomotive ex Ratanga No. 262
Fowler Roller
NGG16 – No.88
O&K – No.11 (Hayley)
Kerr Stuart – No. 1344 (Tamara)
NGG6 – No.96 (Lawley)
NGG13 – No.49
Arn Jung
Peckett – (Marromeu)
Barclay
Fowler (Sandy)
Sentinel No.9178
Avonside No.2 (Sezela)
Fowler Steam Crane
Marshall Colonial Steam Tractor
NG6 – No.106 (Lawley)
Marshall Roller
