Sandstone Heritage Trust – Rail News

RN 297 – The NG4 is coming together very rapidly now

14th December 2006

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The NG4 is coming together very rapidly now.
When the brass goes onto a loco in Lukas Nel’s wonderful workshop in
Bloemfontein one must start planning the steam trials.

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A close-up of the brass.
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A close-up of the brass.

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One should remember that this locomotive had
almost no components left. The reverser had to be made from scratch.
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During last week Lukas had an assistant in
the form of Robert Farmer from the UK. Robert has come out to South Africa
for a few weeks and offered his services as a volunteer. He is knowledgeable
and has been of great assistance to us.
Here is a picture of Robert on the footplate of the NG4.
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