Stars of Sandstone 2017 – Day 2

For the day 2 photographic train if NG\G 16 153 and NG 15 “Kalahari” 17 doing the honors during the Stars of Sandstone 2017 event held  on Sandstone Estates in April.

Stars of Sandstone 2017 – Day 1

Star of Sandstone 2017 event was held at Sandstone Estates in the Eastern Free State in April this year. On the estate there is a 15 km 2 foot narrow gauge line that is used to display a large variety of preserved South African 2 foot locomotives and rolling stock. The morning photography on the 1st day was NG\G 16 153 pulling a freight train. See http://www.sandstone-estates.com/ for more information on the operation.

Stars of Sandstone 2015 – Landscapes

A few landscape shots I took around the farm.

Stars of Sandstone – HDR

Tried my hand at applying HDR to a couple of shots from Stars of Sandstone 2015

Stars of Sandstone 2015 – Part II

Second batch of photos from the Stars of Sandstone 2105 event held at Sandstone Estates over the Easter weekend featuring their 2ft narrow gauge railway. See their website for more details http://www.sandstone-estates.com/index.php/home and upcoming events.

Stars of Sandstone Part I

Some shots from my visit to the Stars of Sandstone 2015 event held over the Easter weekend at Sandstone Estates. These photos show the wide variety of vintage equipment operating on the farm.

Stars of Sandstone – Day 3 & 4

The weather on days 3 and 4 was not great with heavy cloud and some rain, so I have combined the photos from those days into one post.

Stars of Sandstone 2014 – Day 2

Day two was mostly overcast so photography was fairly challenging. Got NG 15 No. 17 on morning photo train and NG\G 16 153 & 88 doing work on the afternoon passenger train with NG\G 16 113 on a dinner special. The military vehicles were busy tearing up the grass in the demonstration area.

SAR Steam Tours – Visit to Sandstone Estates

The tour party visited the Sandstone Estates 2ft narrow gauge system near Ficksburg in the Free State for some action with NG\G16 153 and Little Bess. They will be having their annual Stars of Sandstone event in April 2014 where most of the locomotives in their large collection will be running. SAR steam tours are planning a tour to coincide with this event.