Sandstone Estates

Sandstone Estates (Pty) Ltd is a large commercial agricultural enterprise covering over 7,000 hectares (17,000 acres), located on the border with Lesotho in South Africa's Eastern Free State province, close to the Maluti Mountains.

[2] During the 1990s Sandstone took occupancy of the old South African Railways workshops at Ficksburg, located alongside the Transnet Freight Rail Bethlehem to Bloemfontein line.

Sandstone formed a joint-venture with the South African Army's Armour Museum in Bloemfontein, which led to the development of a significant collection of vintage military vehicles.

The collection is built around educating visitors on the history of South African military engineering since World War II.

The School of Armour plays an important role in the semi-annual "Stars of Sandstone" event, with daily displays and convoys of military vehicles.

Falcon Engine works number 232/1895, restored as Beira Railway number 7, April 2006
Henschel-built South African Railways NG15 2-8-2 No.17 leaves a station at Sandstone Estates, February 2005