The farm was built up by the Wille family from the 1830s, who were originally
German missionaries. Today it is part of an international agri-business that produces wheat, soya beans, maize and sunflowers. It has been 100%
organic since 2005. As steam enthusiasts, in the mid-1990s, the Sandstone owners were approached by Alan Clarke of
Transnet Heritage Foundation, who realised the foundation did not have the resources to rescue the collapsing Midmar Museum in
KwaZulu-Natal.
NG15 2-8-2 No.17 leaves a station at Sandstone Estates, February 2005
Agricultural machinery Old tractors which had been on the farm for many years were retained, and added to by donated items. Today the collection runs to over 300 tractors, all were slowly restored to operation. ==See also==