Orenstein & Koppel No.4102 "Roy"

A short history of the O & K No.4102 at Sandstone  - by Les Bray


Below is a copied photo from an original colour photo taken about 1955 at Vogelstruisbult Gold Mine Christmas tree of O&K 4102 . This loco started out at West Rand Consolidated Mines about 1910 , was sold to Vogels in 1936 and was retired when the mine railway was re-gauged to 3ft 6in.

The loco was apparently rebuilt about 1952 and was used at Christmas time for various Christmas trees until the mine closed in1968, when it was transferred to West Driefontein Gold Mine. The loco was donated to Midmar Steam Railway in1990 where it operated until they closed down. It is now part of the Sandstone collection, on from 2FPT.

I inherited the original photo from my late parents. I donated the photo to Midmar as I was a member there . The photo was published in their bi-monthly magazine with a short article I wrote, from which we scanned it. regards, Les Bray


In about 1955 at Vogelstruisbult Gold Mine Christmas tree of O&K 4102


The O & K at Sandstone today. Photograph by David Benn

O&K (Ohrenstein & Koppel) Number: 4102 / built in July 1910 / 50 HP / 0-4-0 / Gauge: 600 

History: 1910 West Rand Consolidated, Transvaal/ 1936 Vogelstruisbult Gold Mine / 1952 West Driefontein Consolidated Ltd., Gold Mine, Carletonville / 1990 Midmar Steam Railway, Midmar Dam, Pietermaritzburg (Museum) / 1999 2 Private persons buy the engine at the Midmar auction, and where loaned to the 2Foot Preservation Trust /  2003 2FPT loan the engine to Sandstone Estates
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