SAR1 4-8-2 No. 3117
Hermanstad, Gauteng, South Africa 		Location: Wonder Steam Trains
Status: Operational
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1 SAR South African Railways South African Railways
Posted: May 2, 2026 @ 19:05:06 by Eddie Wearing
No longer with Friends of the Rail (they went bust a while ago) With Wonder Steam Trains by 2024
Posted: May 27, 2024 @ 13:05:50 by Steve Frost, European Editor
The North British Locomotive Preservation Group newsletter reports that the loco has returned to main line service. It had derailed near Cullinan because of theft of sleepers in 2010. On 18th May 2024 3117 made a successful return to the main line with a test run from its current base at Hermanstad .