1947. Queen Elizabeth walks between girl and boy scouts.
1947. Queen's saloon R8 incorporated a private family lounge in the Royal Train.
1947. Radio operator in pilot train.
1947. Railways constables and officers stand to attention in front of the Royal Train.
1947. Railways officials in train.
1947. Recording staff of South African Broadcasting Corporation with crowd in background.
1947. Relaxing in the lounge of the Pilot Train.
1947. Relaxing in the lounge of the Pilot Train.
1947. Royal Daimler passing under archway.
1947. Royal Family arrive at station.
1947. Royal Family greet the crowd in a stadium.
1947. Royal Family in open car waving to the crowd. Driving through a 'Welcome' sign.
1947. Royal Party walk through the welcoming dignitaries at same station as R405.
1947. Royal Party welcomed by dignitaries at same station as R405.
1947. Royal Train and Royal Train pulled by SAR Class GEA's.
1947. Royal Train at staging point.
1947. Royal Train at staging point.
1947. Royal Train at staging point.
1947. Royal Train dining car 'Orange' - refitted from Blue Train A-33/AA-34 No 230/295.
1947. Royal Train lounge.
1947. Royal Train lounge.
1947. Royal Train lounge.
1947. Royal Train through sparse terrain.
1947. Royal Train with three SAR Class electric locomotives on non-electrified line.
1947. Royal Train.
1947. Royal Train.
1947. Royal Train.
1947. Royal car heading a cavalcade along street with cheering crowd.
1947. Royal cavalcade.
1947. Royal coach R26 being washed.
1947. Royal dining saloon as refitted from Blue Train A-33/AA-34 No.230/295.
1947. Royal dining saloon as refitted from Blue Train A-33/AA-34 No.230/295.
1947. Royal family and dignitaries on station platform.
1947. Royal family arrival.
1947. Royal family arrive at the station.
1947. Royal family drive through an archway with sign 'Welkom' on open car drive.
1947. Royal family greeting guests.
1947. Royal family in Daimler arrive at the station.
1947. Royal family leaving in open Daimler.
1947. Royal family on dais watching ceremonial dancing.
1947. Royal family on station platform.
1947. Royal family outside the Royal Train greeting dignitaries.
1947. Royal family preparing to enter Daimler.
1947. Royal family walking past welcoming crowds.
1947. Royal family welcomed by dignitaries.
1947. Royal family, FC Sturrock and dignitaries on station platform.
1947. Royal family, FC Sturrock and dignitaries on station platform.
1947. Royal family. King George VI saluting.
1947. Royal lounge with radiogram crafted by SAR craftsmen.Gauge tests air conditioner effectiveness.
1947. Royal lounge, converted and refitted from Blue Train lounge car type B-3 695.
1947. Royal lounge, converted and refitted from Blue Train lounge car type B-3 695.
1947. Royal motorcade welcomed in town.
1947. Royal princesses in crowd.
1947. Royal staff in dining car "Protea" which formed part of the Royal Train, marked as R4.
1947. Royal suite.
1947. Royal suite.
1947. Royal train at a staging point.
1947. Royal train at a staging point.
1947. SAR Class 15F No 3050 with 15 men posing in veld.
1947. SAR Class 15F No 3050 with four men posing in veld.
1947. SAR Class electric locomotive hauling Royal train at station.
1947. SAR Class locomotive.
1947. SAR Class with Royal Train at mine, probably before the Royal Tour.
1947. SAR Class with Royal Train passing small crowd and vehicles in open veld.
1947. SAR senior operating superintendent responsible for telecommunication at work in the Pilot Train.
1947. SAR technical staff working on top of Royal Train R1.
1947. Shy young girl curtseys as she is greeted by Princess Margaret.
1947. Small station. Palm tree, gardener working in the station garden, trees and shrubs in pots. Electrified line.
1947. Special Class Chef Spiros Metaxas at the service door of the Royal kitchen car.
1947. Spectators on railway lines greet the Royal Train, hauled by SAR Class 15F.
1947. Spraying compartments in the Pilot train.
1947. State banquet.
1947. Station building with garden in foreground and railway policemen in distance.
1947. Station building, street view.
1947. Station garden.
1947. Steward ironing trousers.
1947. Steward ironing trousers.
1947. Storing vegetables in the refrigerator van of the Pilot Train.
1947. Storing vegetables in the refrigerator van of the Pilot Train.
1947. Telegraphist in at work in the Royal Train.
1947. Telephone in telecommunications coach.
1947. The Royal Train staged alongside non-electrified double main line.
1947. The Royal Train.
1947. The Royal family walking through a botanical garden.
1947. The Royal family welcomed by crowd lining a residential street.
1947. Three SAR Class 1E's working the Royal Train - empty stock - between Pretoria and Germiston.
1947. Train staff inside Pilot Train dining car.
1947. Train staff loading bottles from crate into train.
1947. Valet service on the Pilot Train.
1947. Vickers Viking 1A G-AGRN in flight.
1947. Vickers Viking in flight. No registration visible.
21 February 1947. SAR Class 15F No 3030 with driver Mr Kruger and locomotive inspector.
21 February 1947. SAR Class 15F No 3030 with driver Mr Kruger and locomotive inspector.
21 February 1947. Special class driver of SAR Class 15F No 3030 waiting for signal.
22 February 1947. A 'Kaaiman' dinner menu with many signatures. Royal Tour.
28 February 1947. A 'Kaaiman' breakfast menu with many signatures. Royal Tour.
28 February 1947. A 'Kaaiman' luncheon menu with many signatures. Royal Tour.
?Nek' where man is showing children how to use a sjambok?
Alice 1 March 1947. Benjamin John Peter Tyamzashe conducting his song 'Zweliyaduduma' to a mass choir of 3000 voices in Umtata, during the Royal Family visit.
Alice 1 March 1947. Dignitaries being presented to Royal family.
