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Port Elizabeth, 26 February 1947. Royal family at St George's Park.

Port Elizabeth, 26 February 1947. Royal family departs from station in open Daimler.

1947. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth at station.

Port Elizabeth. King George VI being greeted by the mayor on station near the Campanile.

Graaff-Reinet district, 25 February 1947. Royal Train at Koningsrus staging point before Graaff-Reinet.

Graaff-Reinet, 25 February 1947. Crowd waiting to greet the Royal Family.

Graaff-Reinet, 25 February 1947. Royal family on the balcony of the town hall.

Graaff-Reinet, 25 February 1947. Flowers for the Royal family at the town hall.

Graaff-Reinet, 25 February 1947. Royal family arrive at the town hall.

Graaff-Reinet, 25 February 1947. Royal family leaving the station in open Daimler.

Graaff-Reinet, 25 February 1947. Royal family at station.

Oudtshoorn, 24 February 1947. Royal Train at Le Roux Farm.

1947. Royal Family arrive at station.

1947. Royal family welcomed by dignitaries.

Oudtshoorn, 24 February 1947. Royal family at ostrich farm.

George district, 24 February 1947. Royal Train with SAR Class GEA Garratt No 4024 (leading) and No 4022 banking up Montagu Pass.

George district, 24 February 1947. Pilot Train with SAR Class GEA Garratt No 4026 leading in Montagu Pass.

George district, 24 February 1947. Pilot Train with SAR Class GEA Garratt No 4026 leading up Montagu Pass.

1947. Crowd welcoming the Royal family.

Malelane, 27 March 1947. Queen Elizabeth disembarking from the Royal Train.

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.

Cape Town, 1947. South African Railways superintendents.

George district, 24 February 1947. Montagu Pass.

George district, 24 February 1947. Railway tunnel in Montagu Pass.

1947. Royal family outside the Royal Train greeting dignitaries.

Cape Town, 1947. 'HMS Vanguard' floodlit in Table Bay Harbour.

Cape Town, 1947. City lights at night.

Cape Town, 21 February 1947. Old station in Adderley Street floodlit with decorative lights for duration of Royal Tour.

Cape Town, 21 February 1947. Royal family take leave on station with JC Smuts in the background.

Cape Town, 1947. Royal motorcade against the backdrop of Table Mountain.

1947. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Daimler.

Worcester, 22 February 1947. Royal family alighting on station.

Worcester, 22 February 1947. Royal family welcomed on station platform.

Crowd waiting for arrival of Royal Train.

Worcester, 22 February 1947. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth welcomed on station platform.

Worcester, 22 February 1947. Royal family alighting on station.

Worcester, 22 February 1947. Royal family greeted on station platform.

Worcester, 22 February 1947. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth welcomed on station platform.

1947. Royal family leaving in open Daimler.

1947. Royal family preparing to enter Daimler.

Worcester, 22 February 1947. Presentation of flowers to Queen Elizabeth on station platform.

1947. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth welcomed on station platform.

Worcester, 22 February 1947. Queen Elizabeth greeting well-wishers on station.

Worcester, 22 February 1947. Royal family alighting on station.

Worcester, 22 February 1947. Royal Train train pulling into station alongside Pilot train, SAR Class F No 3030 leading.

Swellendam, 22 February 1947. FC Sturrock leading Princesses Margaret and Elizabeth past SAR Class GEA Garratt No 3404.

Swellendam, 22 February 1947. Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret and FC Sturrock walk beside SAR Class GEA Garratt No 4024.

Swellendam, 22 February 1947. Princess Elizabeth sounds the whistle on footplate of SAR Class GEA Garratt No 4024 near Swellendam at Buffeljagtsrivier, Princess Margaret and FC Sturrock attending.

Swellendam, 22 February 1947. Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret with the locomotive inspector on footplate of SAR Class GEA Garratt No 4024 hauling the Royal Train.

Swellendam, 22 February 1947. Princess Margaret leaving SAR Class GEA Garratt No 4024.

Swellendam, 22 February 1947. Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret boarding SAR Class GEA Garratt No 4024.

Cape Town, 21 February 1947. Royal Train departs from temporary station at Table Bay Harbour with 'HMS Vanguard' in background.

Cape Town, 21 February 1947. Royal family taking leave of dignitaries before boarding the Royal Train.

Cape Town, 21 February 1947. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth leaving the Houses of Parliament after the first opening of a dominion parliament by a reigning monarch.

Cape Town, 21 February 1947. Opening of Parliament.

Cape Town, 21 February 1947. State banquet in City Hall.

Bloemfontein, 7 March 1947. Railway officials with SAR Class 16E to take the Pilot Train to Cape Town.

1947. AA-25 kitchen car No 276 attached to staff dining saloon No 219 'Protea'.

De Doorns district, 19 April 1947, SAR Class 15F with the Pilot Train in the Hex River Pass en route to Cape Town, with a C-22 articulated saloon and two other C-22 cars, a private saloon, guards van, refrigerator wagon, and a private saloon.