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Johannesburg, December 1955. Esselen Park Railway Training College. Ceremony for presenting medals to the railway police.

Johannesburg, January 1956. Jan Smuts Airport. New batch of hostesses.

Johannesburg, January 1956. Jan Smuts Airport. New batch of hostesses standing under nose of Lockheed Constellation.

Johannesburg, January 1956. Jan Smuts Airport. New batch of hostesses standing next to the plotter table of a Link Trainer.

Johannesburg, September 1956. Bridge over four railway tracks at Crown, with mine dumps in the background.

Johannesburg, January 1957. Railway policeman being served in cafeteria.

Johannesburg, April 1956. Jan Smuts Airport. SAA Douglas DC-7B ZS-DKD 'Dromedaris' in hangar.

Johannesburg, September 1957. Group of dignitaries in a self-service diner of a cafeteria special train between Johannesburg and Welverdiend. Left to right: Mr Colin Swart, Mr DH du Plessis (General Manager), Mr JP Hugo, Mr Robbertze, Mr HC de Wel, Mrs De Wet, Mr DN Sit, Mr Eddie Scholtz.

Johannesburg, September 1957. Group of dignitaries in a self-service diner of a cafeteria special train between Johannesburg and Welverdiend.

Johannesburg, April 1958. Jan Smuts Airport. Piston failure on Douglas DC-7B engines 701220 and 701145. Engine parts.

Johannesburg, April 1958. Jan Smuts Airport. SAA Douglas DC-7B ZS-DKG 'Chapman'. Arrival of last DC-7B with Owen Jones, Captain Harry Allister Launder and Captain Peter Prophet.

Johannesburg, April 1958. Jan Smuts Airport. SAA Douglas DC-7B ZS-DKG 'Chapman'.

Johannesburg, circa 1958. Jan Smuts airport. SAA Douglas DC-7B taking off.

Johannesburg, December 1958. SAR War Memorial chapel at Park Station. GPS co-ordinates of the chapel are 26°11'43.9"S 28°02'28.3"E.

Johannesburg, January 1959. SAR memorial chapel at Park station. Kirkness Bricks. GPS co-ordinates of the chapel are 26°11'43.9"S 28°02'28.3"E.

Johannesburg, June 1959. Jan Smuts Airport. SAA hostess with karakul pelts from Windhoek for reloading to London.

Johannesburg, June 1959. Jan Smuts Airport. SAA. Karakul pelts arriving from Windhoek by Douglas DC-4 Skymaster ZS-AUA 'Tafelberg'. Reloading onto a Bristol Britannia for a flight to London.

Johannesburg, June 1959. Jan Smuts Airport. SAA. Karakul pelts arriving from Windhoek by Skymaster and reloading on DC-7B for London.

Johannesburg, June 1959. Jan Smuts Airport.Karakul pelts arriving from Windhoek by SAA DC-4 and reloading on SAA DC-7B ZS-DKF for London.

Johannesburg, June 1959. Jan Smuts Airport. SAA. Karakul pelts arriving from Windhoek by Skymaster and reloading on DC-7B for London.

Johannesburg, June 1959. Jan Smuts Airport. SAA. Karakul pelts arriving from Windhoek by Skymaster and reloading on DC-7B ZS-DKF for London.

Johannesburg, June 1959. Jan Smuts Airport. SAA. Karakul pelts arriving from Windhoek by Skymaster and reloading onto Bristol Britannia G-AOVI for London.

Johannesburg, June 1959. Jan Smuts Airport. SAA. Karakul pelts arriving from Windhoek by Douglas DC-4 Skymaster. Reloading onto a Bristol Britannia G-AOVI for a flight to London.

Johannesburg, June 1959. Jan Smuts Airport. SAA. Karakul pelts arriving from Windhoek by Skymaster and reloading onto Bristol Britannia G-AOVI for London.

Johannesburg, October 1959. Jan Smuts airport. Departure of chartered SAA Douglas DC-7B.

Johannesburg, October 1959. Departure of chartered SAA Douglas DC-7B from Jan Smuts airport.

Johannesburg, October 1959. Jan Smuts airpart. Four passengers before departure of chartered SAA Douglas DC-7B.

Johannesburg, October 1959. Jan Smuts airport. Four passengers before departure of chartered SAA Douglas DC-7B.

Johannesburg, October 1959. Jan Smuts airport. Departure of chartered SAA Douglas DC-7B.

Johannesburg, October 1959. Departure of chartered SAA Douglas DC-7B from Jan Smuts airport. Two passengers.

Johannesburg, October 1959. Jan Smuts airport. Departure of chartered SAA Douglas DC-7B.

Johannesburg, March 1960. Hoardings at Langlaagte.

Johannesburg, March 1960. Presentation to Mr Britz on transfer from Langlaagte to Cape Town.

Johannesburg, August 1960. New works at station.

Johannesburg, 1961. New balcony restaurant at railway station.

Johannesburg, December 1961. Jan Smuts Airport. SAA Douglas DC-3 ZS-DJX 'Cathkin Peak'. Arrival of Porsche 718 sports car for Grand Prix at Kyalami.

Johannesburg, December 1961. Jan Smuts Airport. Arrival of sports car (1498cc Porsche 718. Car registration S-LC 114) for Grand Prix at Kyalami.

Johannesburg, December 1961. Jan Smuts Airport. Arrival of Porsche 718 Formula 1 car (Car registration S-KN 214) for Grand Prix at Kyalami. Results 1961 Rand Grand Prix, 9 December: 1st Jim Clark 75 laps 2:06'26.27 (90.55mph.) 2nd Trevor Taylor 75 laps 2:06'26.41 3rd Joakim (Jo) Bonnier (Porsche 718) 75 laps 2:06'49.43 4th Edgar Barth (Porsche 718) 74 laps 5th Bruce Johnstone 73 laps 6th Ernest Pieterse 72 laps Fastest lap Jo Bonnier (Porsche 718) 1’39.1 (92.40mph, a new lap record.) Information from Clive Winterstein, Historic Single Seater Association.

Johannesburg, December 1961. Jan Smuts Airport. Arrival of Porsche 718 sports car for Grand Prix at Kyalami.

Johannesburg, December 1961. Jan Smuts Airport. SAA Douglas DC-3 ZS-DJX 'Cathkin Peak'. Arrival of Porsche 718 sports car for Grand Prix at Kyalami.

Johannesburg, March 1962. SAR Class NG6 No 106 'Lawley' at the Rand Showgrounds, ex Beira Railway.

Johannesburg, October 1962. Jan Smuts Airport. A Lotus 23 Sports Car strapped into the passenger cabin of an SAA Douglas DC-7B, arriving from Cape Town. DC-7B Interior. Hostess.

Johannesburg, October 1962. Jan Smuts Airport. Louis Douglas Serrurier, racing driver and racing car constructor from South Africa, seated in a Lotus 23 Sports Car strapped into the passenger cabin of an SAA Douglas DC-7B, arriving from Cape Town. DC-7B Interior.