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Cape Town, 24 April 1947. Royal family arriving for state banquet at city hall with mayor in atttendance.

Durban, 20 March 1947. Royal family arriving for Civic Ball at City Hall.

Durban, 20 March 1947. Crowds lining city street with Royal motorcade passing through.

Breede River, 19 April 1947. Royal Family taking leave of the Royal Train staff at the final staging point before returning to Cape Town.

Durban, 20 March 1947. King George VI opening the bronze Gates of Memory with give access to the Cenotaph.

Kimberley, 18 April 1947. Royal family admiring jewellery at De Beers.

Basutoland, 12 March 1947. Mounted riders on their way to the Pitso tribal meeting.

Basutoland, 12 March 1947. Dancers wearing western trousers with chaps, head feathers.

1947. Pilot Train post office.

1947. SAR senior operating superintendent responsible for telecommunication at work in the Pilot Train.

1947. Station building, street view.

Estcourt, 17 March 1947. Floral planting in the name 'Estcourt'.

Estcourt, 17 March 1947. Estcourt station with rockery in foreground.

1947. Containers labelled 'Royal Tour Return to Model Dairy Ltd ICD 37 Victoria Street Durban'.

1947. Royal Train through sparse terrain.

Pietermaritzburg, 18 March 1947. Royal Train arrives at railway station.

Pietermaritzburg, 18 March 1947. Royal Family in open car waving farewell to the crowd.

1947. Crowd awaiting in a field for Royal family arrival.

Harrismith, 13 March 1947. Child choir singing to the Royal Family at town hall.

Pietermaritzburg, 18 March 1947. Railway station.

Pietermaritzburg, 18 March 1947. Parade with horses at railway station.

Royal Natal National Park, Drakensberg, 14 to 16 March 1947. Mr and Mrs Hosken, hosting the Royal family during their stay in the park.

Royal Natal National Park, Drakensberg, 14 to 16 March 1947. Royal family with Prime Minister JC Smuts.

Pietermaritzburg, 18 March 1947. Royal family on balcony of the city hall.

Pietermaritzburg, 18 March 1947. King George Vi inspecting troops.

Pietermaritzburg, 18 March 1947. Station.

Pietermaritzburg, 18 March 1947. Pilot Train, Royal Train and two regular mainline SAR Class IE's at the station.

Pietermaritzburg, 18 March 1947. Station.

Pietermaritzburg, 18 March 1947. Station yard.

1947. Spraying compartments in the Pilot train.

Royal Natal National Park, Drakensberg, 14 to 16 March 1947. Princess Margaret, King George VI and Princess Elizabeth in Royal Natal National Park.

Royal Natal National Park, Drakensberg, 14 to 16 March 1947. Dining room

Frere, 17 March 1947. Royal family with Prime Minister JC Smuts greet the crowd at the station.

Frere, 17 March 1947. Royal family with Prime Minister JC Smuts greet the crowd.

Frere, 17 March 1947. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth greeting officials beside R8 of the Royal Train.

1947. SAR Class electric locomotive hauling Royal train at station.

Pietermaritzburg, 18 March 1947. SAR Class 1E No 185, No 187 and No 188 preparing to pull White and Pilot Trains to Booth near Durban.

Durban, 22 March 1947. Royal family and dignitaries on the stage at City Hall.

Royal Natal National Park, Drakensberg, 14 to 16 March 1947. Women sitting on lawn selling woven baskets and mats.

Royal Natal National Park, Drakensberg, 14 to 16 March 1947. Two unidentified men beside thatched hut during the 1947 Royal Visit.

Eshowe, 19 March 1947. Zulu men dancing.

Eshowe, 19 March 1947. Traditional Zulu dancing for the Royal family.

1947. Post office staff in the Pilot Train.

Durban, 22 March 1947. Royal family beside the White Train at King's Park Station. The Lion Match Factory building in background

Durban, 22 March 1947. Cadets marching in front of the city hall

1947. Crowd waving to Royal family in open car.

Durban, 22 March 1947. Ex-servicemen march in front of the city hall

Durban, 22 March 1947. Royal family in open car in the city centre, past Stuttafords and OK Bazaars. Tram tracks and overhead cables

Durban, 22 March 1947. King George VI salutes ex-servicemen as they march past the dais in front of the city hall

1947. The Royal Train staged alongside non-electrified double main line.

1947. Food supplies being loaded into a refrigerator van of the Pilot Train.

1947. Chefs at work in the train galley.

Eshowe, 19 March 1947. Railways crew partaking in cricket game.

Pretoria, 29 March 1947. Aerial view of Church Square with white arch erected for the Royal Tour.

Swaziland, 25 March 1947. Royal family at parade.

Pretoria, 29 March 1947. Inspection of troops on Station Square.

Pretoria, 29 March 1947. Dignitaries on station platform awaiting the Royal Family.

Pretoria, 1 April 1947. Royal family in Daimler with large crowd in waiting.

Pretoria, 1 April 1947. M.O.T.H. welcome to the Royal family.

Standerton, 4 April 1947

Durban, 20 March 1947. Pilot Train at Stamford Hill aerodrome staging point and Royal Train with GEA Garratts No 4021 and No 4011 in charge

1947. Royal Train at staging point.

Vryheid, 24 March 1947. Royal and Pilot Trains at staging point

Pretoria, 29 March 1947. Railway station.

Johannesburg, 1 April 1947. Park Station showing the Gordon Leith sculpture and frieze.

Johannesburg, 1 April 1947. City street scene.

Johannesburg, 1 April 1947. Street scene before Victoria Hotel.

Johannesburg, 1 April 1947. City street scene.

Johannesburg, 1 April 1947. Royal Family at agricultural show.

Johannesburg, 1 April 1947. City lights.

Johannesburg, 1 April 1947. City street scene.

Kruger National Park, 27 March 1947. Wildebeest.

Kruger National Park, 27 March 1947. Hyenas.

Vryheid, 24 March 1947. Traditionally dressed group.

Nelspruit, 28 March 1947. Crowd looking at Royal Train

Maidstone, 20 March 1947. Railway station.

Germiston, 1947. SAR Class 15F No 3050, SAR Class 15F No 3052 and SAR Class 16CR No 796 which worked the White and Pilot Trains as empty stock.

1947. SAR Class 15F No 3050 with 15 men posing in veld.

Maidstone, 20 March 1947. Railway station.

East London, 3 March 1947. Princess Elizabeth Graving Dock.

Pretoria, 29 March 1947. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth greeted by dignitaries on station platform.

Pretoria, 29 March 1947. SAR Class 15CA No 2840 pulling the Royal Train into the station. SAR Class 15CA No 2828 banking.

Pretoria, 29 March 1947. King George VI inspecting troops on Station Square.

Pretoria, 29 March 1947. Royal family in motorcade.

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