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Eastern Cape, 6 March 1947. Leading Class 15AR No 1825 and No 1805 pull the Royal Train on Boesmanshoek Pass between Sterkstroom and Molteno. Banking engine is Class 15AR No 1781.
Queenstown, 6 March 1947. SAR Class 15AR's leading the Royal Train into station, SAR Class 15AR banking.
East London, 1 March 1947. Royal Train at the East Cambridge staging point. Royal party joining cavalcade en route to the city.
East London, 1 March 1947. Royal Train at the East Cambridge staging point. Royal party joining cavalcade en route to the city.
East London, 1 March 1947. Royal Train at the East Cambridge staging point. Royal party joining cavalcade en route to the city.
Port Elizabeth, 26 February 1949. Royal family visiting the snake park while snake handler Johannes Molikoe illustrates his skills
Sterkstroom, 6 March 1947. Queen Elizabeth smiling at the crowd on the station platform from under her umbrella.
1947. Royal lounge with radiogram crafted by SAR craftsmen.Gauge tests air conditioner effectiveness.
Kroonstad, 10 March 1947. Royal Party in open car in city procession. Rockery in traffic circle. Signs read 'Whell…' on left of photo and 'Drink .. Castle B... Ales...' on roof of building on the corner.
Wonderkop, 10 March 1947. Crowd beside the Royal train R7. Flags of South Africa, St Andrews and St George on building and 10 cars parked in car park.
Bethlehem, 10 March 1947. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth with mayor of Bethlehem and other dignitaries welcomed by a crowd in Goble Park.
Basutoland, 11 March 1947. Tribal leader about to mount his horse. Another mounted official (guard) and local people looking on, some in western clothes some in Basuto blankets.
Basutoland, 11 March 1947. Royal cavalcade about to pass, led in by mounted guard and marshalled by mounted officials.
Maseru, Basutoland, 12 March 1947. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in open car arrive at indaba awaited by the Regent, Paramount Chieftainess Mantsebo Seeiso.
Basutoland, 12 March 1947. Mounted Basutos riding to the Pitso tribal meeting. Traditional blankets on riders and two riderless horses, saddled, are led.
Basutoland, 12 March 1947. Mounted Basutos riding to the Pitso tribal meeting, watched by some locals. Traditional blankets on most.
Cape Town, 1947. Prime Minister JC Smuts, Minister of Transport FC Sturrock and tour officials in staff dining saloon No 219 'Protea'.
Cape Town, 17 February 1947. Royal family welcomed by Minister of Transport FC Sturrock and other dignitaries at Table Bay Harbour.
Cape Town, 17 February 1947. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth leaving Table Bay Harbour in open Daimler.
Cape Town, 17 February 1947. King George VI piped ashore from 'HMS Vanguard' with Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth.
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.
Bloemfontein, 7 March 1947. Railway officials with SAR Class 16E to take the Pilot Train to Cape Town.
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. 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. Royal family taking leave of dignitaries before boarding the Royal Train.
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.
Cape Town, 21 February 1947. Old station in Adderley Street floodlit with decorative lights for duration of Royal Tour.
George district, 24 February 1947. Pilot Train with SAR Class GEA Garratt No 4026 leading up Montagu Pass.
Port Elizabeth, 26 February 1947. Motor cavalcade drawn up alongside the Royal Train at Humewood beach.
Port Elizabeth, 26 February 1947. Royal family visiting the snake park while snake handler Johannes Molikoe illustrates his skills
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