Rhodesia, 1947. Railway staff in front of post office carriage R27 of the Pilot Train.
1947. Mobile power unit linked by cable to the Pilot Train.
1947. Communications carriage.
1947. Communications coach.
1947. Communications carriage.
1947. Pilot Train post office.
1947. Food supplies being loaded into a refrigerator van of the Pilot Train.
1947. Pilot Train post office.
1947. Post office engineer in the communications truck.
1947. Generator station platform linked to Pilot Train.
1947. Royal Train lounge.
Rhodesia, 1947. Railway staff in front of post office carriage R27 of the Pilot Train.
Rhodesia, April 1947. Railway staff in front of post office carriage R27 of the Pilot Train.
1947. Pilot train telephone operator.
1947. Aerials on Royal Train carriage R14.
1947. Communications instruments in Pilot Train.
1947. Royal suite.
1947. Royal suite.
1947. Pilot Train post office.
1947. SAR senior operating superintendent responsible for telecommunication at work in the Pilot Train.
1947. Containers labelled 'Royal Tour Return to Model Dairy Ltd ICD 37 Victoria Street Durban'.
1947. Spraying compartments in the Pilot train.
1947. Post office staff in the Pilot Train.
1947. Post office staff in the Pilot Train.
1947. Food supplies being loaded into a refrigerator van of the Pilot Train.
1947. Food supplies being loaded into a refrigerator van of the Pilot Train.
1947. Post office engineer in the communications truck.
1947. Relaxing in the lounge of the Pilot Train.
1947. SAR technical staff working on top of Royal Train R1.
1947. Telegraphist in at work in the Royal Train.
1947. Royal lounge with radiogram crafted by SAR craftsmen.Gauge tests air conditioner effectiveness.
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.
Cape Town, 1947. Prime Minister JC Smuts, Minister of Transport FC Sturrock and tour officials in 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.
1947. Press corps representative at work in the Pilot Train.
1947. Valet service on the Pilot Train.
1947. Storing vegetables in the refrigerator van of the Pilot Train.
1947. Steward ironing trousers.
1947. Communications team at work.
1947. Pilot Train post office.
1947. Communications team.
1947. Catering staff of the Pilot Train.
Rhodesia, 1947. Radio and telephone on train.
Rhodesia, 1947. Radio and telephone on train.
1947. Royal Train lounge.
1947. Aerials on Royal Train carriage R14.
1947. Communications instruments in Pilot Train.
1947. Communications instruments in Pilot Train.
1947. Communications instruments and operator in Pilot Train.
1947. AA-25 kitchen car No 276 attached to staff dining saloon No 219 'Protea'.
1947. Communications official at work.
1947. Queen's saloon R8 incorporated a private family lounge in the Royal Train.
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 staff in dining car "Protea" which formed part of the Royal Train, marked as R4.
Cape Town, 1947. Minister of Transport FC Sturrock and Governor-General GB van Zyl with inspection party beside staff dining saloon No 219 'Protea'.
Cape Town, 1947. Tour officials in staff dining saloon No 219 'Protea'.
1947. Cleaning staff on ladders cleaning the Royal Train.
1947. Communications official at work.
1947. Storing vegetables in the refrigerator van of the Pilot Train.
1947. Steward ironing trousers.
1947. Relaxing in the lounge of the Pilot Train.
1947. Lounge of the Royal Train.
Rhodesia, April 1947. Staff sorting mail in the post office carriage of the Pilot Train.
