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Cape Town, 1947. Prime Minister JC Smuts with inspection party beside SAR staff dining saloon No 219 'Protea'.

1947. Kitchen interior of the Royal Train.

1947. Chefs at work in kitchen.

1947. Special Class Chef Spiros Metaxas at the service door of the Royal kitchen car.

1947. Royal Train dining car 'Orange' - refitted from Blue Train A-33/AA-34 No 230/295.

1947. Train staff loading bottles from crate into train.

1947. Catering staff loading Pilot Train's dining car 'Kaaiman'.

1947. Flowers being arranged in dining saloon of the royal Train.

1947. Chefs at work in the train galley.

1947. Catering staff of the Pilot Train.

1947. Train staff inside Pilot Train dining car.

22 February 1947. A 'Kaaiman' dinner menu with many signatures. Royal Tour.

28 February 1947. A 'Kaaiman' breakfast menu with many signatures. Royal Tour.

28 February 1947. A 'Kaaiman' luncheon menu with many signatures. Royal Tour.

Irene district. Old Blue Train hauled by SAR Class 5E1 Srs 2 No E565 on 2up between Verwoerdburg and Olifantsfontein. Note A-37/AA-38 Wegmann dining saloon in consist.

Blue Train dining car interior.

Place setting in Blue Train dining car.

United States, circa 1920. Dining car interior on the Baltimore & Ohio RR. Besides building luxury passenger carriages and diners, Pullman also contracted out fully served dining saloons complete with table and kitchen staff to various railroads in the USA from approx 1890-1940.

Side view of dining car.

1978. Special dining car type A-36 for use on the Governor's-General White Train. Built in 1947 has No 126 but was intended to be used for the Royal Tour and it was later re-numbered No 49. It was also used by various African leaders for peace talks on Victoria Fall Bridge in August 1975.