Mafeking, 17 April 1947. Royal Train arriving at station, hauled by two RR Class 12's, No 243 in the lead.
Hartley, Rhodesia, 10 April 1947. Royal Train with RR Class 15 No 272 at station with crowd on platform.
Hartley, Rhodesia 10 April 1947. Royal Train at station. RR Class 15 No 273 and 274.
Rhodesia, April 1947. Two pipers saluting the Royal Train on station platform.
Wankie, Southern Rhodesia, 14 April 1947. The Royal Train at decorated railway station.
Pretoria, 29 March 1947. Prime Minister JC Smuts, King George VI and entourage walking on platform past locomotive SAR Class 15CA No 2840.
Pretoria, 29 March 1947. Motorcade leaving the station.
Vryheid, 24 March 1947. SAR Class GL Garratt No 2352 working the Royal Train.
East London, 3 March 1947. Group of men before the CGR station building, built in 1880.
Pretoria, 29 March 1947. Railway station.
Pretoria, 29 March 1947. Statue of Paul Kruger outside the station
Pretoria, 29 March 1947. Railway station.
Maidstone, 20 March 1947. Railway station.
Johannesburg, 1 April 1947. Park Station showing the Gordon Leith sculpture and frieze.
Johannesburg, 1 April 1947. Park Station showing the Gordon Leith sculpture and frieze.
Pretoria, 29 March 1947. Railway station.
Pretoria, 29 March 1947. Railway station.
Durban, 22 March 1947. Royal family beside the White Train at King's Park Station. The Lion Match Factory building in background
Frere, 17 March 1947. Railways constables and small group awaiting arrival of the Royal family at the station.
Pietermaritzburg, 18 March 1947. Parade with horses at railway station.
Pietermaritzburg, 18 March 1947. Railway station.
Estcourt, 17 March 1947. Estcourt station with rockery in foreground.
Ladysmith, 13 March 1947. Royal Train and Pilot Train in Ladysmith station. Natal Government Railways Institute Building and main station building in foreground.
Ladysmith, 13 March 1947. Royal Train and Pilot Train in station. Railway Institute building from NGR days and main station building in foreground.
Maseru, Basutoland, 12 March 1947. Station garden.
Bethlehem, 10 March 1947. Royal Train and Pilot Train in Bethlehem station.
Kroonstad, 10 March 1947. SAR Class 15F 3040 enters Kroonstad station with the Pilot Train. Also visible in the yard are white-boxed car carriers for the Royal Daimlers and the four locomotives which will work the trains on the next section. These are (left to right) SAR Class 15AR No 1568 and No 2098 for the Pilot Train and SAR Class 15AR No 1844 and SAR Class 15A No 1849 for the Royal Train.
Maseru, Basutoland, 11 March 1947. Staging point for the Royal Train at railway station.
Maseru, Basutoland, 11 March 1947. Royal cars at railway station.
Bloemfontein, 7 March 1947. Royal party leaving railway station.
Bloemfontein, 7 March 1947. Royal party leaving decorated railway station.
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 arrives at East Cambridge Station. SAR constables at attention.
Alicedale, 28 February 1947. Royal Train and Pilot Train at Alicedale Station.
Port Elizabeth, 26 February 1947. Station building illuminated for the Royal tour.
1947. Royal family, FC Sturrock and dignitaries on station platform.
Graaff-Reinet, 25 February 1947. Royal family leaving the station in open Daimler.
Graaff-Reinet, 25 February 1947. Royal family at station.
Cape Town, 21 February 1947. Old station in Adderley Street floodlit with decorative lights for duration of Royal Tour.
Cape Town, 21 February 1947. Old station in Adderley Street floodlit with decorative lights for duration of Royal Tour.
Worcester, 22 February 1947. Royal Train train pulling into station alongside Pilot train, SAR Class F No 3030 leading.
Cape Town, 17 February 1947. Royal cavalcade in Adderley Street passing the old station.
Naharia, Israel, 1989. Israel State Railways passenger train pulling into station. This station was on the Haifa - Beirut railway line and in 2020 the northernmost railway station in Israel. (Alon Siton)
Wetton, 1929. Stationmaster JR Booker and station foreman Carr. (Donated MJ Booker)
Grahamstown. Crowd welcoming train in station.
Small station with permanent way material on the foreground. (Millwood House Museum) (EH Short)
Ashton, 1921. Stationmaster Booker and staff.
Mochudi. Station staff.
Debe Nek, March 1932. Station building.
Louis Trichardt, 12 October 1928. Opening of deviation of line to Louis Trichardt. (Donated by Mr V Lee)
Zeerust, 5 July 1907. Opening of railway line from Krugersdorp to Zeerust.
Touwsrivier, circa 1920-1923. Station building. (Donated by Mrs AS Lynn)
Windhoek, South-West Africa, May 1917. Railway Regiment hauling rails. (Donated by Mrs AS Lynn)
Touwsrivier, circa 1920-1923. Stationmaster's house. (Donated by Mrs AS Lynn)
Touwsrivier, circa 1920-1923. Train in station. (Donated by Mrs AS Lynn)
Keetmanshoop, South-West Africa, 18 July 1916. Station staff. (Donated by Mrs AS Lynn)
Waterval-Onder. Locomotive roundhouse showing NZASM '46 Tonners', later SAR Class B.
Waterval-Onder. Locomotive roundhouse showing NZASM '46 Tonners', later SAR Class B.
Waterval-Onder. NZASM 46 Tonner No 117 'Johannes Bax' at station.
Keetmanshoop, South-West Africa, 18 July 1916. District Superintendent office staff.
Brakwal. Railway station. (Donated by Mrs MCG Smith of Utrecht)
Row of railway houses along double railway track. (Donated by Mrs MCG Smith of Utrecht)
Van Reenen district. Old station building at Brakwal. (Donated by Mrs MCG Smith of Utrecht)
Strathcona. Railway station. (Donated by Mrs MCG Smith of Utrecht)
Kingsley. Railway station. (Donated by Mrs MCG Smith of Utrecht)
Residence at railway station. (Donated by Mrs MCG Smith of Utrecht)
Children playing in garden. (Donated by Mrs MCG Smith of Utrecht)
Tweespruit. Railway station.
Mooi River, 1925. Stationmaster H McCallum at station building decorated for the visit of (J Strang Collection) the Prince of Wales.
Mooi River, 1925. Station building decorated for the visit of the Prince of Wales. (J Strang Collection)
Glasgow, Scotland, 1896. Unidentified at College Street railway station. (J Strang Collection)
Harding, 1918. Station building.
Paterson. Station building (earlier Sandflats).
Paterson, 1909. Station building (earlier Sandflats).
Paterson, 1909. Station building (earlier Sandflats).
Rosmead, 1907. Station building.
Cape Town. Rosebank station.
Noupoort, 1909. Station building.
Norvalspont, May 1972. Station building showing letterbox.
Norvalspont, May 1972. Station building showing letterbox.
Norvalspont, May 1972. Station building showing letterbox.
Norvalspont. Station staff.
Nelspoort. Railway station.
Middleton, 1909. Station building.
Kimberley. Part of station building.
Glenconnor. Station building.
Fish River, 1909. Station building.
Cradock. Station building.
Botrivier, 1976. Station building.
Bethesda Road, 1909. Station building.
Alicedale. Station building.
Aberdeen Road. Railway station.
Brakpan, 1894. Railway station in NZASM days.
Brakpan, 1894. Railway station in NZASM days.
Modderpoort. Station building.
Aliwal North, April 1974. SAR Class GB No 2166 on plinth at railway station.
Aliwal North, April 1974. SAR Class GB No 2166 on plinth at railway station.
Aliwal North, April 1974. SAR Class GB No 2166 on plinth at railway station.
