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. Prime Minister JC Smuts, Minister of Transport FC Sturrock and tour officials in staff dining saloon No 219 'Protea'.
Cape Town, 1947. 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. AA-25 kitchen car No 276 attached to staff dining saloon No 219 'Protea'.
1947. Cleaning staff on ladders cleaning the Royal Train.
1947. SAR technical staff working on top of Royal Train R1.
1947. Railways officials in train.
1947. Communications official at work.
1947. Communications official at work.
1947. Telegraphist in at work in the Royal Train.
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 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.
1947. Royal staff in dining car "Protea" which formed part of the Royal Train, marked as R4.
1947. Pilot Train post office.
1947. Pilot Train post office.
1947. SAR senior operating superintendent responsible for telecommunication at work in the Pilot Train.
1947. Press corps representative at work in the Pilot Train.
1947. Containers labelled 'Royal Tour Return to Model Dairy Ltd ICD 37 Victoria Street Durban'.
1947. Valet service on the Pilot Train.
1947. Spraying compartments in the Pilot train.
1947. Post office staff in the Pilot Train.
1947. Post office staff in the Pilot Train.
1947. Storing vegetables in the refrigerator van of the Pilot Train.
1947. Storing vegetables in the refrigerator van of 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. Food supplies being loaded into a refrigerator van of the Pilot Train.
1947. Steward ironing trousers.
1947. Steward ironing trousers.
1947. Communications team at work.
1947. Pilot Train post office.
1947. Pilot Train post office.
1947. Post office engineer in the communications truck.
1947. Post office engineer in the communications truck.
1947. Communications team.
1947. Generator station platform linked to Pilot Train.
1947. Relaxing in the lounge of the Pilot Train.
1947. Relaxing in the lounge of the Pilot Train.
1947. Catering staff of the Pilot Train.
1947. Lounge of the Royal Train.
Rhodesia, 1947. Radio and telephone on train.
Rhodesia, 1947. Radio and telephone on train.
1947. Royal Train lounge.
1947. Royal Train lounge.
1947. Royal Train lounge.
Rhodesia, 1947. Railway staff in front of post office carriage R27 of the Pilot Train.
Rhodesia, 1947. Railway staff in front of post office carriage R27 of the Pilot Train.
Rhodesia, April 1947. Staff sorting mail in the post office carriage 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. Aerials on Royal Train carriage R14.
1947. Aerials on Royal Train carriage R14.
1947. Mobile power unit linked by cable to the Pilot Train.
1947. Communications instruments in Pilot Train.
1947. Radio operator in pilot train.
1947. Communications instruments in Pilot Train.
1947. Communications instruments in Pilot Train.
1947. Communications instruments in Pilot Train.
1947. Communications instruments and operator in Pilot Train.
1947. Telephone in telecommunications coach.
1947. Communications carriage.
1947. Communications carriage.
1947. Communications carriage.
1947. Communications coach.
1947. Communications carriage.
1947. Royal suite.
1947. Royal suite.
Motor car leaving Blue Train from SAR type SCL-5 car transport wagon.
Cape Town. Floating crane in Table Bay Harbour.
Harbour crane operator.
Harbour crane operator.
Harbour cranes.
Passenger coach of Hotham Valley Railway lifted by harbour crane from ship in harbour.
Passenger coach of Hotham Valley Railway dropped by harbour crane onto railway line.
Passenger coach of Hotham Valley Railway lifted by harbour crane from ship in harbour.
Johannesburg. SAR third class passenger coach at Park Station.
Johannesburg. SAR first class passenger coach at Park Station.
SAR third class passenger coach.
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.
Container train being loaded by gantry crane.
SAR lounge car interior.
SAR type GZB-1 tripledeck sheep wagon.
Natal. SAR type NG.DZ-9 No NG1732 open goods narrow gauge wagon.
Floating crane.
Ships under gantry crane.
SAR type B-1 general goods wagon.
Metroblitz interior.
Seated in a Metroblitz train: Herbert Scheffel, Barry Lessing (left) and Minister Hendrik Schoeman and Bart Grove (right).
Interior of Metroblitz train.
Interior in Metroblitz train.
Cranes at harbour wharf.
Unclassed narrow gauge tank wagon for use of locomotives in Natal. Tank is mounted on a SAR type NG.DZ-6 wagon.
Gantry crane over railway wagons lifting concrete sleepers.
