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Cape Town, 1947. SAR Class 15F No 3030 with Royal Train in readiness on the Eastern Mole in harbour.

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.

Swellendam, 22 February 1947. Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret boarding SAR Class GEA Garratt No 4024.

Swellendam, 22 February 1947. Princess Margaret leaving SAR Class GEA Garratt No 4024.

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.

Swellendam, 22 February 1947. Princess Elizabeth sounds the whistle on footplate of SAR Class GEA Garratt No 4024 near Swellendam at Buffeljagtsrivier, Princess Margaret and FC Sturrock attending.

Swellendam, 22 February 1947. Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret and FC Sturrock walk beside SAR Class GEA Garratt No 4024.

Swellendam, 22 February 1947. FC Sturrock leading Princesses Margaret and Elizabeth past SAR Class GEA Garratt No 3404.

Worcester, 22 February 1947. Royal Train train pulling into station alongside Pilot train, SAR Class F No 3030 leading.

21 February 1947. Special class driver of SAR Class 15F No 3030 waiting for signal.

21 February 1947. SAR Class 15F No 3030 with driver Mr Kruger and locomotive inspector.

George district, 24 February 1947. Pilot Train with SAR Class GEA Garratt No 4026 leading up Montagu Pass.

George district, 24 February 1947. Pilot Train with SAR Class GEA Garratt No 4026 leading in Montagu Pass.

George district, 24 February 1947. Royal Train with SAR Class GEA Garratt No 4024 (leading) and No 4022 banking up Montagu Pass.

Worcester, 22 February 1947. White train arrives at station with railway police in attendance.

George district, 24 February 1947. Pilot train on Montagu Pass, SAR Class GEA front and rear.

George district, 24 February 1948. Pilot Train climbing Montagu Pass, SAR Class GEA No 4026 leading.

George district, 24 February. Royal Train climbing Montagu Pass, SAR Class GEA front and rear.

Port Elizabeth. SAR Class GEA No 4024 and No 4026 pulling Royal Train through Sydenham en route to Cookhouse.

Transkei, 5 March 1947. Royal Train pulled by SAR Class 19D locomotives.

Port Elizabeth, 26 February 1947. SAR Class 6A No 485 at the head of the Pilot Train and a SAR Class Belpaire 6 near the Royal Train at the Kings Beach staging. Also visible white-boxed car carriers for the Royal Daimlers.

Alicedale district, 28 February 1947. SAR Class 19D's Nos. 2768 and 2750 pulling Pilot Train through Boesmanspoort. The leading carriage behind the tender of the second locomotive is the Post Office van.

Eastern Cape, March 1947. SAR Class 19D No 2712 and 2723 leading the Royal train in a sharp curve to the left as it emerges from the deep culvert on the route Adelaide to Blaney.

Eastern Cape, March 1947. SAR Class 19D Nos 2712 and 2723 leading and SAR Class 19D No 2724 banking as they work the Royal Train between Adelaide and Blaney.

Eastern Cape, March 1947. SAR Class with Royal Train.

Eastern Cape, 1947. Two SAR Class 19D's with Royal Train.

Eastern Cape, March 1947. Royal Train being drawn by SAR Class in barren open veld.

Eastern Cape, March 1947. SAR Class 15AR No 1825 and No 1805 lead the Royal Train on the section between Amabele and Imvani. Banking engine is SAR Class 15AR No 1781.

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.

Queenstown, 6 March 1947. SAR Class 15AR locomotives leading the Royal Train. Pilot Train pulled by SAR Class 15A locomotives.

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.

1947. Royal Train and Royal Train pulled by SAR Class GEA's.

Vryheid, 24 March 1947. SAR Class GL Garratt No 2352 working the Royal Train on the Glencoe-Vryheid section.

Durban, 20 March 1947. Pilot Train at Stamford Hill aerodrome staging point and Royal Train with GEA Garratts No 4021 and No 4011 in charge

Natal, March 1947. Royal Train and Pilot Train pulled by SAR Class GEA Garratts on Tugela bridge.

Natal, March 1947. Royal Train with SAR Class GEA Garratts on Tugela Bridge.

Natal, March 1947. SAR Class GL Garratt No 2352 working the Royal Train in the Glencoe - Vryheid section.

1947. SAR Class with Royal Train passing small crowd and vehicles in open veld.

Natal, 24 March 1947. SAR Class GL Garratt No 2352 working the Royal Train in Natal midlands.

1947. SAR Class with Royal Train at mine, probably before the Royal Tour.

1947. SAR Class locomotive.

Germiston, 1947. SAR Class 15F No 3050, SAR Class 15F No 3052 and SAR Class 16CR No 796 which worked the White and Pilot Trains as empty stock.

1947. SAR Class 15F No 3050 with 15 men posing in veld.

1947. SAR Class 15F No 3050 with four men posing in veld.

Germiston, 1947. SAR Class 16CR No 769 working the Pilot Train as empty stock.

Vryheid, 24 March 1947. SAR Class GL Garratt No 2352 working the Royal Train.

Pretoria, 29 March 1947. SAR Class 15CA No 2840 pulling the Royal Train into the station. SAR Class 15CA No 2828 banking.

Pretoria, 29 March 1947. Prime Minister JC Smuts, King George VI and entourage walking on platform past locomotive SAR Class 15CA No 2840.

Rhodesia, 8 to 15 April 1947. RR Class locomotives with Royal Train.

Rhodesia, 8 to 15 April 1947. Royal Train with two RR Class locomotives.

(Probably) Francistown, Bechuanaland. Royal Train. Two RR Class 10.

Rhodesia, 8 to 15 April 1947. Pilot Train.

Wankie, Southern Rhodesia, 14 April 1947. The Royal Train drawn by two RR15s.

Rhodesia, 1947. RR Class locomotives with Royal Train.

Rhodesia, April 1947. Two pipers saluting the Royal Train on station platform.

Hartley, Southern Rhodesia. Royal Train at station. RR Class 15 No 273 and 274.

Hartley, Rhodesia 10 April 1947. Royal Train at station. RR Class 15 No 273 and 274.

Hartley, Rhodesia, 10 April 1947. Royal Train with RR Class 15 No 272 at station with crowd on platform.

Livingstone, Northern Rhodesia, 11 April 1947. Locomotive staff of the Royal Train.

Southern Rhodesia, 1947. Royal Train with a pair of RR Class 15's with No 273 leading at water tank.

Livingstone, Northern Rhodesia, 11 April 1947. Rhodesian Railways staff in front of a RR Class 15 Garratt. RT Anderson (fitter), T Alker (loco inspector), DA Hamill (loco foreman) and R Orr (loco inspector).