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.
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.
