South Africa
From 5 February to 10 April 1934, Prince George, Duke of Kent toured South Africa in a special train known as The White Train.
The three month long British Royal Family tour of South Africa in 1947 saw the ordering of eight ivory-painted air-conditioned saloons from Britain, three of which were built to Blue Train sleeping car standards, while the remaining five were special saloons for use by the Royal family and Field Marshal Jan Smuts, the South African Prime Minister.
After the tour the Blue Train type saloons were painted in the Blue Train's livery for service on the Blue Train, while the remaining special saloons became part of the White Train used exclusively by the Governor-General of South Africa and later the President of the Republic of South Africa.
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