The British royal train is nearing its final stop. British monarchs have traveled privately via train since the 1840s. Queen Victoria took things a step further in 1869 when she commissioned two ...

The Royals will shift to using helicopters and scheduled trains for travel between residences across the U.K. Before its retirement, the royal train will go on a farewell tour of Britain, giving the ...

Just days after it was revealed that the British royal family’s Royal Train is being decommissioned in 2027, upscale hospitality and leisure company Belmond – part of the LVMH portfolio – has ...

For years, when annual royal financial reports have been revealed there is one particular mode of transport that has often attracted criticism - the royal train. With short journeys often costing tens ...

The British royal family’s train will be retired by 2027, as part of a cost-saving measure announced by Buckingham Palace on Monday after “a thorough review into its use and value for money.” The ...

(CNN) — In the early 1840s, Queen Victoria became the first British monarch to travel by train in her own dedicated royal saloons, but more than 180 years later, King Charles III looks set to oversee ...

Britain's Royal Train, seen in June at a station in northern Wales, has been carrying the country's monarchs to visit their subjects since 1842, during the reign of Queen Victoria. The current ...

Before its retirement, the royal train will go on a farewell tour of Britain, giving the public a chance to say goodbye. Train travel is almost synonymous with British culture. But in March 2027, the ...

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Katie Nadworny is an Istanbul-based writer who specializes in stories at the intersection of culture and politics in Turkey, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East. She has lived in Turkey for nearly a ...