King Charles will retire the Royal Train, a favorite of Queen Elizabeth’s, following a thorough review of its usage and costs ...

A royal train has been used by the British monarchy since the reign of Queen Victoria, who was a fan of rail travel. Her successor King Edward VII ordered a new train in the model of the Royal ...

The British royal train will be officially decommissioned in March 2027 due to maintenance costs. The Royals will shift to using helicopters and scheduled trains for travel between residences across ...

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 Royal Train’s retirement is part of a broader effort by Charles to modernize and cut costs: The royal family will receive £86.3 million ($118 million) in public funding for 2025–2026.

The nine-carriage train, a favourite of Queen Elizabeth II and the late Duke of Edinburgh, will stop running ahead of a maintenance contract ending in early 2027, according to the annual royal ...

The royal train has also been part of King Charles’s life. He was photographed riding it as a young boy, and he used it in 1981 to depart for his honeymoon with Diana, Princess of Wales.

King Charles III is to end the British monarchy's use of a royal train for the first time since the Victorian era in the 19th century, as part of cost-cutting ...

The current British royal train, decked out in its rich claret livery, will be decommissioned by March 2027 to “secure best value for public money,” according to the Royal Household’s latest ...

The royal finances remain a topic of public debate, with Charles pledging to slim down the monarchy and cut costs as he seeks to ensure the institution’s survival. Buckingham Palace was quick to ...

A royal train has been used by the British monarchy since the reign of Queen Victoria, who was a fan of rail travel. Her successor King Edward VII ordered a new train in the model of the Royal Yacht.