6 h. ago Inside King Charles' extravagant Royal Train with bath and luxury set to be scrapped

The Royal Train, once the preferred mode of travel for the late Queen Elizabeth, is set to be scrapped in a bid to save cash as the Royal Family try to be 'more modern'

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9 h. ago Inside the axed Royal Train with King Charles' very own bath tub and 12

King Charles is set to derail the late Queen Elizabeth II's favourite mode of transport in a bid to cut costs, as staggering figures on the monarch's transportation have been revealed

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9 h. ago Royal train will end 156 years of service as King Charles III seeks to economize

The Royal Train will soon leave the station for the last time

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10 h. ago King Charles travels by helicopter for ancient ceremony after axing Royal Train

King Charles has taken part in the ancient Ceremony of the Keys in Edinburgh today as he begins the traditional Royal Week in Scotland based at the Palace of Holyroodhouse

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14 h. ago King Charles axes Royal favourite as Royal Family's cost to taxpayer revealed

The locomotive steam train was the Queen's favourite mode of transport throughout her reign

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14 h. ago Royal train to be decommissioned as monarchy cost the British taxpayer £86.3 million in the last year

Historic asset axed to provide ‘value for money’ as new report outlines the finances of the Royal Family over the past year

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15 h. ago King scraps Royal Train as full cost of monarchy and family is revealed

New figures show how much the Royal Family cost last year - with prices for helicopter travel, foreign visits and running households

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21 h. ago After 123 years, the royal train hits the buffers: First ridden by King Edward VII, Charles deems running costs 'unjustifiable'

King Charles has decided the £1.5million annual running costs are unjustifiable in the current economic climate, and it will be decommissioned in 2027.

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22 h. ago King Charles to retire iconic Royal Train that was a favourite of Queen Elizabeth

The train, introduced in 1977 and powered by biofuel, will be retired next year due to rising costs.

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23 h. ago King Charles axes one of late Queen's favourite things so he can do up Buckingam Palace

The Royal Train has been axed by the King as he bids 'the fondest of farewells' to the mode of transport which was the Queen's favourite throughout her reign

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23 h. ago King Charles brings royal train that once ran to Balmoral to an end

The royal train once travelled as far north as Scotland and to Balmoral, but has now been decommissioned.

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23 h. ago Royal train to be decommissioned following decades of service

The eight-carriage train will stop running in early 2027, according to the annual royal accounts

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23 h. ago Royal train to be retired as King Charles seeks to modernise monarchy

Palace accounts show Treasury finding to remain at £86.3m, while duchy of Cornwall will waive some charity rentsThe royal family’s private “royal train” will be decommissioned as part of King Charles’s drive to modernise the monarchy and reduce costs.The train has been used to transport members of the royal family around Britain’s railway network since 1840, but it has become increasingly costly to maintain and store. Rolling stock from the 1980s would need to be updated for modern railway networks, and two new more fuel-efficient helicopters offer a suitable alternative. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago King Charles axes beloved Royal Train as Royal Family's cost to taxpayer revealed

The King will bid the "fondest of farewells" to the Royal Train after approving its decommissioning next year as the royals' cost to the taxpayer has been revealed

Economics

4 w. ago King Charles 'devastated' as major annual royal tradition might 'have to be axed'

Every year, the Royal Family takes part in the traditional Boxing Day shoot at the Sandringham estate in Norfolk - but it is reported there are fears the annual event might not be able to take place this year

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