Join our curators to explore the British royals' love of railway travel—a special relationship that produced fascinating bespoke trains.

We're celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee with a special exhibition opening on 27 May. Visit our website to find out more: https://www.railwaymuseum.org.uk/

The continued use of rail travel by the royal family marked a growing shift towards how we currently imagine the monarchy: visible, ceremonial and regularly travelling the world in luxury. The railway enhanced the way monarchs and their families fulfilled their public duties, reshaping how the royal family interacted with people across the nation and beyond.

CHAPTERS:
00:00-00:55 Introduction
00:55-01:55 Early days: Queen Adelaide’s Saloon
01:55-01:56 Queen Victoria's train
01:56-04:48 Royal toilets and electric lights
04:48-06:46 Edward VII: A modern train for a modern monarchy
06:47-07:40 A sumptuous smoking room
07:41-09:00 The First World War
09:00-10:20 Queen Mary's interior design
10:21-11:20 The Second World War
11:21-13:29 Inside Queen Elizabeth II's carriage
13:30-13:52 A Royal Legacy
13:53-14:17 Credits

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