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Title: Royal Train, and other trains used by Her Majesty Post by: Henry on December 18, 2009, 09:55:34 http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/146701/Queen-goes-green-but-in-first-class-naturally
Title: Re: Royal Train, and other trains used by Her Majesty Post by: JayMac on December 18, 2009, 12:18:00 The Telegraph also have the story of her Maj slumming it (any comps in 1st?) on FCC, with some video footage.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/theroyalfamily/6833365/The-Queen-joins-commuters-on-standard-passenger-train-to-Norfolk.html. According to The Telegraph she sat in the rear 1st class section 'furthest from the engine'. Erm, engine? On a Class 365 EMU? Title: Re: Royal Train, and other trains used by Her Majesty Post by: paul7575 on December 18, 2009, 16:45:03 I see most of the papers have quoted the First anytime single fare, but surely she must have a railcard? ;D
Probably 'Friends and Royal Family'... Paul Title: Re: Royal Train, and other trains used by Her Majesty Post by: inspector_blakey on December 18, 2009, 16:51:23 I wonder if that train ran under the reporting number "1X01" or whatever is used for the royal train these days... If it did then the signallers would have made damn sure not to delay it if at all possible!
Title: Re: Royal Train, and other trains used by Her Majesty Post by: old original on December 18, 2009, 16:56:59 "One must mind the gap"
Title: Re: Royal Train, and other trains used by Her Majesty Post by: Chris from Nailsea on December 18, 2009, 20:12:01 "One would also like to see that youth removed from one's carriage, before one sits down."
Title: Re: Royal Train, and other trains used by Her Majesty Post by: JayMac on December 18, 2009, 20:20:36 Nice one Chris, that'll put a smile on thetrout's face. ;D
Title: Re: Royal Train, and other trains used by Her Majesty Post by: inspector_blakey on December 18, 2009, 20:41:33 I think the Railway Eye might have won the caption competition, but I couldn't possibly reproduce it here...
http://railwayeye.blogspot.com/2009/12/queen-fuccs-offical.html (http://railwayeye.blogspot.com/2009/12/queen-fuccs-offical.html) Title: Re: Royal Train, and other trains used by Her Majesty Post by: Electric train on December 18, 2009, 21:57:10 One though one got Oysters when using the train not flowers
;D Title: Re: Royal Train, and other trains used by Her Majesty Post by: Ollie on December 18, 2009, 22:09:12 Did she actually have a ticket, or was she doing what some people have done and try to use a Freedom Pass ;)
*Obviously a joke :D Title: Re: Royal Train, and other trains used by Her Majesty Post by: Super Guard on December 19, 2009, 00:58:08 The Times report on it was worth a read: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6960529.ece
Title: Re: Royal Train, and other trains used by Her Majesty Post by: JayMac on December 19, 2009, 01:29:17 A delightful report form The Times, wonderfully tongue-in-cheek. And most importantly from a rail perspective, totally accurate. :D
(Edit: Apart from the reference to a 'buffet car') Title: Re: Royal Train, and other trains used by Her Majesty Post by: Chris from Nailsea on December 19, 2009, 01:35:21 "One is slightly amused ... "
Title: Re: Royal Train, and other trains used by Her Majesty Post by: JayMac on December 19, 2009, 01:42:53 One wonders whether one took advantage of the connecting bus service from Kings Lynn to Sandringham?
Title: Re: Royal Train, and other trains used by Her Majesty Post by: Henry on December 19, 2009, 09:48:32 What would have happened if one had wanted a pee ?
Title: Re: Royal Train, and other trains used by Her Majesty Post by: old original on December 19, 2009, 10:56:52 New train crew terms & conditions...
"Management must ensure that all train crew are presented with fresh flowers by a member of the royal family at the start of each booked turn of duty" Title: Re: Royal Train, and other trains used by Her Majesty Post by: old original on December 19, 2009, 17:04:51 I'm off to the tower now...
Title: Re: Royal Train, and other trains used by Her Majesty Post by: Mookiemoo on December 19, 2009, 19:45:25 So how can this happen - I remember last year (2008 in case anyone reads this in a week or so's time) when Charlie boy visited worcester. All the parking near the station building was roped off from the night before, there was no explanation until later the NEXT day when the staff at the station could disclose why - it was all hush hush
Yet the queen can board a commuter service with regular passengers? I also suspect that her carriage was for her ONLY - I once tried to board a service from Reading to worcester where all of H was out of bounds - EVERY seat was booked - in fact no sooner did you set foot in the carriage than someone was telling you to LEAVE NOW. Turns out it was a royal family member. Title: Re: Royal Train, and other trains used by Her Majesty Post by: Chris from Nailsea on December 19, 2009, 20:05:02 From the Daily Express article (http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/146701/Queen-goes-green-but-in-first-class-naturally) referred to in the original post on this topic:
Quote Officials ensured nobody else sat in the Queen^s 12-seat compartment, although they insisted it would have been opened up to passengers if the other first-class compartment had been crowded. Title: Re: Royal Train, and other trains used by Her Majesty Post by: Mookiemoo on December 19, 2009, 20:09:03 From the Daily Express article (http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/146701/Queen-goes-green-but-in-first-class-naturally) referred to in the original post on this topic: Quote Officials ensured nobody else sat in the Queen^s 12-seat compartment, although they insisted it would have been opened up to passengers if the other first-class compartment had been crowded. Well I cant comment about that trip however I do know on the occasion that H was out of use - there were first class passengers standing. imagine the 1722/1822 from PAD with H totally out of use - there was a not a seat in F or G. and there were passengers standing. Was it the same as A-E in terms of standing , no. But FC passengers generally do not expect to stand. didnt bother me as I did my usual, work out which diagram the train was on therefore which platform we'd be going from and hedging bets against a set/platform swap so I was well seated before the crowding became an issue. Title: Re: Royal Train, and other trains used by Her Majesty Post by: JayMac on December 19, 2009, 20:10:21 "Scuse me Ma'am, would one mind removing one's handbag from that seat?"
Title: Re: Royal Train, and other trains used by Her Majesty Post by: old original on December 19, 2009, 20:15:42 "Scuse me Ma'am, would one mind removing one's handbag from that seat?" yes a tie-up with another thread about OAP table use would be quite apt Title: Re: Royal Train, and other trains used by Her Majesty Post by: JayMac on December 19, 2009, 21:37:31 I'd love to see the look on Brenda's face if FallenAngel pitched up next to her and got her laptop out!!
Title: Re: Royal Train, and other trains used by Her Majesty Post by: Super Guard on December 20, 2009, 00:44:23 Charlie came to visit the Met Office in Exeter recently, and the security around EXD and the Royal Train parked up by Newton Abbot was immense, before and during the visit.
Title: Re: Royal Train, and other trains used by Her Majesty Post by: thetrout on December 21, 2009, 09:05:54 "One would also like to see that youth removed from one's carriage, before one sits down." I'm offended now... :D (joking! ;D) I'd love to see the look on Brenda's face if FallenAngel pitched up next to her and got her laptop out!! And then thetrout appears armed with his 17 inch Dell Studio Lappy, external hard drive and 3G modem to take up the remaining 50% of the table ;D (again a joke ;D) Title: Re: Royal Train, and other trains used by Her Majesty Post by: amiddl on June 03, 2011, 20:03:04 Had one of those experinces today where you look out of a train window - something passes and you can't work out what it is because it doesnt match anything you are expecting.
Was relieved to see that it was the Royal Train http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iulwyiIPVQk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iulwyiIPVQk) Title: Re: Royal Train, and other trains used by Her Majesty Post by: Chris from Nailsea on June 03, 2011, 20:35:45 Did they wave? :P
Title: Re: Royal Train, and other trains used by Her Majesty Post by: amiddl on June 03, 2011, 20:38:36 Not that I could see ;D
Title: Re: Royal Train, and other trains used by Her Majesty Post by: bobm on June 03, 2011, 20:48:01 Wonder if they were even on it? They'd have travelled overnight (racing the sleeper) and I don't know when their "day" in Cornwall finished.
As an aside I wonder what the powers that be would have done if the Royal Train had been caught up in yesterday's problems around Castle Cary or tonight's problems in the Thames Valley. Title: Re: Royal Train, and other trains used by Her Majesty Post by: JayMac on June 03, 2011, 21:57:48 I imagine Network Rail do their damnedest to ensure the Royal Train always gets through. Signallers are made aware that the royal train is in their neck of the woods as it carries a unique headcode. 1X-- I believe. Can't be seen to unnecessarily delay Brenda. One would not be amused. ;)
Perhaps her Maj should take more journeys on normal passenger workings to get a flavour of what her subjects have to often put up with. She has slummed it on occasions: (http://blogs.reuters.com/oddly-enough/files/2009/12/queen-train-2603.jpg) Link (http://blogs.reuters.com/oddly-enough/2009/12/23/some-mushy-peas-in-my-handbag-please/) to Reuters article. Although I believe the proles were turfed out of this particular 1st Class section of a FCC train! ;D ;D ;D Title: Re: Royal Train, and other trains used by Her Majesty Post by: Timmer on June 03, 2011, 22:21:08 Bet that train was well scrubbed and polished the night before though with no Pumpkin coffee cups and upper crust wrappers to be found under any of the seats in 1st.
Doesn't look too pleased to be there though. Wonder if the PR person who suggested One should travel to Sandringham by public transport rather than by helicopter still works at the palace. Title: Re: Royal Train, and other trains used by Her Majesty Post by: bobm on June 03, 2011, 22:27:25 Shame the company serving her destination is no longer called "One" .....
Title: Re: Royal Train, and other trains used by Her Majesty Post by: Chris from Nailsea on June 03, 2011, 22:30:38 I rather thought Her Majesty was somewhat less than chuffed to find herself sitting next to Fred Goodwin ... ::)
Title: Re: Royal Train, and other trains used by Her Majesty Post by: Nottage_Halt on June 09, 2011, 16:40:03 I rather thought Her Majesty was somewhat less than chuffed to find herself sitting next to Fred Goodwin ... ::) Nah - she just got fed up with telling gags in a futile attempt to make Steve Davis smile. ;-) Nick Title: Re: Royal Train, and other trains used by Her Majesty Post by: Chris from Nailsea on December 21, 2015, 19:11:28 With apologies for dusting off this old but newly merged topic, may I offer the following update (including pictorial evidence that Her Majesty is apparently still being stalked by a Steve Davis lookalike) from Anglia ITV News (http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2015-12-18/rail-passengers-joined-by-the-queen-on-train-to-norfolk/):
Quote Rail passengers joined by the Queen on train to Norfolk The Queen joined passengers on a train from London to Norfolk for the start of the Royal Family's traditional Christmas break on her Sandringham Estate. The Queen got off the train from King's Cross at King's Lynn station and walked up the platform with her security staff and the Duke of Edinburgh as commuters looked on. (http://news.images.itv.com/image/file/852559/stream_img.jpg) The train carrying the Queen and Duke arrives at King's Lynn station in Norfolk.after travelling from London at the start of their traditional Christmas break Credit: Chris Radburn/PA Wire Travelling on the 10.44am train out of King's Cross station in London on Thursday, the royal couple arrived at platform one in King's Lynn at 12.24pm - three minutes late. Fellow travellers were unaware she was on board until they exited the train to be greeted by a large police and media presence. One said: "What's all the fuss about - are you expecting somebody?" It is understood the Queen paid for a standard ticket costing ^34.40. Wearing an overcoat and headscarf to guard against the cold, she mingled with passengers on the platform before being escorted to a waiting Range Rover. The Duke of Edinburgh, who in recent years has travelled separately, escorted her. The couple travelled by car to the Sandringham Estate, close to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's Anmer Hall home, and will be joined by the rest of the family for Christmas Day. Most of the family are expected to attend a Christmas Day church service on the estate where hundreds of well-wishers will watch on. (http://news.images.itv.com/image/file/852563/stream_img.jpg) For many years the Royal Family have gathered at Sandringham in Norfolk for the Christmas break. Credit: Chris Radburn/PA Wire Title: Re: Royal Train, and other trains used by Her Majesty Post by: Brucey on December 21, 2015, 19:14:35 I wonder if the "waiting Range Rover" drove up from London anyway? In which case, the train journey was a pointless waste of money (in terms of security, arrangements, etc etc).
Title: Re: Royal Train, and other trains used by Her Majesty Post by: Chris from Nailsea on December 21, 2015, 20:11:41 Hmm. I rather gained the impression that the waiting Range Rover had been driven down to King's Lynn Station from the Sandringham estate, to collect Her Majesty and her entourage. :-X
Title: Re: Royal Train, and other trains used by Her Majesty Post by: patch38 on December 21, 2015, 22:24:48 But it will have been followed from the station by at least one other Range Rover or Discovery driven up from London and filled with gentlemen in suits from a particular division of the Met.
Title: Re: Royal Train, and other trains used by Her Majesty Post by: Western Pathfinder on December 21, 2015, 22:58:14 But it will have been followed from the station by at least one other Range Rover or Discovery driven up from London and filled with gentlemen in suits from a particular division of the Met. I would hope so .This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |