Royalty and Royal Trains Gallery

Return of Prince of Wales from India - Paddington Station, 21st June 1922

This photograph was taken on 21st June 1922 at Paddington Station, and shows a grand reception for Edward, Prince of Wales upon his return to Britain after his four month long tour of India.
The towering overall roof of the train shed can be seen in the image and the platforms have been decorated with bunting and flags

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Worcester Shrub Hill Station Decorations, 1957

This photograph shows the station decorations at Worcester Shrub Hill at night, prepared in honour of The Queen's Royal Tour of Worcestershire & Herefordshire in late April 1957

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1950s, 1957, April, Decorations, Duke Of Edinburgh, Elizabeth Ii, Night, Prince Philip, Queen, Royal, Royal Tour, Royalty, Station, Worcester, Worcester Shrub Hill, Worcestershire

Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee train, 1897

A view of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee train hauled by the locomotive, The Queen. The engine carried two large crests and a crown at the front. The Queen, number 3041, was an Achilles class locomotive which was originally named Emlyn in 1894. It changed its name when it hauled the royal train

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3041, Achilles, Diamond Jubilee, Queen Victoria, Royal, Royal Train, Royalty, The Queen