King Charles III ends the Royal Train service in the United Kingdom
King Charles III has decided to end the use of the Royal Train by the British monarchy for the first time since the Victorian era, as part of his plan to cut costs and modernize the Crown .
The royal treasurer announced he had approved the use of two helicopters to transport the royal household and the dismantling of the train due to high costs, measures included in the royal family's annual financial report released Monday.
He process to end the nine-car train will begin running next year, according to the text.
James Chalmers , Treasurer of the Royal Household, described the measure as an example of " fiscal discipline ".
The sovereign grant , which covers royal duties and the upkeep of the palaces, remained at £86.3 million ($118.5 million) in the financial year ending March 2025.
- Next year the grant will increase to 132 million pounds (about 181 million dollars).
- The king gave an " emotional farewell " to the train, which includes a carriage specially created for him in the 1980s.
"The Royal Railway , of course, has been a part of national life for many decades, loved and cared for by everyone involved," Chalmers said.
"Just as many aspects of the royal household's work have been modernized and adapted to reflect today's world , the time has also come to say a moving farewell , as we seek to be disciplined and forward-thinking in our allocation of funds," he added.
The report comes at the end of a fiscal year in which King Charles III resumed his royal duties after being diagnosed with cancer .
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