Can you imagine traveling from London to Ballater in January and February by coach in 1935? Even for the Queen of England, it must have been a real challenge. But duriing the early years of the Queen’s reign, the Victorians made significant advancements in transportation and soon the Queen and her family were able to travel between London and Ballater by private train. Train transportation grew up around the Queen with train connections between Windsor and London, London and the south coast for the Queen to travel to Osborne. But the great development was the connection between London and Ballater, Scotland. I have a meeting in Edinburgh next August, so I have been reading about trains which has led me to interesting articles about the trains of Queen Victoria’s lifetime. In recent years, the Prince of Wales has supported the creation of a train museum in Ballater which was the “end of the line” for the Royal Family on their way to Balmoral. I can see Prince Albert’s interest in engineering in every aspect of this transportation story. Let me share a few images which have interested me.
This is the refurbished Victorian train station in Ballater
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s first ride to Scotland in their royal train car with all the royal children
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s first train coach
The royal engine during Queen Victoria’s time
An 1880′s photograph of Queen Victoria carriage and its refurbishment today
These details about the use of trains in Queen Victoria are interestinng
Amazing details about the use of trains for Queen Victoria’s funeral–she died at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight
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