Canada
Royal trains have been employed to transport members of the country's royal family on numerous tours prior to the 1960s, after which the Canadian Royal Flight was predominantly used.
- 1860 - Grand Trunk Railway: Prince of Wales (later as Edward VII of the United Kingdom)
- 1901 - Canadian Pacific Railway: Duke of York (later as George V of the United Kingdom)
- 1906 - Canadian Pacific Railway: Duke of Connaught (Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn)
- 1939 - Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian National Railway: King George VI and Queen Elizabeth
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