Royal Train - Canada

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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