The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-13
RAILROAD NEWS.
New Private Train for the King
Of England.
His Majesty viii Have Comfort
able Quarters.
ELECTRICITY HEATED.
Apartments Trimmed in Silver
and Costly Wood.
As Good as Provided for Ameri-
can MilliOnaireSs
ELECTRICITY HEATED

King Edward and Queen Alexandra
have a new special train. The train has
Just been completed by the London &
North western Railway company and
was used for the first time a few days
ago The London Times gives an in
teresting description of the royal rain
which indicates that it is not, after all,
so very far behind the sumptuous equip
ment provided for American millionaires
and railway presidents.
The train consists of two saloons-one
Tor the king and the other for the queen
and Princess Vfctorfa-three saloons for
the suite. and two brake vans. The sa-
looms which are on 12-wheel bogies, are
each So feet 6 inches in length over the
buffers, and there is straight run Of
nearly 400 feet from end to end of the
train. which weighs 21O tons. The inter
Tors of the royal saloons are luxuriously
furnished. The kings smoking room is
paneIed in mahogany with inlays of
rosewood and satinwOOd. The chairs
are upholstered in green leather, and the
curtains, carpet, etc, are in similar
tones Of color: while the gliding of the
metal work has been su bdued in effect
TO keep the whole restful to the eye.
The kings day compartment in the
same saloon is decorated in the colonial
style, and is in white enamel. The furn-
lture is of satinWOod inlaid with ivory.
This room also is in green. though of
a lighter tone. The widows are unus-
ually large. The special features in this
end the other rooms are the methods Of
heating or cooling. Electric heaters have
been introduced. and each room can be
heated up to any temperature desired.
FOR the hot weather electric waving
fans will help to keep the Temperature
down, and these fans can be regulated
80 as to be driven at any of three ties
OF speed. If desired. the windows can
be lowered. and fine dust-Droof Ventila-
tors inserted. His majesty's bed and
dressing rooms are also in white enamel
with silver-piated fittings, the uphoI-
stery generally being of a soft green
shade.
The queens saloon is similar in general
arrangement TO the kings. All the rooms
are in white enamel and the predominant
ing color is blue, which is Frightened in eff
feet with light brocades and a very soft
shade of pink to tone the electric lights.
soft pink. and with the silver plated bed
and the fittings in the room it has very
beautiful effect Adjoining this is the
queens dressingrOom the furniture of
which Is of satinWoOd finely inlaid There
are balconies of carved mahogany to each
saloon which are fitted with windows
that they can be used as observation"
cars and they are heated by steam The
attendants ends in each saloon are fitted
with electric plugs for connecting to heat
ers for providing tea, coffee. etc. Each
compartment OF the saloon IS also prONlQ-
ed with portable electric table lamps The
two royal saloons are joined by gangways
together. The kings and the queens bed
rooms are so fitted that for day journeys
they can be turned intc drawingroorns.
Before the royal party reached the station
yesterday an attendant arrived with three
OF the queens toy dogs In covered wicker
cages These were placed in the balcony
end Of the queens saloon next to her
majesty's bedroom. The queens saloon
was, after the saloons Of the suite, placed
first in order In the royal urafn. and next
came the kings saloon The eXteriors of
both saloons have been enamel1ed with the
familiar c0lors ivory ard chocOlate) of the
London and Northwestern railway. The
other panels OF the saloons bear the
royal coat of arms, or either side of which
are enblazened the insignia of the Orders
Of the Garter. the Bath the Thistle and
ST. Patrick The saloons have been built
in six months at the Wnlverton works IN
der the supervision of Mr.. C. A. Park.