Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-19

now Sir Frederic Harrison, should have
personal charge of the royal train. 1t
was In consequence of his management Of
her trains that she knighted him short
time before her death.
Queen Victoria was provided with two
royal cars, each thirty feet in length,
connected by a passageway. the same
al is now known in America as the YES
thule connection. the first of its kind
I'm the world. One car was for day use
and the other a sleeping chamber at
night. The day car was upholstered in
royal blue watered silk, the roof being
lined with white silk, floor covered with
Turkish carpet. laid on felt and cork.
The night car was provided with two
movable bedsteads. one for her majesty
and the other for either Of the royal
princesses, Louise or Beatrice. one OF
whom always accompanied their mother
on her journeys.
Queen Victoria was always conserva-
tive. Thirty-six miles per hour was as
high rate of speed as she was ever
pressed herself that she thought this was
a bit too fast. 1t was not until about
two years before her death that she was
willing that the old-fas hioned oil lamps
should be replaced by the modern electric
lighting apparatus. Queen Victoria be-
lieved in promptness. She was never
known to be late at arriving at the sta
ton to take the train. She was famous
for never delaying the work of the rail-
way managers in the movement OF her
train. fully recognizing that special
schedule had been made for her conven-
fence. and that not to have IL carried
out would more than likely disorganize
the movement of the roads regular
traffic. She was always known to be
at the railway station at least five or
ten minutes before the scheduled time OF
her departure. She was inflexibe in this
rule. King Edward and Queen Alexan-
dra were likewise punctual. King George
and Queen Mary have been brought up
with the extreme necessity of exactness
and promptness, instilled into their
movements to such an extent it is safe
to say. that this rule will be as manda-
tory in the future as il has been observa-
BILE in the past.
The rule set for King Edward by no
hearsing the royal train the day before
its use will. naturally. be continued. The
railway managers believe in 1t, knowing
that it contributes greatly to the safety
OF the trains progress. thereby LESSEN
ing the possibility Of accidents or delays.
While the royal train is owned by one
railroad, 1t is run upon all the other roads
of the country when occasion requires,
the roads over which it is being run
paying a rental for the use of the train to
the owning company.
1t is not believed that there is any
other railway train in the world more
complete in everything tending to per-
lection than the royal English train. It
has also reached higher rate Of speed
for a greater distance than any other
train in the world. 1t is the only royal
train in Europe that is not owned by the
government or by the monarch. It is
the only royal train that is the property
of a single railway. Oftentimes the
royal train has for it's passengers accom-
panying the king and queen a large num-
Der of attendants and servants, which
necessitates never less than twelve and
sometimes sixteen cars, four of which
are most usually employed for baggage
purposes.