FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prince Charles arrives on the Royal Train, pulled by a steam locomotive, at Cardiff Central Rail Station in Cardiff, Britain, December 7, 2018. REUTERS/Rebecca Naden/File Photo
LONDON(Reuters) -King Charles has decided to scrap Britain's royal train, a service dating back to Queen Victoria, because it is no longer cost-effective, as the monarchy sees its public funding soar by an extra 46 million pounds ($63 million) for the next two years.
Victoria, Charles' great-great-great-grandmother, commissioned the first royal rail carriages back in 1869. The latest incarnation is made up of nine carriages, the most recent of them added in 1986.
