King Charles trip to Yorkshire by Royal Train pulled by the Flying Scotsman cost British taxpayers £52.000, royal accounts reveal The locomotive was famously the late Queen's 'favourite way to travel' On average the train costs between £25,000 to £30,000 for every journey made By Andy Jehring For The Daily Mail and Shannon Mcguigan Published: 00:01, 24 July 2024 | Updated: 00:09, 24 July 2024 e-mail View comments The Royal train racked up a £52,000 bill despite only being used once in the year, account show. King Charles took the luxury locomotive on a two-day trip to Pickering in North Yorkshire, to mark the centenary of the Flying Scotsman in June last year.
It was the third most expensive official engagement over the 12-month period after His Majesty’s five-day state visit to Kenya and three-day state visit to France . There are growing calls to scrap the Royal train following the late Queen’s death as it is seen as anachronistic and poor value for money. It was famously her ‘favourite way to travel’ but on average costs between £25,000 to £30,000 per journey including fuel and supplies.
The Royal train racked up a £52,000 bill despite only being used once in the year to travel to Yorkshire, accounts reveal (pictured: The Flying Scotsman heading to Edinburgh) Charles meeting staff and volunteers who helped the North Yorkshire Moors Railway and Flying Scotsman reach its 50 year anniversary in June 2023 On the platform at the station, Charles walked down the p.