HC Deb 29 March 1995 vol 257 cc634-5W
Mr. Alan Williams

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport on how many occasions the royal train was used in 1993–94; what were its destinations; which members of the royal family used it and on how many occasions; and on how many occasions was it used overnight. [16768]

Mr. Watts

The royal train was used on 47 separate occasions, involving use of the royal train coaches on 95 days in 1993–94. I understand that the destinations were as follows:

  • Aberdeen
  • Aberystwyth
  • Ashford (Kent)
  • Bodmin Parkway
  • Bridgend
  • Bridgwater
  • Cardiff
  • Derby
  • Edinburgh
  • Fort William
  • Gatwick Airport
  • Glasgow
  • Hexham
  • Inverkeithing
  • Lancaster
  • Leeds
  • Liverpool
  • Lockerbie
  • London
  • Lympstone Commando
  • Malton
  • Manchester
  • Mexborough
  • Morpeth
  • Newport
  • Northallerton
  • Penzance
  • Plymouth
  • Runcorn
  • Sheffield
  • Shrewsbury
  • Slough
  • Southampton Docks
  • Stirling
  • Stonehaven
  • Sunderland
  • Tattenham Corner
  • Thirsk
  • Truro
  • Whitland
  • Workington

The members of the royal family and numbers of occasions on which they used the royal train were as follows:

Number of occasions
Her Majesty the Queen 11
The Duke of Edinburgh 5
The Prince of Wales 17
The Princess Royal 6
The Prince Edward 1
The Duke of Kent 1
The Duchess of Kent 4

The royal train was also used twice for state visits. The train was used overnight 48 times.