Queen Elizabeth has an affinity for traveling across the nation in her royal train. So much so that sometimes she takes long trips on her train in order to see and experience the change of stream from one place to another.

As much as she loves train travels, she doesn’t do it in the absence of a strict set of royal rules.

The royal biography, Finding Freedom, co-authored by Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand brings to light the little known Queen’s code of traveling and details of the interiors of the train.

The Queen often travels with Prince Philip around the English territory and the world, however, due to their advancing years, they have, to a great extent, stopped traveling overseas. According to what the royal biography reveals, the Queen often travels by the royal train only on special occasions.

The train is driven at an extra slow speed by the pilot around 7:30 in the morning to make sure the water in the tub doesn’t spill out while the Queen has her bath.

Finding Freedom sheds light on the details of the Queen’s trip to Chester in her royal train taken in the year 2018. That also marked the first time Meghan Markle and Prince Harry traveled with the Queen after their marriage. An excerpt in the book suggests that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s train travel experience with the Queen was completely “daunting” despite all the luxurious amenities.

The interior of the train is also explained in detail.  Her Majesty's personal train features a sitting room with a hand-stitched sofa made out of velvet cushions; a dining table with a capacity for six; a well glossy surfaced table for the Queen to work on her business and related papers; and also secondary air suspension for a butter-like smooth ride.

In addition to that, inside are two private bedrooms for Queen and Prince Philip and bathrooms and washing facilities that have a complete royal touch. The most interesting part of the train is Queen's personal office which is nothing short of an office gracing the top floor of a Silicon Valley skyscraper. 

The royal train has been in use for about two centuries since 1840. The modern-day train boasts a maximum of nine carriages including lounge, dining, and sleeping carriages with a huge capacity that is capable of fitting up to 34 people.

The royal train is one of the Queen’s favorite vehicles.