ROMANOV FAMILY: INSIDE IMPERIAL TRAIN

Tsar Nicholas II looking out of the window of the Romanov family imperial train
Tsar Nicholas II looking out of the window of  imperial train

 

The Domestic Imperial Train of Nicholas II (there was also an Imperial train exclusively for international travel) was built between 1894-96 in the main Car Workshops of the Nikolaevsky Railway Company. The train was adapted and expanded throughout his reign as the family grew and needs increased.

The Imperial train was immortalized by Fabergé as the surprise of the “Trans-Siberian Railway Egg” of 1900.
The Imperial train was immortalized by Fabergé as the surprise of the “Trans-Siberian Railway Egg” of 1900.

 

 

 

By 1902, the train consisted of ten carriages: a sleeping-car for the Emperor and Empress, a saloon car, a kitchen, a dining car, carriages intended for the grand dukes and other family, the children’s car, cars for the Emperor’s retinue, as well as cars for railway servicemen, servants, luggage and workshops. The final and eleventh car, a fully dedicated chapel, was consecrated in 1899. Read more ROMANOV FAMILY: INSIDE IMPERIAL TRAIN

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