Elizabeth’s great-great grandmother, Queen Victoria, first rode a train in 1842 — aboard a special carriage built for her and her family by the Great Western Railway Company in 1840.

The three-carriage train carried Queen Elizabeth II in 1978 when she officially opened the Merseyrail network which ran from Liverpool to Southport, Chester and Ellesmere Port. When it was taken ...

Albert took on the role of 'moral tutor' to Victoria, which irritated her but meant she relied more heavily on him. The Queen – who often rode in an open carriage – was the target of eight ...