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unusual facts about The Royal Train



Weybourne railway station

Most notably for appearing as Walmington On Sea railway station in the Dad's Army episode, The Royal Train, as well as that of Crimpton On Sea railway station in the BBC TV sitcom Hi-De-Hi!.


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Althorp

When the royal train visited after the public funeral for Diana, it travelled instead to Long Buckby railway station.

Eketahuna Railway Station

Edward, Prince of Wales, was to have been the guest of honour at a civic reception organised for 5 May 1920 when the people of Eketahuna were advised two days prior that the royal train would be passing through Eketahuna on its way to Wellington.

Little Kimble railway station

The G8 Summit was held in Birmingham that year and the wives of the G8 countries' leaders, including Cherie Blair and Hillary Clinton, were taken to Chequers via the Royal Train and Little Kimble, whiuch is the nearest station to Chequers.