Since the reign of Queen Victoria its well upholstered carriages and trusty locomotives have ferried members of the Royal Family the length and breadth of the country.

However, the expense of running the Royal Train led to questions from MPs over its continuing use and it was revealed in 2013 that it would soon have to be scrapped.

But The Telegraph can now reveal that the Royal Train is to continue into the foreseeable future.

The Queen is understood to have made it known that the train is her preferred mode of transport, and that she believes it to be a cost-effective and convenient way for the royal family to travel.

Tests were then carried out on the carriages, which revealed the train’s demise had been greatly exaggerated.