Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 17:48:52 on Thu,
22 Feb 2007, Graeme Wall remarked:
The Royal family don't travel by public transport because of the
security problems it would pose.

They travel on scheduled trains these days, as well as scheduled
airlines.

But not on tube trains or buses. Much easier to segregate them at
airports and main line stations.

So we agree that they do use public transport, just not all
varieties.

Not really, special arrangements are made, they get platform and
lounge space for themselves, the first class coach or section of
cabin is for their use only. That can hardly be sensibly referred
to as using public transport in the sense that everyone else does.

Graeme, do stop wriggling. It's not becoming.

It used to be possible for anyone with the necessary cash, to hire an engine
with a coach or two for a private journey, but I guess thats no longer the
case, as virtually none of the comic "railway" companies now have any
engines, apart from EWS, and coaches are getting as rare as hens' teeth,
especially on Last Great Worsen for journeys from Bath to Bristol......!