The Royal Train will soon leave the station for the last time. Buckingham Palace says King Charles III has accepted that it’s time to decommission the train, whose history dates back to Queen Victoria,

King Charles has decided to scrap Britain's royal train, a service dating back to Queen Victoria, because it is no longer cost-effective, as the monarchy sees its public funding soar by an extra 46 million pounds ($63 million) for the next two years.

Per the Telegraph, Queen Elizabeth saved the royal train from extinction in 2017, but after her 2022 death, the Royal Household began investigating whether it was worth keeping it in operation. The answer, in short, is no—a two-day train trip taken by The King in 2023 cost £52,013 ($71,000), according to the media outlet.