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| Hi'ya Queen, |
| I hear you guys own a real nice
Royal Train. Can you tell me all about it and where can I get a nice tour
package to travel with you? |
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....... Seni, Smallville,
USA
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| Dear Seni, |
| We regret, we don't sell packages
to travel on the Royal Train. The Royal train is solely for my and my families
use. Why is it that you charming people from across the Atlantic always
think you can just buy anything. We mean ... really! |
| The Royal Train is actually
a group of several Royal carriages assembled to form the Royal Train. Recently
all carriages were upgraded to Mk 3, 125km/h high speed standard, allowing
us to fit into the scheduled rail system without disrupting regular services.
My dear great grandmother Queen Victoria was the first Monarch to |
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| use a Royal Train, in 1842 She travelled
from London to Windsor. After that, all the major British railway companies
had their own carriages dedicated for our use. |
| A single "Royal Train" was only formed
in 1977, this train has been maintained since by British Rail, although
now we often travel on ordinary trains to minimize cost. |
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Class 67 Royal Locomotive
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| The current 10 car fleet consist
of My lounge, bedroom and bathroom car, My husbands lounge, bed and bathroom
car, My Royal Household sleeping car and My Royal Household dining car
with kitchen, there are 3 of these, also 2 Royal Household couchette, diesel
generator & brake vans. My son Charles' has a sleeping car and a saloon
car. No Ms Seni, his saloon car is not an American Saloon Bar. |
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| Until next time,
your Queen, |
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Ex Air Paradise A-310 aircraft
parked on the ramp at Dresden, Germany October 2006, prior the conversion
to a freighter
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| Bali Post: Plans are in place
to re-launch Air Paradise (API) in March 2007. Closing abruptly in Nov.
2005, one month after the second Bali terrorist bombing, API's collapse
left numerous passengers temporarily stranded in Bali and a multitude of
advance ticket purchasers holding worthless tickets. API Director, Putu
Oka Semadi, said there is a moral responsibility that API has to Bali's
tourism industry. The continuing high demand for Bali as an international
travel destination and the financial circumstances of the Airline are now
conducive to a re-launch. Semadi said that API still has an air operators
certificate. The Airline's Director told the press that travel wholesalers
in Australia, Japan & Korea have been very |
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of Air Paradise International's rebirth. |
| Later Bail post reported a meeting
attended by Governor Beratha, API President Commissioner Kadek Wiranatha,
API Director Oka Semadi, and the Chief of the Bali Tourism Authority Gede
Nurjaya – the Governor reiterated his long-standing interest in seeing
the Island's government become an active participant in an international
air carrier operation. Following the meeting, "Kadek" Wiranatha said "The
Governor is very morally supportive API. In terms of material support,
that will however need further study, although in principle the Governor
is very interested." Kadek said "the Bali government would not be the first
to invest in a commercial airline operation". |
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