Rare photos of the imperial train in which Nicholas II lived and traveled

In 1915-1917, the Imperial Train became one of the permanent residences of the last Russian emperor. This train also included a saloon car, in which on March 2, 1917, Nicholas II signed his abdication.

The rulers have always loved and appreciated the trains, and considerable funds were allocated for their arrangement. See what the imperial train looked like.

Interior decoration of one of the cars of the Imperial train.

The walls of the car and the furniture were upholstered in fabric, mostly English cretonne with floral patterns.

This is what part of the interior of the train's dining room looked like.

A compartment in ladies ' car number six. There were six compartments: two grand ducal, two single for ladies-in-waiting, in a double compartment went the empress ' maids of honor, and the sixth was intended for the servants of the ladies-in-waiting.

The compartment of the ladies ' carriage, in which one of the grand duchesses probably lived.

The panels, ceilings, and furniture were made of polished oak, walnut, and Karelian birch. The floors were covered with linoleum and carpets.

The Imperial Salon, the one where Nicholas II signed his abdication.

Canteen.

The office of one of the ladies-in-waiting.

Bathroom room. It was finished with a water-repellent mat. The bath is made in Paris from bimetal: the outer side is made of copper sheets, and the inner side is made of silver. A shower was installed above the bathroom.

Imperial dining room. The car she was in was divided into three compartments: the dining room, the diner, and the buffet.

Living room.

The king's study: its walls were lined with dark olive-colored leather, and the ceiling was made of polished red wood.

Toilet in the ladies ' car. The level of comfort there provided for a special toilet room in each of the grand ducal compartments and another common toilet for the ladies-in-waiting and their maids.

Grand Duchess Anastasia in the Imperial train, 1916.

Empress Alexandra, Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarevich Alexei.

The construction of the imperial train took place from 1894 to 1896 in the Main Automobile Workshops of the Nikolaev Railway.

After the abdication of Nicholas II in March 1917, his trains were used for six months by the ministers of the Provisional Government. After the Bolsheviks came to power, the famous Trotsky train was formed from the imperial wagons.

Most of the cars of the Tsar's train were lost in the fire of the civil war. The surviving railcars were destroyed in 1941, and today none of the original imperial trains have survived on the territory of Russia.