Other carriages

The Finnish Imperial train had a rake of six carriages, three of which survive and are on display at the Museum, these being - the Tsar’s and Tsarina’s Saloons and a saloon car.

The Finnish Imperial carriages were constructed at different times. The Tsar’s Saloon and the dining car were the first to enter service in 1870, the kitchen car was completed in 1871, followed by the Tsarina’s Saloon and the saloon car in 1875. A utility van was later added to provide train heating. The train livery was dark blue with eagle crests in gold.

The dining car, kitchen car and heating van were utilised for other purposes long ago and no longer survive. The three surviving carriages entered the Finnish Railway Museum collection in 1923.