This train travelled on a Saturday in June 1937 from London Victoria via Dover to Ostend then on to Aachen crossing the Belgian frontier with Germany at Hergenrath to Aachen in Germany. It carried cyclists from London holidaying in Germany. Does anyone have any information about the train, a timetable for this journey and its frequency ie..weekly or daily. Returning two weeks later.
a bit of info here Golden Arrow (train) - Wikipedia On 15 May 1929, the Southern Railway introduced the equivalent between London Victoria and Dover while simultaneously launching a new first class only ship, the Canterbury, for the ferry crossing.[1] The train usually consisted of 10 British Pullman cars, hauled by one of the Southern Railway's Lord Nelson class locomotives, and took 98 minutes to travel between London and Dover. Because of the impact of air travel and 'market forces' on the underlying economy of the service, ordinary first- and third-class carriages were added in 1931. Similarly the first-class-only ferry, Canterbury, was modified to allow other classes of passenger. The Night Ferry was an international boat train from London Victoria to Paris Gare du Nord that crossed the English Channel on a train ferry. It ran from 1936 until 1939 when it ceased due to the onset of World War II. It resumed in 1947, ceasing in 1980. It was operated by Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits until 1977 and then British Rail. Night Ferry - Wikipedia The Night Ferry – Shipping Timeline A bit later but gives an idea of timescale Timetable[edit] The journey from London to Paris took 11 hours Winter timetable 1959/1960 Down station Up 21:00 d London Victoria a 09:10 22:42 a Dover Marine d 07:20 05:34 d Dunkirk a 01:21 09:00 a Paris Gare du Nord d 22:00 08:44 a Brussels d 21:15
