BRITISH RAILWAYS. The "Golden Arrow" [1938]

BRITISH RAILWAYS. The "Golden Arrow". Photo courtesy Southern Railway. Image by Senior Service Cigarettes, A series of 48, No. 45. [1938]
[The "Golden Arrow" (French: "Flèche d’Or") was a luxury boat train of the Southern Railway and later British Railways. It linked London with Dover, where passengers took the ferry to Calais to join the Flèche d’Or of the Chemin de Fer du Nord and later SNCF which took them on to Paris. It was introduced in 1926 as an all-first-class Pullman service between Paris and Calais. On 15 May 1929, the Southern Railway introduced the equivalent between London and Dover. In 1961, with the Kent Coast electrification scheme, the train became electric-hauled. This allowed an acceleration to 80 minutes for the down service and 82 minutes for the up service. A decline in demand for rail travel between London and Paris saw the last "Golden Arrow" run on 30 September 1972, and in its later years only the first class section was advertised as a Pullman service.]

BRITISH RAILWAYS. El "Golden Arrow". Foto cortesía de Southern Railway. Cromo de Senior Service Cigarettes, Nº 45. [1938]

BRITISH RAILWAYS. El "Golden Arrow". Foto cortesia de Southern Railway. Cromo de Senior Service Cigarettes, Nº 45. [1938]

BRITISH RAILWAYS. Le "Golden Arrow" ('Flèche d'Or'). Photo courtesie de Southern Railway. Image de Senior Service Cigarettes, Nº 45. [1938]

BRITISH RAILWAYS. Il "Golden Arrow". Foto cortesia della Southern Railway. Immagine di Senior Service Cigarettes, Nº 45. [1938]

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