Boat train

A boat train is a passenger train operating to a port for the specific purpose of making connection with a passenger ship, such as a ferry or ocean liner. Through ticketing is normally available.

ex-SR Battle of Britain Class 34072 257 Squadron Unrebuilt Bulleid Light Pacific, with the Golden Arrow styling

Notable named boat trains

• Admiraal de Ruijter, London Liverpool Street – Amsterdam Centraal (1987– ?)
• Benjamin Britten, London Liverpool Street – Amsterdam Centraal (1987– ?)
• The Flèche d'Or (Golden Arrow), Paris Gare du Nord – Calais-Maritime (1929–1972)^[1]
• The Golden Arrow, London Victoria – Dover Marine (1929–1972)^[1]
• The Cunarder^[2]
  • London Waterloo – Southampton Docks (Ocean Terminal)
  • London Euston – Liverpool Riverside
  • Glasgow Central – Greenock Prince’s Pier
• Night Ferry, London Victoria – Paris Nord / Brussels Midi/Zuid (1936–1980)
• The Statesman, London Waterloo – Southampton Docks (Ocean Terminal)^[3]
• The Steam Boat, Toronto – Port McNicoll

See also

• On the Wigan Boat Express, a song

References

Notes

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Martin, Andrew (15 September 2008). "The return of the boat train to Paris". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 27 December 2008. 
2. ↑ "The Cunarder boat trains". thecunarders.co.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2008. 
3. ↑ "The Statesman Boat Train". oceanlinermuseum.co.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2008. 

Further reading

See also

• Dutchflyer, London to Amsterdam
• Venice-Simplon Orient Express, London to Paris and beyond
• Lyttelton Line Boat trains, New Zealand
• train ferry. where coaches are carried on a ferry