Boat train explained

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, ocean liner, or cruise ship. Through ticketing is normally available.

Notable named boat trains

• Admiraal de Ruijter,  - (1987 - 2006)
• Benjamin Britten, London Liverpool Street  - Amsterdam Centraal (1987 - ?)
• La Flèche d'Or (Golden Arrow), Paris Gare du Nord  - Calais-Maritime (1929 - 1972)^[1]
• The Golden Arrow, London Victoria  - Dover Marine (1929 - 1972)
• The Cunarder
  • London Waterloo – Southampton Docks (Ocean Terminal)
  • London Euston – Liverpool Riverside
  • Glasgow Central – Greenock Prince’s Pier
• Night Ferry,  - Paris Nord / Brussels Midi/Zuid (1936 - 1980)
• The Statesman, London Waterloo – Southampton Docks (Ocean Terminal)^[2]
• The Steam Boat, Toronto  - Port McNicoll

See also

• Train ferry, which carries rail vehicles as well as passengers
• Dutchflyer, London to Amsterdam
• Lyttelton Line Boat trains, New Zealand
• On the Wigan Boat Express, a song
• Venice-Simplon Orient Express, London to Paris and beyond

References

Further reading

• News: 5 October 2004 . 28 March 2013 . Indirect lines . . London . Andrew . Martin . Andrew Martin (novelist).

Notes and References

1. News: 15 September 2008. 27 December 2008. The return of the boat train to Paris. The Guardian. London. Andrew. Martin.
2. Web site: The Statesman Boat Train. 27 December 2008. oceanlinermuseum.co.uk. https://web.archive.org/web/20090803192942/http://www.oceanlinermuseum.co.uk/The%20Statesman%20Boat%20Train.htm. 3 August 2009. dead.