La Flèche d'Or explained

French: '''La Flèche d’Or''' (English: '''The Golden Arrow''') was a luxury boat train of the Chemin de Fer du Nord and later SNCF. It linked Paris with Calais, where passengers took the ferry to Dover to join the French: '''Golden Arrow''' of the Southern Railway and later British Railways, which took them on to London.

See also

• Eurostar – high-speed train service via the Channel Tunnel (since 1994)
• Night Ferry – sleeper train between London and Paris/Brussels (1936–1980)
• Silver Arrow (rail-air service) – intermodal passenger transport service between London and Paris (1956–c 1994)

References

• Book: Piggott. Reginald. Thompson. Matt. Mile by Mile London to Paris: the entire railway journey by historic Golden Arrow and modern Eurostar mapped for the interested traveller. 2012. Aurum. London. 9781845137724. registration.