Silver Arrow (rail-air service) explained

Silver Arrow
Type:	Intermodal passenger
Status:	Discontinued
Locale:	England–France
Last:	1980
Successor:	Eurostar
Start:	Victoria station, London
End:	Gare du Nord, Paris

The English: '''Silver Arrow''' (French: '''Flèche d’Argent''') was an intermodal passenger transport service linking Victoria station in London with Gare du Nord in Paris, via Gatwick Airport and Le Touquet Airport, northern France. In operation between 1956 and the opening of the Channel Tunnel, it used a combination of rail and air transport, and, for some of its existence, also buses.

See also

• Eurostar – train service via the Channel Tunnel (since 1994)
• Golden Arrow and La Flèche d’Or – boat trains that, in combination with a ferry, linked London with Paris
• Night Ferry – sleeper train between London and Paris/Brussels (1936–1980)

References

Bibliography

• Broncard. Yves. La " Flèche-d'Argent " (1956-1980) et la " Flèche Corse " (1964-1969): Les services combiné de la SNCF avec la Compagnie Air Transport (CAT). Historail. January 2011. 16. 36–99. The « Silver Arrow » (1956-1980) and the « Corsican Arrow » (1964-1969): The combined services of the SNCF together with Compagnie Air Transport (CAT). fr. La Vie du Rail. 1957-5971.
• Smith. Ron. The classic 'Railair' service. Locomotives International. April–May 2015. 95. 46–47. 1353-7091.