Silver Arrow (rail-air service)
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Intermodal passenger |
| Status | Discontinued |
| Locale | England–France |
| First service | 18 May 1956 |
| Last service | 1980 |
| Successor | Eurostar |
| Route | |
| Termini | Victoria station, London Gare du Nord, Paris |
The 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.[1]
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
Notes
- ^ Smith 2015, p. 47.
Bibliography
- Broncard, Yves (January 2011). "La " Flèche-d'Argent " (1956-1980) et la " Flèche Corse " (1964-1969): Les services combiné de la SNCF avec la Compagnie Air Transport (CAT)" [The « Silver Arrow » (1956-1980) and the « Corsican Arrow » (1964-1969): The combined services of the SNCF together with Compagnie Air Transport (CAT)]. Historail (in French) (16). La Vie du Rail: 36–99. ISSN 1957-5971.
- Smith, Ron (April–May 2015). "The classic 'Railair' service". Locomotives International (95): 46–47. ISSN 1353-7091.
