I can’t believe I’m seeing the Golden Arrow in action. It’s my favorite sleep story on the Calm app, and now I can visualize as I’m listening.

We used to holiday in Folkestone and in 1954 my brother and I were allowed to stay up late and were taken as a great treat to Folkestone Station to see the 'Golden Arrow' come through. We hung around on a deserted station until, suddenly, there was a mighty roar and a very large THING shot through the station and my little brother wet himself! My dad said it was called 'Le Fleche d'Or' in France. I thought this was very clever.

Scrubbing the decks barefoot! "Down in Invicta's bowels", "Galley slaves", "a lowly motorcycle". Great stuff!

@ixlnxs

3 жыл бұрын

But "truelee demmocrettic" lol.

What a wonderful video, thanks for putting up :-)

Just after the war beautiful West Country class still in southern railway guise in 1949. Very interesting documentary with upper class commentary .😎😎

@novakingood3788

3 жыл бұрын

You're absolutely right she's beautiful, but it's the WC/BoB's big sister, the Merchant Navy. (21C1 Channel Packet to be precise)

@routeman680

Жыл бұрын

AT 0:50 the locomotive is 21C1, which is the first of the Merchant Navy class, later renumbered 35001.

My grandma was from folkestone and lived near the railway and said they would scavenge by the line as things were thrown out as the train came into the station like food and silver cutlery etc

I see the locomotive still has it's Southern Railway number on the buffer beam after nationalisation.

@jimcrawford5039

4 жыл бұрын

Bill Cobbett Still in Southern Railway livery.

@jimcrawford5039

4 жыл бұрын

Bill Cobbett Still in Southern Railway livery.

@andytunnicliffe7223

4 жыл бұрын

Bill Cobbett , you would have thought they would have had all the stock painted in BR colours the day after nationalisation.

You're quite right! I'll correct the description.

Wonderful - a jolly good show. A shame it didn't include the onward connection to Paris.

@vany1957

Жыл бұрын

There's another video entitled "From Calais to Paris", but it doesn't show anything interesting....

I think the loco is 'Channel Packet', appropriately.

@dtaylor4552

4 жыл бұрын

Merchant Navy Class 21C1 (British Railways No 53001) Channel Packet.

@bussesandtrains1218

2 жыл бұрын

@@dtaylor4552 35001

At 1.16 a beloved Aunt Louise aged 33 , at the Bar and in her prime. I wonder how many clothing coupons she had to have to buy that yellow outfit?

One of the cultural changes is the extent to which people smoked at that time.

*OMG* 22 Carriages!! they only haul 13 now I believe, steam I'm talking about.

@tim7099

6 жыл бұрын

22 carat service I believe is what was said...

@gilesellis8002

6 жыл бұрын

'68 - '76 across Europe Gare de Lyon used to count 18 caarriages

@jimcrawford5039

4 жыл бұрын

The most they pulled was about 14 maximum.

@YukariAkiyamaTanks

3 жыл бұрын

22 carat gold, the train was only 10 cars in length

Those cars didn't half shake the tonic out of the gin!

I thought the Golden Arrow's ferry was the SS Canterbury, not the SS Invicta

@markturner4219

2 жыл бұрын

Invicta took over in October 1946. Canterbury was rhen moved to Folkestone to service the london boulogne, and later London to Calaus via Folkestone trains

The Mr Cholmondley-Warner commentary and inappropriate music is hilarious.

Channel packet herself!

Ehhhh// We slept in our sleeping berths on the train. Did not get off.

@silenthunteruk

7 жыл бұрын

That was the Night Ferry. Different train.

@dtaylor4552

4 жыл бұрын

@@silenthunteruk The Night Ferry ran on the same route of the Golden Arrow from London Victoria to Dover via Ashford and Margate.

@Ben-xe8ps

2 жыл бұрын

@@dtaylor4552 Not via Ashford and Margate. That route would be illogical and would require a reversal at Margate. It was via Ashford and Folkestone.

All those dead people.