Golden Arrow (train) Golden Arrow (train) The ' () was a luxury boat train of the Southern Railway and later British Railways. It linked London with Dover, where passengers took the ferry to Calais to join the ' of the Chemin de Fer du Nord and later SNCF which took them on to Paris. The "Flèche d’Or" was introduced in 1926 as an all-first-class Pullman service between Paris and Calais. On 15 May 1929, the Southern Railway introduced the equivalent between London Victoria and Dover while simultaneously launching a new first class only ship, the , for the ferry crossing.The train usually consisted
London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1937 with the launch of the "Coronation Scot", which featured streamlined locomotives hauling a nine coach train of specially constructed stock between London Euston and Glasgow Central in six and a half hours. Most other major cities on the network were linked by trains with names which would become famous in railway circles including the "Thames-Clyde Express" between London St Pancras and Glasgow St Enoch, "The Palatine" between London St Pancras and Manchester Central, "The Irish Mail" from London Euston to Holyhead and the "Pines Express" conveying portions from Liverpool and Manchester to Bournemouth. Goods accounted for around 60%