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The Night Ferry was an international boat train from London Victoria to Paris Gare du Nord that crossed the English Channel on a train ferry. It ran from 1936 until 1939 when it ceased due to the onse
A 1953 British Railways poster for the Night Ferry illustrating the loading of carriages onto the ferry
Sleeping car 3792 at the National Railway Museum
Sleeping car 3792 at the National Railway Museum
Night Ferry stock in the London Victoria car sheds
Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits is a Belgian-founded French company known for providing and operating luxury trains with sleepers and dining cars during the late 19th and the 20th centuries,
Night Ferry
…on a train ferry. It ran from 1936 until 1939 when it ceased due to the onset of World War II. It resumed in 1947, ceasing in 1980. It was operated by Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits until 1977 and then British Rail. The Night Ferry was introduced on the night of 14 October 1936. The train was operated by Compagnie Internationale…
Logo prior to its acquisition by Newrest
Georges Nagelmackers, founder of the CIWL
Bond of the Comp. Internationale des Wagon-Lits et des Grands Express Européens S.A., issued 1. October 1919
Historic Wagons-Lits restaurant car in Austria in 2003.