Boat Trains


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Southern Railway (SR) area:

 

Services from London Waterloo:

 

The Cunarder

London Waterloo to Southampton Docks (Luxury PULLMAN Ocean Liner Express Boat Train service)

(Connects with the legendary RMS Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth ocean liners and the Cunard Line transatlantic liner service bound for New York, USA)

 

The Statesman

London Waterloo to Southampton Docks (Luxury PULLMAN Ocean Liner Express Boat Train service)

(Connects with the S.S. United States ocean liner and the United States Lines transatlantic liner service bound for New York, USA)

 

The Union Castle Express

London Waterloo to Southampton Docks (Ocean Liner Express Boat Train service)

(Connects with the Union-Castle Line ocean liner service bound for South Africa)

 

The Holland American

London Waterloo to Southampton Docks (Ocean Liner Express Boat Train service)

(Connects with the Holland America Line transatlantic liner service bound for New York, USA)

 

The South American

London Waterloo to Southampton Docks (Ocean Liner Express Boat Train service)

(Connects with the Royal Mail Lines ocean liner service bound for South America)

 

The Greek Line

London Waterloo to Southampton Docks (Ocean Liner Express Boat Train service)

(Connects with the Greek Line transatlantic liner service bound for New York, USA)

 

The Sitmar Line

London Waterloo to Southampton Docks (Ocean Liner Express Boat Train service)

(Connects with the Sitmar Line ocean liner service bound for Australia)


The Oriana

London Waterloo to Southampton Docks (Ocean Liner Express Boat Train service)

(Connects with the S.S. Oriana ocean liner and the P&O-Orient Lines ocean liner service bound for Australia)


The Canberra

London Waterloo to Southampton Docks (Ocean Liner Express Boat Train service)

(Connects with the S.S. Canberra ocean liner and the P&O-Orient LInes ocean liner service bound for Australia)

 

The Normandy Express

London Waterloo to Southampton Docks (Boat Train service)

(Connects with the railway ferry service bound for Le Havre, France)

 

The Brittany Express

London Waterloo to Southampton Docks (Boat Train service)

(Connects with the railway ferry service bound for St Malo, France)

 

The Channel Islands Boat Train

London Waterloo to Weymouth Quay (Boat Train service)

(Connects with the railway ferry service bound for the Channel Islands)

 

Services from London Victoria:

 

The Golden Arrow

London Victoria to Dover Marine (Luxury PULLMAN Boat Train service)

(Connects with the railway ferry service bound for Calais Maritime, France and onward “Fleche D’Or” luxury CIWL PULLMAN Boat Train service to Paris Nord)


The Night Ferry

London Victoria to Paris Nord via the Dover Marine to Dunkerque Maritime train ferry

(Luxury International CIWL Wagon-Lits Sleeper Train service)

 

The Venice Simplon Orient Express

London Victoria to Folkestone Harbour (Luxury BRITISH PULLMAN train service)

(Connects with the VSOE coach service via the Channel Tunnel bound for Calais Ville, France and onward “Venice Simplon Orient Express" Continental VSOE Wagon-Lits train service to Paris, Innsbruck, Verona and Venice)


The Gatwick Express

London Victoria to Gatwick Airport (Airport Express service)

(Connects with air services to destinations around the world from London Gatwick Airport)

 

Great Western Railway (GWR) area:

 

The Irishman

London Paddington to Fishguard Harbour (Boat Train service)

(Connects with the railway ferry service bound for Rosslare Harbour, Ireland)

 

The Ocean Mails

London Paddington to Plymouth Millbay Docks (Luxury SUPER SALOONS Ocean Liner Express Boat Train service)

(Connects with the ocean liner services from Plymouth Sound)

 

The Heathrow Express

London Paddington to Heathrow Airport (Airport Express service)

(Connects with air services to destinations around the world from London Heathrow Airport)

 

The Heathrow Connect

London Paddington to Heathrow Airport (Airport stopping service)

(Connects with air services to destinations around the world from London Heathrow Airport)


London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) area:

 

Services from London Kings Cross:

 

The Norseman

London Kings Cross to Tyne Commission Quay (Boat Train service)

(Connects with the Bergen Line ferry service bound for Bergen, Norway)


Services from London Liverpool Street:

 

The Hook Continental

London Liverpool Street to Harwich Parkeston Quay (Boat Train service)

(Connects with the railway ferry service bound for Hook of Holland, The Netherlands)

 

The Day Continental

London Liverpool Street to Harwich Parkeston Quay (Boat Train service)

(Connects with the SMZ Zeeland Steamship Company ferry service bound for Hook of Holland, The Netherlands)

 

The Flushing Continental

London Liverpool Street to Harwich Parkeston Quay (Boat Train service)

(Connects with the SMZ Zeeland Steamship Company ferry service bound for Vlissingen (Flushing), The Netherlands)

 

The Scandinavian

London Liverpool Street to Harwich Parkeston Quay (Boat Train service)

(Connects with the DFDS ferry service bound for Esbjerg, Denmark)

 

The Antwerp Continental

London Liverpool Street to Harwich Parkeston Quay (Boat Train service)

(Connects with the SMZ Zeeland Steamship Company ferry service bound for Antwerp, Belgium)

 

The Stansted Express

London Liverpool Street to Stansted Airport (Airport Express service)

(Connects with air services to destinations around the world from London Stansted Airport)

 

London & Midland Scottish Railway (LMS) area:

 

Services from London Euston:

The Northern Irishman

London Euston to Stranraer Harbour (Boat Train and Sleeper Train service)

(Connects with the railway ferry services bound for Larne, Northern Ireland)

 

The Manxman

London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street (Boat Train service)

(Connects with the Isle of Man Steam Packet Co. ferry services from Pier Head bound for Douglas, Isle of Man)


The Shamrock

London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street (Boat Train service)

(Connects with the Coast Lines ferry services from Pier Head bound for Belfast, Northern Ireland and Dublin, Ireland)


The Empress Voyager

London Euston to Liverpool Riverside (Ocean Liner Express Boat Train service)

(Connects with the Canadian Pacific Steamships ocean liner services bound for Canada)

 

The Cunard Special

London Euston to Liverpool Riverside (Ocean Liner Express Boat Train service)

(Connects with the Cunard Line ocean liner service bound for Canada)

 

The Irish Mail

London Euston to Holyhead (Boat Train service)

(Connects with the railway ferry services bound for Dun Laoghaire, Ireland)

 

The Emerald Isle Express

London Euston to Holyhead (Boat Train service)

(Connects with the railway ferry services bound for Dun Laoghaire, Ireland)


The Ulster Express

London Euston to Fleetwood (Boat Train service)

(Connects with the railway ferry services bound for Belfast, Northern Ireland)

 

The Ulster Express

London Euston to Heysham Port (Boat Train service)

(Connects with the railway ferry services bound for Belfast, Northern Ireland)

 

Other Routes:

 

The Hebridean

Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh (Boat Train service)

(Connects with the Caledonian MacBrayne ferry services bound for Stornoway, the Hebrides)

 

The Lewisman

Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh (Boat Train service)

(Connects with the Caledonian MacBrayne ferry services bound for Stornoway, the Isle of Lewis)

 

The Orcadian

Inverness to Wick (Boat Train service)

(Connects with the North of Scotland, Orkney & Shetland Steamship Company ferry services bound for Stromness, Orkney)

 

The John O’Groat

Inverness to Wick (Boat Train service)

(Connects with the North of Scotland, Orkney & Shetland Steamship Company ferry services bound for Stromness, Orkney)


The Irishman

Glasgow St Enoch to Stranraer Harbour (Boat Train service)

(Connects with the railway ferry services bound for Larne, Northern Ireland)

 

The Fast Belfast

Glasgow Central to Stranraer Harbour (Boat Train service)

(Connects with the railway ferry services bound for Larne, Northern Ireland)

 

The Cunarder

Glasgow Central to Greenock (Prince’s Pier) (Ocean Liner Express Boat Train service)

(Connects with the Cunard Line ocean liner service bound for Canada)

 

The Empress Voyager

Glasgow Central to Greenock (Prince’s Pier) (Ocean Liner Express Boat Train service)

(Connects with the Canadian Pacific Steamships ocean liner service bound for Canada)

 
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