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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 11, Issue 6 (September 1, 1936)
A Unique Boat Train
A Unique Boat Train.
There are many routes available for the traveller contemplating a trip to
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continental Europe. One of the most popular is that of the L. and N.E. Railway, via Liverpool Street Station, London, and Harwich. To meet the needs of growing business over this route, a particularly luxurious new boat train has recently been introduced. The new train is really unique, so far as Home railway practice is concerned, inasmuch as it provides accommodation for Pullman, first, second and third-class passengers, with separate dining cars for each class. Features of the new cars are the provision of separate chairs in the firstclass dining-cars; large side windows designed to eliminate all draughts; and a novel colour scheme in the upholstery and internal decorations.
The new L. and N.E.R. London-Harwich Boat Train, approaching Harwich.
The Harwich route to the continent is especially useful for journeys to central and north European points. It does not attempt to compete with the Southern Railway services to and from Paris and south European centres, but provides a quick and particularly comfortable means of reaching cities like Brussels, Antwerp, Berlin, Copenhagen, Hamburg and Stockholm. Apart from the regular daily passenger sailings, there is operated between Harwich and Zeebrugge, in Belgium, an extremely efficient train-ferry for the movement of goods traffic of almost every kind, and particularly for perishables conveyed in special containers.
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