Southern Steam Days at Dover [2 of 2]

[leeky7]

The Pullman at 3.48 is not in fact the "Golden Arrow", but a special laid on for the President of France on 7 March 1950, of 5 cars and a van. There's a photo by Derek Cross in the Railway Mag May 50, and a beautiful one by Patrick Ransome-Wallis in Main Line Album (Whitehouse/Ian Allan 1964). The engine is 35019 French Line C.G.T., in fresh blue livery, with tyres, buffers and the leading edge of the casing picked in white or silver. "RF" stands for "Republique Francaise" of course.

[SouthernRailwayFilms]

Thanks for the info. It is operationally improbable but one would like to think that those in charge might have been persuaded to terminate at Waterloo, as per that old chestnut relating to Churchill's funeral train.

[gguru1]

From London to Dover every day, the Golden Arrow is on it's way!

[bdb60088]

that should be its; not it's

[SouthernRailwayFilms]

You Sir, are a pedant after my own heart.