Southern Named Trains
Boat Train Specials
| As well as its own Named Trains the Southern Railway ran many Ocean Liner Specials to carry the passengers from the liners that docked at the railway's Southampton Docks to London. Many of these had their own names, although there were also a lot of un-named specials. |
| 34007 Wadebridge with the "Statesman" boat
train ready to carry the passengers from the SS United States to Waterloo.
photograph by Les Elsey courtesy |
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| The above photograph appeared in the September 1952 issue of The
Railway Magazine with the following caption:
Southern Region Ocean Liner Expresses |
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Wadebridge at Eastleigh shed on 9 May 1954 ready to leave
for Southampton Docks to work the South American boat train "Holland
American" to Waterloo.
Note how the headboard is located on the headlamp brackets. photograph by Les Elsey courtesy |
| Almost three years later and the same engine is working the
same boat train once more as it passes Eastleigh in April 1957.
photograph courtesy of www.southernrailway.net |
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34006 Bude with the "Cunarder" boat train passing
Winchester.
photograph: Mike Morant collection |
| 34008 Padstow in April 1957 at Clapham Junction. The
headboard was in connection with a special Boat Train for the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police. Note the white finish to the vacuum and steam heating pipes!
photograph courtesy of www.southernrailway.net |
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Lord Nelson class loco
Nº30862 Lord Collingwood with the "Union Castle Express"
boat train at Surbiton.
photograph: Mike Morant collection |
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ACE | Bournemouth Belle | Devon Belle | Golden Arrow | Man of Kent | Night Ferry | Royal Wessex | Southern/Brighton Belle | Thanet/Kentish Belle
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