A boat train is a passenger train operating to a port for the specific purpose of making connection with a passenger ship, such as a ferry or ocean liner. Through ticketing is normally available.
ex-SR Battle of Britain Class 34072 257 Squadron Unrebuilt Bulleid Light Pacific, with the Golden Arrow styling
Notable named boat trains[]
- Admiraal de Ruijter, Template:Stnlink – Template:Stnlink (1987– ?)
- Benjamin Britten, Template:Stnlink – Template:Stnlink (1987– ?)
- The Flèche d'Or (Golden Arrow), Paris Gare du Nord – Calais-Maritime (1929–1972)[1]
- The Golden Arrow, London Victoria – Dover Marine (1929–1972)[1]
- The Cunarder[2]
- London Waterloo – Southampton Docks (Ocean Terminal)
- London Euston – Liverpool Riverside
- Glasgow Central – Greenock Prince’s Pier
- Night Ferry, Template:Stnlink – Paris Nord / Brussels Midi/Zuid (1936–1980)
- The Statesman, London Waterloo – Southampton Docks (Ocean Terminal)[3]
- The Steam Boat, Toronto – Port McNicoll
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See also[]
- Dutchflyer, London to Amsterdam
- Venice-Simplon Orient Express, London to Paris and beyond
- Lyttelton Line Boat trains, New Zealand
- train ferry. where coaches are carried on a ferry