46) In fact there is always something new about railways, even if it’s just seeing one of the named trains
– like the Golden Arrow – for the first time. This famous train takes passengers to Dover for the short sea route to the Continent. Here it is leaving Victoria Station, London. It’s an all-Pullman train and, as you see in this picture, the locomotive bears not only the golden arrow on its front and sides but the flags of Britain and France as well.
This train is noted for its comfort – even luxury – its cleanliness and its good time-keeping. But these virtues, especially the good time-keeping, are not confined to one or two famous expresses on British Railways. The ordinary work-a-day trains have them too.