The Railway Magazine

FROM THE RAILWAY MAGAZINE ARCHIVES

100 YEARS AGO AUGUST 1919

ON TUESDAY July 15th, the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway resumed a day passenger service between London and Paris. The service was arranged to run tri-weekly to the 25th and daily commencing on July 28th. The trains leave Victoria 9.a.m. and arrive Paris (St Lazare) at 6.45p.m., the return train leaves Paris (St Lazare)

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