One of the famed Chapelon Nord Pacifics, No 231 E 24, has just un-coupled from an express from Paris Nord, with carriages from the 'Blue Train', and runs forward before reversing over the scissors... (more)

From another negative in the collection of the late O.S. Nock is this view of an Algerian Beyer-Garratt Pacific loco on arrival at Calais Maritime with an express from Paris when it set a speed re... (more)

The 14.22 London St.Pancras to Paris Nord Eurostar service has just passed Fréthun station on leaving the Channel Tunnel with the recently refurbrished spare power car No 3999 leading set 3016/30... (more)

Just before a catastrophic failure, the PLM Pacific is readied in Calais for hauling a re-creation of the Golden Arrow London-Dover-Calais-Paris train. This was going to be a rare charter train co... (more)

Former PLM four-cylinder compound Pacific No 231K82 reverses through Calais Ville en-route to the locomotive depot, seen in the right hand background, from the Maritime station after bringing a mo... (more)

Former Nord Railway four-cylinder compound Pacific No 231E22 enters Calais Ville station with the 18.42 Genoa to Calais Maritime, the 'Italia Express', a much missed train. The Nord was so pleased... (more)

Former PLM (Paris-Lyon-Mediterainian) four-cylinder compound Pacific No 231K8 reverses into Calais Maritme station before taking the 'Fleche d'Or' (Golden Arrow) to Amiens where an electric loco w... (more)

Just 12 minutes after my previous shot the North of London Eurostar set heads away from Calais Frethun on the last leg of its journey as the 15.46 Paris Nord to Boulogne. In the background a Three... (more)

Just occasionally luck is on your side and a window of blue sky appears and an unexpected type of train comes along at the right time. In this case the 15.46 Paris Nord to Boulogne, usually formed... (more)

Mikado 141R311 (US Built) and Chapelon Pacific 231E17 at the ferry terminal waiting for a connecting boat coming from England.

At the Calais Maritime ferry terminal, two Pacifics of PLM origin, 231K8 and 231G81, are ready for departure with the famous train "La Flèche d'Or" (the Golden Arrow). This was the standard and m... (more)

Unidentified Biomode unit at Calais Depot.

The driver of former PLM four-cylinder compound Pacfic No 231K22 oils round his engine before departure with the 14.24 express to Paris. Shades of Papa Boule!

The 12.51 TGV service from Calais Ville to Paris Nord comes up the connecting spur from Calais-Frethun station to the LGV (high speed) line formed of a pair of former Paris-Sud Est TGV units. The ... (more)

A Brush Eurotunnel Bo-Bo-Bo electric leaves the Channel Tunnel with a lorry (truck) shuttle from the UK. It was on a train exactly like this that a lorry recently caught fire closing a section of ... (more)