Can anyone tell me how people traveled from London to Paris around 1910? I am researching for a novel.
2007-03-15 01:45:08 · 4 answers · asked by colinmc_2001 1 in Travel ➔ United Kingdom ➔ London
Assuming the travellers in your novel are wealthy, they would have taken a steam train from Victoria station with the "Southeastern and Chatham Railway Company" to Dover. They would have then gotten on a steamship (possibly also run by the rail company) to Calais. They would then travel on a steam train of the "Chemin Fer du Nord" french train company to Paris Gare du Nord train station. Whilst waiting for a steamship at Dover they may have spent a night in the Grand Hotel.
In other words, it was very similar to how one would make the journey today (unless you use the Eurostar).
2007-03-15 08:40:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
By train. The train made an enormous difference to travel in the late Victorian times for before that it was by horse and carriage of some sort. Cars in those days were used more for fun then utility and it was a long time before airliners were used in any big way
2007-03-17 05:54:07 · answer #2 · answered by Professor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most probably across the Channel by boat, with trains from London to Dover and Calais to Paris.
2007-03-15 08:53:00 · answer #3 · answered by Gerbil 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sorry l cant help still waiting for the bloody tram
2007-03-15 09:56:21 · answer #4 · answered by ashymojo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋