2-713-722 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'The S.R. Dover Boat Train, Hauled by "Sir Gawain" A King Arthur Type Locomotive', c1930. 'The well-known S.R. [Southern Railway] Dover Boat Train ascending Grosvenor Road Bank, hauled by the "Sir Gawain", an engine of the "King Arthur" class. The express leaves Victoria at 11 a.m., connecting up with the principal Continental services including the through expresses to the Winter Sports Grounds in Switzerland and the luxurious "Blue" trains to the Riviera. A the height of the season, it is frequently necessary to run this train in three sections.' 4-6-0 engine built in 1925 by North British Loco Company. Postcard.