Boulogne Maritime
Classic diesel traction of SNCF Class BB 67400 hauls the incoming Paris train into the postwar trainshed at Boulogne in 1992. This was part of the new combined car ferry terminal and harbourside railway station opened in 1952. The previous station building from 1875 was heavily damaged during the 1940 Invasion of France and units of the Welsh Guards were engaged in defensive action in various parts of the structure and outbuildings before being forced to withdraw by sea. The remains were then totally destroyed by Allied bombing in the lead up to Operation Overlord when Boulogne Harbour was attacked from the air. In the postwar period the new station saw use as the departure point for the VSOE to Istanbul and, later, Venice. A good view of the layout and location of the Pont Secteur see image 74222 is available here: http://hhvferry.com/blog/?p=1969
Location: Boulogne Maritime
Original line: SNCF
Photographer: Charlie Niven
Contact photographer: Charlie Niven
Date: 07/09/1992
Image number: 74968
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