MARK S brings back interesting memories of my first trip to Paris in 1962 - to visit a girl friend, now my wife of 56 years. While I had some time off (she didn't want me around on shampooing day), I went down to St. Lazaire Station and saw 2-8-2T locomotives on commuter trains - rode behind one to Poissy and back. On a trip the next year, I rode the golden Arrow to London. From Paris to Calais, it was pulled by a beautiful 4-6-2 with the Golden Arrow emblem on the smoke box.
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