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Erika
To the best of my knowledge the channel tunnel was built in the 90's. However, I'm watching Hercule Poirot here and there he says "I must catch a train to London" while he is in Paris. There was also the Orient Express which has run from London at some point. T'his is somewhat confusing. Did they have a bridge or something and if they did why was the tunnel such a 'marvel'? Or did they have some big ferries or alike that could could take on trains?
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Normally you'd catch a train from Paris Gare du Nord to Calais or Boulogne, then walk on to a ferry to Dover or Folkestone, sail across the Channel, then catch another train from the port to (usually) London Victoria. The system actually worked pretty well because there were dedicated railway stations in each of the ports, so the distance you had to walk was pretty short. It is still possible to travel from London to Paris this way, though the dedicated stations have been closed since the Tunnel opened and you have to take buses between the stations and the port, and it usually takes 10-12 hours instead of about 2 hours through the tunnel. The Orient Express is actually two trains - the British one never crosses the Channel, and Continental trains are usually built too wide or tall to get under bridges or through tunnels in Britain.
There was actually one train, the Night Ferry, which consisted of sleeping cars which were shunted on and off a ship in the middle of the night, so you could actually go to bed in Paris (or Brussels) and wake up in London (and you'd probably wake up when they were shunting you on and off the boat as well!) - the service ran between 1936-1939 and 1947-1980.
Normally you'd catch a train from Paris Gare du Nord to Calais or Boulogne, then walk on to a ferry to Dover or Folkestone, sail across the Channel, then catch another train from the port to (usually) London Victoria. The system actually worked pretty well because there were dedicated railway stations in each of the ports, so the distance you had to walk was pretty short. It is still possible to travel from London to Paris this way, though the dedicated stations have been closed since the Tunnel opened and you have to take buses between the stations and the port, and it usually takes 10-12 hours instead of about 2 hours through the tunnel. The Orient Express is actually two trains - the British one never crosses the Channel, and Continental trains are usually built too wide or tall to get under bridges or through tunnels in Britain.
There was actually one train, the Night Ferry, which consisted of sleeping cars which were shunted on and off a ship in the middle of the night, so you could actually go to bed in Paris (or Brussels) and wake up in London (and you'd probably wake up when they were shunting you on and off the boat as well!) - the service ran between 1936-1939 and 1947-1980.
Does anyone know good movies settled in the 18-19th and the beginning of the 20th century?
Lawliet
I recently watched Pride and Prejudice and Vanity Fair, but I'd also like to see mystery movies (like the one with Sherlock Holmes made last year).
Thank you.
Answer
Johnny Depp has made two really good movies that fit the bill...
From Hell (2001)
The infamous Jack the Ripper case set in London of 1888. The Ripper has been running amok in the Whitechapel district murdering and dissecting prostitutes. Scotland Yard Inspector Fred Abberline, aided by his partner, Peter Godley, are on the case to figure out who this serial killer is and why he is killing these women in such a brutal manner. Abberline is an opium addict and when "chasing the dragon" he is able to have visions of the future, a certain psychic ability that allows him to solve cases. As Abberline and Godley investigate the crimes, they become acquainted with the prostitutes who were friends and colleagues of the victims. Abberline begins to fall in love with Mary Kelly, one of the prostitutes, or as the nobles called them "unfortunates", being hunted down by Jack the Ripper. Abberline digs deeper and deeper into the conspiracy and attempts to solve the case before Mary Kelly is the next victim.
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Constable Ichabod Crane of the New York police arrives in the small village of Sleepy Hollow in 1799 to solve a mystery of murders. With all the victims found with their heads missing, everybody in Sleepy Hollow is talking about the ghost of the "headless horseman". He is supposedly out in the woods seeking revenge for his murder many years ago. Crane, believing only in logic, refuses to believe the public's theory about the horseman and begins his investigations, only to find his faith shattered when he himself encounters the headless horseman. A magical tale of sense against myth.
Johnny Depp has made two really good movies that fit the bill...
From Hell (2001)
The infamous Jack the Ripper case set in London of 1888. The Ripper has been running amok in the Whitechapel district murdering and dissecting prostitutes. Scotland Yard Inspector Fred Abberline, aided by his partner, Peter Godley, are on the case to figure out who this serial killer is and why he is killing these women in such a brutal manner. Abberline is an opium addict and when "chasing the dragon" he is able to have visions of the future, a certain psychic ability that allows him to solve cases. As Abberline and Godley investigate the crimes, they become acquainted with the prostitutes who were friends and colleagues of the victims. Abberline begins to fall in love with Mary Kelly, one of the prostitutes, or as the nobles called them "unfortunates", being hunted down by Jack the Ripper. Abberline digs deeper and deeper into the conspiracy and attempts to solve the case before Mary Kelly is the next victim.
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Constable Ichabod Crane of the New York police arrives in the small village of Sleepy Hollow in 1799 to solve a mystery of murders. With all the victims found with their heads missing, everybody in Sleepy Hollow is talking about the ghost of the "headless horseman". He is supposedly out in the woods seeking revenge for his murder many years ago. Crane, believing only in logic, refuses to believe the public's theory about the horseman and begins his investigations, only to find his faith shattered when he himself encounters the headless horseman. A magical tale of sense against myth.
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