"Guy Gorton" wrote

Used the Night Ferry just once to go to Brussels. Interesting
experience.
My colleagues laughed at me for taking such an antiquated route - they
were going to fly the next morning from LHR. I got to the office
before they did because LHR was fogged in! That was despite my
sleeper coach missing its connection at Calais.

They were indeed antiquated. AIUI the wagons-lits were heated by coke
stoves - fuelling them was one of the attendant's duties.

Peter