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Pullman & CIWL News March & April 2019 Edition No.47 Pullman Car Services-Archive Pullman & CIWL News - Edition No.47 - March & April 2019 “Information is for sharing and not gathering dust” Page 1 of 70 From the Coupé. Welcome aboard your bi-monthly newsletter. I take this opportunity to thank those readers who have kindly taken time to forward contributions in the form of articles and photographs for this edition. I remain dependent on contributions of news, articles (Word) and photographs (jpg) formats in all aspects of Pullman and CIWL operations both past, present, future and related aspects within model railways. All I ask of you for the time I spend in producing your newsletter, is for you to forward on by either E-mail or printing a copy, to any one you believe would be interested in reading your newsletter. st Publication of the newsletter being scheduled on or about the 1 of January, March, May, July, September and November. 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Pullman & CIWL News - Edition No.47 - March & April 2019 “Information is for sharing and not gathering dust” Page 2 of 70 Editors Acknowledgements. My thanks to the following contributors for their assistance in the production of this issue of your newsletter, by way of either articles and/or photographs, for without these contributions this edition of your newsletter would not have been possible: - C.Lade, N.Lade , G.Behrend, A.Ford, B.Haresnape, T.Knox, D.Jones, R.Barber, J.Morel, J.Wheller, K.Murray, K.Robertson, D.Delattre, Jos Geilen, Otto Dijkstra Brendan Martin, Christopher Elliott, Mike Guerra, Pierre Birge, Xavier Guerra, Steffen Dresler, Tim Robbins, M.Newport, J.Morel, C.Long, A.Bower, G.Pierson, J M Boyes, M.Woodcock, S.Cumbor, P.O’Brien. My thanks to the following Publications, Societies & Web Sites: - Pullman in Europe, Pullman Profile No.2 The Standard K Type Cars. Pullman Travelling in Style. The Armstrong Railway Photographic Trust, Railway Magazine, Steam Railway, Belmond, Wikipedia, Belmond, Vintage Carriage Trust, Venice Simplon Orient-Express the return of the worlds most celebrated train - Shirley Sherwood. Venice Simplon Orient-Express the return of the worlds most celebrated train - Shirley Sherwood. Pullmans of the Venice Simplon Orient-Express - Shirley Sherwood. Orient-Express A Personal Journey - James B. Sherwood. Belmond British Pullman London. British Railways Locomotives & Coaching Stock 2018 - Robert Pritchard & Peter Hall. Turkish Forum English - Gary Buchanan. The New York Times Archives - October 10th, 1977 Railway Magazine. Railway World. Bachmann Mainline. Hornby Hobbies. “Information is for sharing and not gathering dust”. To advise the total readership of this newsletter is currently 403. You may at any time forward news, information in ‘Word’ & ‘PDF’ and photographs in ‘jpg’ formats for inclusion within your Newsletter, Special Editions and PCS-Archive. Do you have a question/query that requires an answer, I will endeavor to get you the answer? E-mail [email protected] Pullman & CIWL News - Edition No.47 - March & April 2019 “Information is for sharing and not gathering dust” Page 3 of 70 Edition Contents. Page/s Details 1 Cover. 2 From the Coupé. 3 Editors Acknowledgement. 4 Edition Contents. 5-9 Pullman Car History “CAR No.65 Third Class”. 9 Free Internet Newsletters, Magazines & Web Sites. 10-11 Look Back at Pullman. 12-19 LNER Pacific’s - T.Knox. 19 The NYMR “The Moorlander” Pullman Dinning Train at Goathland in 1996 - T.Bye. 20-22 The Christopher Lade Archive - N.Lade. 23 The Pullman Society. 24-25 Armstrong Railway Photographic Trust - R.Barber. 26-35 Pullman Preservation & Restoration. 26 Bluebell Railway - Pullman Report - D.Jones. 27-28 Pullman Car News by Sheina Foulkes, Supervisor, Carriage & Wagon Department 29-31 Kent & East Sussex Railway - J.Wheller. 32-34 North Yorkshire Moors Railway - GARNET - K.Murray. 35 North Yorkshire Moors Railway - CAR No.79 - K.Murray. 36-39 A Day in The Life Of “The Statesman” Pullman Train Manager Peter O’Brien. 40-54 Pullman Model Scene. 40-49 Hornby Hobbies 2019 Pullmans. 50-54 Bachmann Branchline 2019 Pullmans. 54 The “Moorlander” at Goathland Station in April 1997, hauled by re-built West Country Pacific 4-6-2 No. 34101 “HARTLAND”. 55 Blue Pullman - Advance Information on Publication - K.Robertson. 56-69 CIWL News, Articles & Photographs. 56-57 Amis Des Wagon-Lits. 58-69 The Hotel Cipriani Express. 70 Tail Lamp. Pullman & CIWL News - Edition No.47 - March & April 2019 “Information is for sharing and not gathering dust” Page 4 of 70 PULLMAN CAR HISTORY - CAR No.65 THIRD CLASS. Pullman Identity: CAR No.65 THIRD CLASS. Type of Car: Parlour. Into Service: 1925 July. Builder: Midland Carriage & Wagon Company Limited, Birmingham. Pre-1960 Schedule No: 187. Post 1960 Schedule No: 187. Tare: 40t. Seats: 42 (2x1). Bogies: 2 x 4 wheels. Brake: Vacuum. Length (over Vestibules): 63’ 10”. Extreme Width: 8’ 7”. Roof: Ellongated. 2.Table Lamps Type: ‘J’ Type. 1.Type 1932 List: -/K. 1.Route Restriction (SR): -. 1.Entries such as -/H indicate that the car was not originally given a Type letter, but was classified as Type H after 1932. Entries such as (A)/G indicate that the car was originally (old) type A, and was re-classified as Type G about 1932. Entries such as (D) indicate that the car was originally (old) Type D, and was withdrawn before the new Classification was introduced in 1932. 1.Entries such as (I) indicate that the car concerned would have been Restriction( I) had it been allocated to the S.R. when the latters scheme of Route Restrictions was compiled. Entry (4) for the 1960 cars (Schedule Nos.311 to 354 inclusive) is the B.R.(S.) equivalent of the British Railways Standard Restriction ‘CI’. Entries such as 6/2A indicates that the car concerned was originally Restriction 6, and S.R. Route Restriction2A. Entries such as -/2A indicates that the car concerned was not originally given a S.R. Route Restriction because it was not originally allocated to the S.R.; and that it was given Restriction 2A on being transferred to the S.R. 2. Interior Design. The interior being richly panelled in mahagany, and decorated in various schemes of inlaid marquetry of naturalistic flowers in elegant stem vases. Seats being covered in blue plush diamond pattern. Pullman & CIWL News - Edition No.47 - March & April 2019 “Information is for sharing and not gathering dust” Page 5 of 70 ©A.Ford Collection. Third Class Car No.65 prior to movement to the British Empire Exhibition, Wembley, London. 2/4. 1924 April 23rd to November 1st - British Empire Exhibition, Wembley, London. The exhibition included five Pullman cars as supplied by three constructors: - Birminghan Railway Carraige & Wagon Company. MINERA (II), Midland Railway Carriage & Wagon Company. ARGUS, CYNTHIA, CAR No.65. Clayton Wagons. CAR No.55. ©A.Ford Collection. Pullman & CIWL News - Edition No.47 - March & April 2019 “Information is for sharing and not gathering dust” Page 6 of 70 Third Class Car No.65 plan. 2. 1925 July. Commenced operation on the LNER Great Northern Section within the Harrogate & Edingburgh Pullman. 2. 1928 July. Withdrawn from Great Northern Section operations and following routine overhaul alllocated to other LNER services. 2. 1929 July 8th. Labelled First Class Restaurant Car for Boat Train operation on the Flushing and Antwerp services from Liverpool Street station, London. Internal changes included Table lamps change from ‘J’ to ‘D’ type. The fitting of black and green diamond shape rubber tiles. Installation of loose dining chairs within the two saloons. One of the two lavatory compartments was converted and fitted out with luggage racks. 4 1929 Renovation cost at Pullman Car Company, Preston Park Workshop, Brighton of £163.18.6 2. 1942 - 1947. LNER No.471. 2. 1948. Conversion and Restoration undertaken at Pullman Car Company, Preston Park Workshop, Brighton. Converted to Brake Parlour Third Class seating 30 (2x1). ©A.Hasenson. CAR No.65 as converted in 1948 to Brake Parlour, photographed at Waterloo Station within the formation of the Bournemouth Belle in 1965. Of note with regard to this photograph is on the Pullman car attached on the left is a ‘U Type car of 1951/2 build, attached on the right will be BR Mk1 BG Van for additional luggage and Royal Mail use. The ‘BG’ vans will eventually displace all the Pullman Brake Parlour cars on the Bournemoth Belle. Pullman & CIWL News - Edition No.47 - March & April 2019 “Information is for sharing and not gathering dust” Page 7 of 70 2. 1948. Allocated the Southern Region 2. 1951 August. Identified within the formation of the ‘Queen of Scots Pullman’. 4 1954 June. Noted within the formation of the ‘Yorkshire Pullman’. Harrogate Portion - 65, 72, FINGALL, THELMA, 64. Bradford Portion - ZENA, 107. Hull Portion - AGATHA, IOLANTHE, 71,162, ©D.Lindsay Collection. Circa 1955 Interior View, note the black and green diamond shape rubber tiles as fitted in 1929.