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From the Coupé.

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Editors Acknowledgements.

My thanks to the following contributors for their assistance in the production of this issue of PULLMAN 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, J.Morel, T.Knox, R.Barber, C.J.B. Sanderson, W.Rodgerson, J.C. Dean, J.W.Hague, J.Talbot, R.Jones, K.Robertson, J.Wheller, D.Lindsay, G.Rushton, C.Long, J.Mitchell, T.Mulligan, M.O’Neill, C.Hanley, B.Smith, M.Tuohy, D.J.Dippie, S.Altham, A.Good.

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. The Pullman Society, Railway World, Railway Magazine, Trains Illustrated, VSO-E 1983.

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Edition Contents.

Page/s. Details. 1 Cover. 2 From the Coupé. 3 Editors Acknowledgement. 4 Edition Contents. 5-8 Pullman Car History “CAR No. 34 THIRD CLASS”. 8 Thursday August 16th, 1962 and Western Region Blue Pullman at Old Oak Common D.J.Dippie - The Armstrong Railway Photographic Trust. 9-15 Bring Back The Brighton Belle. 16-17 Blue Pullman - Update on publication - K.Robertson. 18 Free Internet Newsletters, Magazines & Web Sites. 19-21 Look Back at Pullman. 21 Members of the British Pullman 1983 on-board staff - B.Smith Collection/VSO-E Postcard Collection 1983. 22-25 LNER Pacific’s - T.Knox. 25 Table Setting within the British Pullman 1983 - B.Smith Collection/VSO-E Postcard Collection 1983. 26-27 The Christopher Lade Archive - N.Lade. 28 The Pullman Society. 29-31 Clayton Wagons Limited - Indian Railway Pullman - J.Michell. 32-35 Mail Bag. 36-40 Armstrong Railway Photographic Trust (ARPT) - R.Barber. 41-42 The High-Speed Train Version of the Blue Pullman. 43-52 Pullman Preservation & Restoration. 43-50 AQUILA - R.Jones. 51 The Bluebell Railway Pullman Report – D.Jones 52 Kent & East Sussex Railway - Pullman Report - J.Wheller. 53-54 BRC&W Co - Museum & Workshop Project – S.Altham. 55 Pullman Labor Celebration September 7th - M Tuohy. 56 Rail Riders Club. 57 Tail Lamp.

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PULLMAN CAR HISTORY

CAR No. 34 THIRD CLASS.

4. Pullman Identity: CAR No. 34 THIRD CLASS. 4. Type of Car: Parlour. 2. Into Service: 1926 August 1st. 4. Builder: Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Co. Ltd., Smethwick. 4. Pre-1960 Schedule No: 192. 4. Post 1960 Schedule No: 192. 4. Tare: 39t. 4. Seats: 54. 4. Seating Configuration: 2 x 2. 4. Bogies: 2 x 4 wheels. 4. 1 Track Gauge: 4’ 8 /2”. 4. Brake: Vacuum. 4. Length (over Vestibules): 63’ - 10”. 4. Extreme Width: 8’ - 7”. 4. Roof: Ellongated. 2.Table Lamps Type: F. 1.Type 1932 List: -/K. 1.Route Restriction (SR): -/I. 2.Cost per Car: £.

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. Interior walls were finished in dark mahogany and decorated. Flooring interlocking India rubber black, blue and marble diamond pattern tiles.

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©Antony Ford.

CAR No. 34 in July 1926 at the BRC&W works at Smethwick.

©Antony Ford.

Elevations and Plans of CAR No. 34.

2. 1926 August 1st. Entered service on the Southern Railway (Central Section) and working principally on the ‘Southern Belle’.

2. 1929 August. Re-modelled with 2 x 1 seating and seating reduced from 54 to 42.

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©Antony Ford.

CAR No. 34 with the re-modelled saloon interior with 2 x 1 seating.

©Antony Ford.

Re-modelled Elevations and Plans of CAR No. 34.

2. 1931. Allocated to the ‘Bournemouth Limited’.

2. 1939 September. Withdrawn and stored during the Second World War.

4. 1940 October 10th. Damaged by enemy action.

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2. 1945 September. Seating reduced to 42 and tare weight reduced to 38t.

2. 1948. Allocated to the ‘Devon Belle’.

2. 1951. Remodelled at the Pullman Car Company Preston Park Works During remodelling the oval cathedral glass lights were replaced by square type as fitted to the 1951/1952 ‘U’ type cars. Re-designated No. 34 SECOND CLASS.

2. 1951 June 11th. Allocated to the ‘Golden Arrow’ service.

2. 1967 July 9th. Within the formation of the final ‘Bournemouth Belle’. No longer required the car was moved to storage at Micheldever.

2. 1967 August. Withdrawn.

Details with regard to the car’s disposal from Micheldelver is currently not known.

Information Sources.

1. Pullman in Europe. G.Behrend. ISBN not registered 2. Pullman Profile No.2 ‘THE STANDARD K TYPE CARS’. Antony M Ford. ISBN 978-1-906419-22-6 3. Pullman Travelling in Style. Brian Haresnape. ISBN 0-7110-1648-8 4. Pullman Car Services-Archive. ------

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Gordon Rushton & Doug Lindsay

On July 10th, 2020 Doug and I took the antimacassars for Brighton Belle to Crewe and went to discuss what carpets they wanted and when delivery should be affected.

©G.Rushton.

Antimacassar.

At the same time, I was able to take a number of photographs to update on differences since seeing the train last in November 2019 at WH Davies.

We were welcomed and looked after, spending about 90 minutes on site and having the courtesy of being conducted round cars MABEL (CAR No. 91) and DORIS that were being worked on in the workshop. Les Warren and Chris Squires showed us round and during the visit Tony Bush dropped in to say hello and send you his compliments.

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©G.Rushton.

DORIS interior, showing the attractive, glass-covered tables waiting to be mounted face-to-face with the opposite armchair.

Car MABEL is off its bogies that require attention, there being concerns that they are not fit for running and need adjustment - which is being attended to. Inside DORIS there was much activity fitting the blinds - these are not being installed without a fight, but then this appears to be normal for Brighton Belle and problems are being overcome. The interior of DORIS looks good, with much remedial work now complete. One vertical strake of veneered wood is out of order - not a Wheathills job - but it will not be a problem to make it good. Otherwise the parquetry looks very bright and complete. Grills and metalwork look in keeping and all the nickel plating is dulling down from its garish brightness to a more muted silver sheen as befits the original train. PULLMAN - Edition No.56 - September & October 2020 “Information is for sharing and not gathering dust” Page 10 of 57

©G.Rushton.

DORIS interior, showing the unwanted ‘lifting’ of the vertical window strake varnished surface.

The electrics are currently being worked on over both cars. All the lighting is in, and this looks excellent in DORIS, as the pink, glass, ceiling light shades work well. DORIS armchairs are all fitted with neat, glass topped tables completed and standing by. The burgundy carpet will be present shortly and will complement the moquette of the furniture to look quite different from other cars. It is close to being complete inside and should be different enough from everything else to command a premium fare. Antimacassars to the approved design look fine.

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©G.Rushton.

DORIS exterior showing large paint damage, where the filler layer has lost adhesion with the car side and come away

The train exterior was not finished before it left Davies, but it has suffered, and it would be shame if it is a short step to ingress of water that will trash the woodwork. I am by no means sure that the finish was durable enough for rail use, as if sunlight can do damage, some vibration in service might add to it.

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©G.Rushton.

MABEL and the nearly finished driver’s desk, rather an advance.

Car MABEL was being worked on industriously in the electrical department and much progress has been made in installing the driver’s desk and linking up the various control systems. We are soon to have the services of a foremost installer and trouble-shooter of the various railway safety systems, such as ERM, TPWS, GSM(R) and so forth. This is excellent progress – a leap forward.

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©G.Rushton.

DORIS interior showing window position, luggage rack, grilles, lamp socket, computer recharge and internet plug

It is the intention to get the ‘electrics’ completed so that the two motor cars can be placed together and tested to operation, then to complete GRAVETYE MANOR (CAR No. 85) and BERYL (CAR No. 88), that will allow the complete 4 car set to be assembled. Looking at the impact of Covid-19 and the immense scope of activity in the workshop.

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©G.Rushton.

Doris interior showing armchair in new moquette in the corner niche with antimacassar.

It would seem that the Trust has the particular problem of assisting Crewe in finding accommodation under cover for the Brighton Belle. It is vulnerable, and we know (as we have always known) that this train exposed will set it back seriously, and expensively.

http://brightonbelle.com/

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Kevin Robertson advises. Progress is such that we are just waiting on the index to be compiled and then we should be off to print in a week or so. I do fully appreciate the frustration some may be feeling over the delays, be assured we have pushed things along as fast as we can. In the interim and I hope to prove we have not been idle, the contents page from the new book which gives some indication of the scope of the new book. I should add that within several of the chapters there are also some sub-sections!

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FREE INTERNET NEWSLETTERS, MAGAZINES & WEB SITES.

Coupé News, Special Editions, Pullman & CIWL News & Pullman Newsletter Past Editions. All current and past issues can be sourced at the following resources: - The Search Engine at the National Railway Museum, York. The Railway Studies Group at Newton Abbot. The SEMG web site from which copies can be downloaded in ‘pdf’ format at https://sremg.org.uk/coach/coupe/index.html

Bringing Back the Brighton Belle. The wonderful Brighton Belle, the only electric all-Pullman train in the world, succeeded the steam service between London and Brighton in 1933 and became the world's first electric inter-city train. A much-loved railway icon, the three five-car train sets were withdrawn by BR in 1972. Now we have a wonderful idea - an amazing feat of restoration, to bring together a complete train set and return the Belle to the mainline! To follow progress with the restoration and help. http://www.brightonbelle.com

Raildate. The weekly newsletter produced and published by Howard Sprenger every Friday covering general railway subjects with links to sites for further information visit: - https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/RAILDATE/info Where you can sign up to access the weekly newsletter. Raildate Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/1464457607123111/ You must be a member of Facebook to join The Railtube Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/railtube2/ Thanks to Peter Lewis for posting Raildate to his Facebook page, which should be available to view even if you are not a member of Facebook

British Railway Modeller’s Down Under. The British Railways modeller’s source of prototype information, modeling articles, hints & tips, electrical and DCC articles, current & historical photographs. www.brmdu.com.au

Model Railway Express Magazine. Current and past editions of the ‘FREE’ eMagazine are now available and can be sourced from the following link. http://www.mremag.com/ Also visit the MRE Magazine on Facebook.

Amis des Wagons-Lits Newsletter. The CIWL newsletter has been launched. The first very comprehensive 29 page edition is available in ‘pdf’ format and if anyone would like a copy they should please register with [email protected]

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LOOK BACK AT PULLMAN.

1875 - 145 Years Ago.

October 26th. Parlour car ‘MARS’ enters service on the London Brighton & South Coast Railway on the London to Brighton service. The train formation consisted of ordinary coaches and the single Pullman car. This remained a single car service until 1881. (Information Source: J.Morel & C.Long)

1915 - 105 Years Ago.

September 12th. Third Class Pullman cars included on the London Brighton & South Coast Railway. Two cars on the London to Brighton and one car on the London to Eastbourne services. (Information Source: PCS-A)

1920 - 100 Years Ago.

October The Abbey Works of Clayton Wagons Limited at Lincoln hosted a visit by Forty engineers from British, Colonial and Indian Railway Companies. Travelling from Kings Cross to Lincoln within a Pullman car attached to the 8.45 am service. At Lincoln station the Pullman car was detached and then moved forward to the Abbey Works. The party was photographed in front of the Abbey Works traverser with Pullman Buffet Car ‘ARCADIA’.

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1925 - 95 Years Ago - continued.

September 19th. Due to poor patronage the ‘Manchester Pullman’ withdrawn. The Pullman cars re-allocated to the ‘West Riding Pullman’ service. (The ‘Manchester Pullman’ was an extension of the original ‘Sheffield Pullman’ of June 2nd, 1924. In April 1925 the service was extended to Manchester and re-named the ‘Manchester Pullman’.) (Information Source: Railway World June 1978)

September 21st. The 11.10 am Kings Cross to Leeds ‘West Riding Pullman service. Two cars within the formation going forward to Bradford. (Information Source: Railway World June 1978)

September 21st. The ‘Edinburgh Pullman’ service is re-routed non-stop to Harrogate via Shaftholme Junction, Church Fenton and Tadcaster. (Information Source: Railway World June 1978)

October 27th. Great Northern Railway No. 2992 ex-Pullman car ‘IONA’ withdrawn. Moved to Lincoln and as a grounded body serviced as a Mutual Improvement Class Meeting Room for the GNR MPD. Broken-up circa 1970. (Information Source: PCS-A)

1930 - 90 Years Ago.

September. Pullman operations on the Great Western Railway cease. (Information Source: Railway Magazine May 1933 and the May-June 1947)

1935 - 85 Years Ago.

September 30th. The ‘West Riding Pullman’ rebranded to the ‘Yorkshire Pullman’ serving Harrogate, Leeds, Halifax and Hull. (Information Source: PCS-A)

1940 - 80 Years Ago.

October 9th. Victoria station ‘Brighton Belle’ unit No. 3052 heavily damaged during an air raid. (Information Source: PCS-A)

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1960 - 60 Years Ago.

September 12th. Inaugural ‘Blue Pullman’ (8 car sets) services to both Birmingham and Bristol. (Information Source: PCS-A)

September 28th. Inaugural operation of the new Met Cam Mk 1 Pullman cars On the Eastern Region forming the ‘Master Cutler’. Cars ‘EAGLE’, ‘FALCON’, ‘AMBER and CAR No. 332. (Information Source: Trains Illustrated November 1960)

1965 - 55 Years Ago.

September 5th. The ‘Bournemouth Belle’ departs from Bournemouth West station for the final time. The station closed temporary on September 6th and closed formally on October 3rd, 1965. (Information Source: Railway Magazine September 1967)

1980 - 40 Years Ago.

October 31st. The ‘Night Ferry’ withdrawn. (Information Source: PCS-A) ------

B.Smith Collection/VSO-E Postcard Collection 1983.

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LNER PACIFICS The Eastern Region of British Railways Pacific Class Locomotive Pullman Workings.

Tommy Knox.

As ever my thanks to Tommy Knox for the following information on steam hauled Pullman services on the East Coast Main Line. Within the text reference is made to ‘Up’ and ‘Dn’ workings. These relate thus, an ‘Up’ working is a service to London Kings Cross, and ‘Dn’ is a ‘Down’ working from Kings Cross. I.e. All lines to any of London’s terminals are classified as the ‘UP Line’.

The Queen of Scots Pullman - September & October 1950 - 70 years ago.

Date: Locomotive: Working:

50.09.08 60119 Queen of Scots past Doncaster 50.09.30 60118 131 Up Queen of Scots 50.10.07 60139 58 Dn Queen of Scots of Scots from Kings Cross

The Queen of Scots Pullman - September & October 1960 - 60 years ago.

Date: Locomotive: Working:

60.09.02 60120 131 Up Queen of Scots from Leeds - Kings Cross 60.09.02 60130 58 Dn Queen of Scots from Kings Cross / Bradford - Kings Cross past Grantham 19.50 60.09.05 60084 131 Up Queen of Scots from Newcastle / on Neville Hill shed 60.09.10 60120 131 Up Queen of Scots into Kings Cross 60.09.12 60023 131 Up Queen of Scots into Newcastle - 60084 on 60.09.12 60084 131 Up Queen of Scots from Newcastle from 60023 60.09.14 60036 58 Dn Queen of Scots into Newcastle / serviced on Gateshead shed / 89 Up North Briton from Newcastle 60.09.17 60515 58 Dn Queen of Scots from Kings Cross 60.09.22 60069 131 Up Queen of Scots into Kings Cross 60.09.24 60070 58 Dn Queen of Scots from Kings Cross - Leeds - 60084 on / on Copley Hill shed 60.09.24 60074 serviced on Gateshead shed / 131 Up Queen of Scots from Newcastle from 60101 60.09.24 60084 58 Dn Queen of Scots from Leeds from 60070 -Newcastle / serviced on Gateshead shed

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The Queen of Scots Pullman - September & October 1960 - 60 years ago - Continued.

Date: Locomotive: Working:

60.09.24 60101 131 Up Queen of Scots from Edinburgh - Newcastle - 60074 on 60.10.01 60036 131 Up Queen of Scots from Newcastle from 60530 / noted in Leeds 60.10.01 60084 58 Dn Queen of Scots into Newcastle / Up North Briton (235) 60.10.01 60530 131 Up Queen of Scots into Newcastle - 60036 on (6) 60.10.08 60086 serviced on Gateshead shed / 131 Up Queen of Scots from Newcastle from 60159 60.10.08 60159 131 Up Queen of Scots from Edinburgh - Newcastle 60086 on 60.10.15 60082 58 Dn Queen of Scots Leeds - Newcastle / serviced on Gateshead shed 60.10.15 60535 131 Up Queen of Scots into Ncle /serviced on Gateshead shed / 52 Kings Cross - Glasgow from Ncle 60.10.17 60130 131 Up Queen of Scots into Kings Cross 60.10.18 60130 131 Up Queen of Scots into Kings Cross 60.10.19 60074 58 Dn Queen of Scots from Leeds - Newcastle 60.10.19 60086 131 Up Queen of Scots from Newcastle - Leeds 60.10.21 60141 131 Up Queen of Scots into Kings Cross 60.10.22 60535 131 Up Queen of Scots into Newcastle 60.10.27 60086 142 Dn North Briton into Newcastle / serviced on Gateshead shed / 131 Up Queen of Scots (87) 60.10.29 60123 131 Up Queen of Scots into Kings Cross 60.10.29 60159 131 Up Queen of Scots into Newcastle

The Yorkshire Pullman - September & October 1950 - 70 years ago.

Date: Locomotive: Working:

50.09.02 60131 19 14.42 Up Yorkshire Pullman 50.09.04 60140 84 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 50.09.16 60117 19 14.42 Up Yorkshire Pullman

The Yorkshire Pullman - September & October 1960 - 60 years ago.

Date: Locomotive: Working:

60.09.02 60059 777 Nottingham - Kings Cross from Grantham 08.36 / 84 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 60.09.02 60069 19 Up Yorkshire Pullman / Kings Cross - Bradford past Grantham 20.14 60.09.03 60039 84 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 60.09.03 60069 19 Up Yorkshire Pullman into Kings Cross / 962 Dn from Kings Cross 60.09.05 60055 84 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 60.09.07 60103 84 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 60.09.09 60103 84 Dn Yorkshire Pullman

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The Yorkshire Pullman - September & October 1960 - 60 years ago - Continued.

Date: Locomotive: Working:

60.09.10 60055 19 Up Yorkshire Pullman 60.09.13 60103 84 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 60.09.13 60518 19 Up Yorkshire Pullman / 88 18.20 Kings Cross - Leeds/Hull 60.09.15 60069 19 Up yorkshire Pullman / 88 Dn from Kings Cross 60.09.16 60103 84 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 11on 60.09.19 60039 84 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 60.09.20 60103 84 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 60.09.21 60055 84 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 60.09.22 60130 84 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 60.09.23 60067 84 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 60.09.24 60022 84 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 60.10.03 60144 19 Up Yorkshire Pullman 60.10.04 60061 84 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 60.10.07 60103 84 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 60.10.08 60108 84 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 60.10.08 60141 19 Up Yorkshire Pullman 60.10.21 60103 84 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 60.10.22 60118 19 Up Yorkshire Pullman 60.10.28 60062 84 Dn Yorkshire Pullman

Harrogate Sunday Pullman - September & October 1960 - 60 years ago.

Date: Locomotive: Working:

60.09.04 60120 (Sun) 84 Dn Harrogate Sunday Pullman 8on 60.09.11 60120 (Sun) 84 Dn Harrogate Sunday Pullman 60.09.18 60123 (Sun) 84 Dn Harrogate Sunday Pullman via Lincoln 60.09.25 60141 (Sun) 84 Dn Harrogate Sunday Pullman via Lincoln 60.10.02 60141 (Sun) 84 Dn Harrogate Sunday Pullman via Lincoln 60.10.09 60123 (Sun) 84 Dn Harrogate Sunday Pullman 60.10.16 60130 (Sun) 84 Dn Harrogate Sunday Pullman 60.10.23 60134 (Sun) 84 Dn Harrogate Sunday Pullman

The Tees Tyne Pullman - September & October 1950 - 70 years ago.

Date: Locomotive: Working:

50.09.19 60033 82 Dn Tees Tyne Pullman 50.09.21 60508 Tees Tyne Pullman

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The Tees Tyne Pullman - September & October 1960 - 60 years ago.

Date: Locomotive: Working:

60.09.05 60017 777 Nottingham - Kings Cross into Kings Cross / 82 Dn Tees Tyne Pullman 60.09.09 60016 101 Edinburgh - Kings Cross into Kings Cross / 82 Dn Tees Tyne Pullman 60.09.19 60028 82 Dn Tees Tyne Pullman / serviced on Gateshead shed 60.09.20 60015 82 Dn Tees Tyne Pullman / serviced on Gateshead shed 60.09.21 60015 101 Edinburgh - Kings Cross into Kings Cross / 82 Dn Tees Tyne Pullman / serviced on Gateshead shed 60.10.17 60008 serviced on Gateshead shed / 145 Up Tees Tyne Pullman

Can you help Tommy?

Tommy is updating the database on a daily basis and would be most grateful if any newsletter reader who undertook train spotting in steam days could look through their notebooks and if they find any information to contact him. Tommy is also happy to answer any reasonable enquiries if he can. e-mail address is [email protected]. ------

B.Smith Collection/VSO-E Postcard Collection 1983.

Table Setting within the British Pullman 1983.

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The Christopher Lade Archive.

(Courtesy of Nick Lade) Wednesday July 17th, 1963.

Esso Petroleum Party of V.I.Ps Victoria to Brighton & Haywards Heath to Victoria

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©C.Lade Archive/N.Lade. PULLMAN - Edition No.56 - September & October 2020 “Information is for sharing and not gathering dust” Page 27 of 57

The Pullman Society

The Golden Way

The journal of the Pullman Society is published four times a year.

Posted to your home address on publication.

Each publication details matters relating to both the Pullman Car Company and the Pullman Cars operated, in both text and photographs.

Contents.

The Pullman Dream.

The ‘Eastern Belle’.

The ‘Eastern Belle’ Half day trips.

Parlour Car SORRENTO.

Parlour Car ISLE OF THANET.

Book review - The ‘Étoile du Nord’ type

Pullman cars of the CIWL.

Preservation Notes.

Errata.

Details on both the Pullman Society and Membership can be sourced from the Societies website at: -

http://www.thepullmansociety.org.uk/

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Clayton Wagons Limited Indian Railway Pullman - James Michell.

I have come across a general arrangement drawing for a “Motor saloon and sleeping car for 2' 6”-gauge Indian Railway" in response from the Pullman Car Co. to Clayton Wagons Ltd, Lincoln.

The drawing shows a 48ft carriage with a pair of petrol engines, each driving a generator, in the driving cab, a kitchen, shower room (with basin and toilet), 2 sleeping compartments (each with 2 bunks) and a saloon with seating for 6 around a table with a door to an open vestibule (veranda) at the back.

©Shuttleworth Trust. (I suspect that the E stands for Enquiry).

©Shuttleworth Trust.

I have reason to believe that the drawing probably dates between 1927 to 1929. It is also a tracing of the original, so I suspect they were somewhat laxed about putting all the specific information on the copies.

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©Shuttleworth Trust.

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The motor coach has all the looks of something that would have been a private hire vehicle with a driving cab and engine at one end. It would have been powered by 2x 40hp motor with the power coming from 2 petrol engines, each driving a generator. It would have been 45ft over the headstocks with 32ft between the pivots of the bogies. Interestingly, it only has a driving cab at one end. The bogies had a 6ft 6in wheelbase.

Research Clayton Shuttleworth Ltd & Clayton Wagons Ltd.

I am currently researching the history of Clayton & Shuttleworth Ltd (C&S) (the origins of the Shuttleworth Trust endowment fund) and Clayton Wagons Ltd. My research so far it could be suggested that the creation of Clayton Wagons Ltd was an attempt by Clayton & Shuttleworth to transfer what was perceived to be the profitable bits with a future into a new company as the 1924 General Meeting reports that the traditional Traction engine/farm machinery business was at only 6% of its pre-war level. Of the initial directors, 4 of the 5 were directors of C&S, no cash was paid to C&S, only all the preferential shares which valued less than the valuation of the assets transferred into Clayton Wagons.

Clayton & Shuttleworth Ltd Drawings.

A massive amount of the Clayton & Shuttleworth drawings were rescued from the old Marshall factory in Gainsborough. These were donated to the Shuttleworth Trust about 8/9 years ago as no other home could be found for them.

Clayton Wagons Ltd Drawings.

My understanding is that the Clayton Wagons Ltd drawings ended up somewhere else when the business failed in 1929/30.

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©Clive Hanley.

MAIL BAG.

From: T.Mulligan. Subject: PCS-A - Pullman Newsletter No. 55 - July & August 2020.

A fascinating edition. Ron Trower's tale of hard work with no sleep for a couple of days on certain excursions is certainly the crew story aboard "Dover Harbor." DC-Savannah RT = no sleep; DC- Williamsburg, VA = 5 AM-2 AM next day. Of course, it's a blast for us volunteers, but unlike Mr. Trower, we don't work tough trips like this as a daily job.

Good photo of "Dover Harbor" in Vermont. The attached caption is in the past tense; it might mention that the car (except during the COVID interlude) runs main line excursions several times per year, some are private charters, some trips welcome the public. The bright green car coupled to it in the photo is a 1920s Pullman-built office car owned by the CEO of Vermont Railways, which - once Amtrak delivered us from DC to the junction at Rutland, VT - hooked up a loco and pulled our two-car special on a fall-leaves excursion all over the state's rural rail network. Only one other PV operator has had the pleasure.

Excellent historic photos through your newest edition. ------

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From: B.Smith. Subject: James B Sherwood at Peace.

The sad section of the last Newsletter was to read, and I compliment your composition, the Eulogy to James B Sherwood --- at Peace. I first became aware of Jim during the late 1960s and 1970s when I worked for Gulf Oil (UK) Ltd, London based, and during certain periods, had involvement with shipping equipment & non bulk liquid product. You will probably know the first years of operation of the VSOE lost a lot of money. Not least the debacle of a winter service between Paris and Italy for business men ! But in 1983 / 84 finances turned for the better, one of the reasons being approval to operate the UK Pullman Car sets on day trips from London. I was fortunate to obtain tickets for myself, and my lady friend of those years, for the first long distance day trip from London (Victoria) to Bath & Bristol. The train was well booked to Bath with only a handful to Bristol. But the community of Bristol so rated the Train’s first visit, upon arrival at Temple Meads we found the Mayor’s Rolls Royce and back up Daimler waiting to take us on tours of Bristol followed by drinks and canapes with the Mayor himself !! However, The great highlight of the day to me, Jim himself was at Victoria and shook hand with us as we boarded the train. By chance I had neigh on five-minute conversation with Jim and, oh yes Terry, he made a great impression both about shipping and luxury trains. You probably know Terry, Jim and his beloved wife, Dr Shirley, were wonderful writers and I wonder if in the next Newsletter relating to Jim’s Eulogy you might recommend their two principle works: -

1.“Orient Express - A Personal Journey” by James B Sherwood ISBN 978-1-84954-187-9 A fascinating record of Jim’s life – yes, much of his success, but to be fair accounts of bad spells. For Newsletter readers the first Chapter “The World’s Most Celebrated Train” cannot fail to absorb & amuse. Particularly on the first page Jim gives the answer why did he create the VSOE? I quote “Although I had liked trains all my life I was never a fanatical railway enthusiast, but the huge interest in the train’s (the Orient Express) demise caught my interest. I could see there was still enough magic around the Orient Express name for me to use it for a project that was beginning to take shape in my mind”. Also casual remarks eg “ I had persuaded my old friends (Sir) Bill McAlpine and (Lord) David Garnock, both of them passionate railway enthusiasts, to come down and give me moral support----“ at the Monte Carlo Pullman Car Auction. Jim also remarks after he had purchased the two cars, he had to find somewhere to put them ! How casual can one get??

2.“Venice Simplon Orient Express – Return of the World’s Most Celebrated Train” by Shirley Sherwood. ISBN 0 297 78261 4. Easy” readable, absorbing, particularly interesting for Newsletter readers the histories of the VSOE cars with full details of their restoring e.g. --- “some fabrics were very expensive: fabrics for the curtains in Cygnus cost over £40 per yard”. (1983 prices). Details we rarely read about e.g. “The silver was copied from Wagon-Lits designs, with particularly pretty bud vases, heavily weighted in their bases so they do not topple over when the train is rushing along”. Albeit in their methods now dated, detailed accounts of the trains promotion and press coverage of the first run. Including a photograph many will remember of two VSOE Cars on barges being floated along Venice waters to be moored alongside the Cipriani Hotel for the background to a promotional party. PULLMAN - Edition No.56 - September & October 2020 “Information is for sharing and not gathering dust” Page 33 of 57

From: Mike O'Neill. Subject: Devon Belle.

A 'lock-down' project has been looking for data on the cars used for the Devon Belle, a long, long time ago. I've found useful material in the Oakwood Press book and constructed a matrix for my own use, against a list of cars that I found on the internet. I have a few of the [later] Hornby models, coinciding with the published data, and have been perusing e-bay to see what else is out there. Quite a lot really, but there are inconsistencies.

Two I've discovered are cars 65 and 66, of which there are models marketed for Devon Belle sets, but which are not on my list. I can appreciate a few substitutions, temporary or permanent, for operating reasons, but what were they . . . ? Do you have any data, please?

Another anomaly is "Minerva". This car is modelled as flush-sided and matchboard, was the Match boarding on the car over-plated at some stage?

Mike in response.

CAR No. 65 & 66.

CAR No. 65 was originally a First-Class Restaurant and into service July 1925, rebuilt in 1937 as Brake and identified as CAR No. 65 Third Class. I am aware that CAR No. 65 was within the formation of the inaugural ‘Devon Belle’. With regard to CAR No. 66, I have no record of the car within the ‘Devon Belle’ but I do not have a record of every working of the train.

With regard to Hornby ‘Devon Belle’ Train and coach packs, I have two complete sets. 2006 to 2008 - R2568 - No. 34030 ‘WATERSMEET’. All matchwood - IOLANTHE First Kitchen, CAR No. 36 THIRD CLASS Parlour, CAR No. 61 THIRD CLASS Kitchen. Coach Pack - R4251 - All Matchwood - CAR No. 65 THIRD CLASS Brake, FINGALL First Kitchen, MINERVA First Parlour.

2009 - R2817 - No. 34007 ‘WADEBRIDGE’. All matchwood - GERALDINE First Kitchen, CAR No. 27 THIRD CLASS Brake, OBSERVATION CAR. Coach Pack - R4380 - All Matchwood CAR No. 54 THIRD CLASS Brake, ARGUS First Kitchen, CAR No. 208 THIRD CLASS Parlour.

Hornby have produced three models of CAR No. 65 Brake. All matchwood R4150, R4251 ‘Devon Belle’ Coach Pack & R4482 (White Roof).

Hornby have produced two models of CAR No. 66 Parlour. Both aluminium sided R4169 ‘Bournemouth Belle’ Coach Pack (post 1960 coat of arms applied) & R4427 (post 1960 coat of arms applied).

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MINERVA (III).

MINERVA(III) i.e. the third car to have the name allocated, into service December 1927 as First Class Parlour, remodelled in 1951 as First Class Guards Parlour. This included the fitting of aluminium plating and the cathedral toilet windows replaced with the *square type as fitted to the new 1951/2 ‘U’ type cars for the Golden Arrow June 1951.

Hornby have produced six models of the car. 2003-2006 - R1038 - VSO-E Set - Aluminium Parlour. 2006-2008 - R4251 - Matchwood Parlour. 2007-2011 - R1073 - VSO-E Set - Aluminium Parlour. 2007-2011 - R4480 - Matchwood White Roof Parlour. 2017 - R3400 - Golden Arrow Set - Aluminium Guard Parlour*. 2019-2020 - Belmond British Pullman Set - Aluminium Parlour. ------

From: A.Good. Subject: Pullman Car & SR ROV Connector to CIWL Night Ferry Car.

My request relates to the Wagon-Lit type gangway connector as fitted initially to the Pullman cars, then the SR ROV that were coupled directly to the CIWL Night Ferry cars. In the event any reader has any photographs/drawing of the gangway connector as fitted to the Pullman Car or SR ROV that they would be prepared to share with me, any help in regard to this request will be much appreciated.

If you can help, please respond via Terry’s e-mail contact address. ------

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The Armstrong Railway

Photographic Trust

For further details visit the Armstrong Railway Photographic Trust Website www.arpt51a.com

Richard Barber.

July 2nd, 1955 Class A1 No. 60127 WILSON WORSDELL at Marshall Meadow with the Down Queen of Scots Pullman.

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September 11th, 1926 Class R1 No. 1237 with the WEST RIDING PULLMAN.

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AQUILA

The location being the Stockton & Darlington Railway 150th Anniversary exhibition held within the British Rail Wagon Works at Shildon County Durham in late August 1975. AQUILA travelled from the Bulmers private sidings at Hereford to Shildon with the GWR King Class No. 6000 KING GEORGE V.

Sister cars PERSEUS and CYGNUS were also in attendance the roofs of both cars can be seen next to the roof of the BR Mk1 coach to the right of AQUILA. These two cars still in the Blue/Grey ‘Golden Arrow’ livery and at that time owned by Scottish & Newcastle Brewery and destined as static restaurants attached to public houses.

They were eventually to move to the NYMR arriving on December 29th, 1976 by rail for a short period of time before the VSO-E (now BELMOND) purchased both cars and moved them to Carnforth for restoration to main line standard for inclusion within the British Pullman.

Enroute to Carnforth in November 1977 car CYGNUS was used in the filming of ‘Agatha’ with starring Dustin Hoffman in the Scarborough bay platforms at York Station. CYGNUS for the filming was painted umber and cream on one bodyside only and named ‘ANNE’. Both cars then continued in the company of Pullman cars ROSALIND and ZENA the movement by rail York to Carnforth within a special train.

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The Queen of Scots Pullman in 1933 at Ripon.

August 1935 at Ripon Class K3 No. 1117.

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SC280M ex CAR No.13 Devon Belle Observation Car at Kyle of Lochalsh.

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The High-Speed Train version of the Blue Pullman.

Artist impression of the proposed train formation livery.

Locomotive Services Limited, under their Statesman Rail trading name, will be running the first railtour of the ‘Blue Pullman’ on Saturday November 14th, 2020, featuring the High-Speed Train (HST).

Locomotive Services Limited owned High Speed Train set livery has been confirmed for the power cars and the nine trailer coaches will be outshopped in a modified 'Blue Pullman' livery, close to that of the original livery as applied to the five sets as introduced in 1960. The HST set is being painted and assembled at Eastleigh Works by Arlington Fleet Services, prior to moving to Crewe in October.

The Midland Pullman was Britain’s first luxury high speed diesel-electric train running between Manchester Central and London St Pancras, the all first-class train set offered at seat deluxe service by Pullman attendants giving passengers immaculate customer service.

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of this iconic train the inaugural train will run between St Pancras and Manchester following as closely as possible the original route through Leicester and along the Midland Main Line and the Erewash Valley to Chesterfield then along the Hope Valley through the stunningly beautiful Derbyshire Peak District with amazing views of Mam Tor and Kinder Scout.

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Terminating at Manchester Piccadilly passengers will then have an afternoon break to visit the popular award-winning Christmas Market with over 300 beautifully festooned stalls offering mouth-watering international food, drinks and delicately crafted yuletide gifts in the heart of this buzzing city.

The train returns in the late afternoon and retrace the outward journey through the Hope Valley and along the Midland Main Line.

Fares First Class from £142 Pullman Dining from £245

Current Approximate Timings. Station Outward Departure Return Arrival

London St Pancras 09.00 20.25 St Albans 09.20 20.05 Luton 09.35 19.50 Bedford 09.55 19.30

Further tours are planned for 2021 throughout Britain and for further details: -

Call: 0345 310 2458 Email: [email protected] Write: Statesman Rail, P.O. Box 83, St Erth, Hayle, Cornwall TR27 4AD Web: https://www.statesmanrail.com

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Preservation & Restoration News.

Pullman Report - AQUILA - Richard Jones.

©PCS-Archive.

Having completed the polishing of the Luggage Racks - all the easily removable fittings have now been done.

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©Richard Jones. The passageway to the main saloon with access door to the Coupé on the right. PULLMAN - Edition No.56 - September & October 2020 “Information is for sharing and not gathering dust” Page 44 of 57

©Richard Jones. Saloon. PULLMAN - Edition No.56 - September & October 2020 “Information is for sharing and not gathering dust” Page 45 of 57

©Richard Jones. Some small cracks in the saloon ceiling these have been filled and painted over (bit of a job trying to mix/match the shade of cream used).

Interesting discovery found stored in one of the Toilet cupboards.... a mahogany container for placing sweet smelling blocks inside. I will now check for where it should be screwed on. PULLMAN - Edition No.56 - September & October 2020 “Information is for sharing and not gathering dust” Page 46 of 57

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I have collected the reproduced cast brackets for the single table from the Foundry at Totnes. Also, the brass foot has been made for the table leg by Peter Tanner Engineering also in Totnes. They also drilled the holes for me in the castings.

August 27th Update.

I mentioned in my report above that if I got any update re the scented block holder found in the Toilet, I would get back to you with more pictures…update below...

I have been unable to find the 4 holes for this so I have made a mahogany base, painted it black to match, and screwed that onto 4 of the 6 holes that were to the side of the WC downpipe. (these 6 holes probably held a notice re flushing of the toilet in stations?) The following photographs show the 6 holes and with the scented block holder affixed, if any reader could advise the correct position for this holder please advise Terry. (The only other thought I had was the left hand cupboard of the Dresser has perforated holes at the top and it could have been fixed inside there, photograph from last November, when the car arrived at the SDR Buckfastleigh). PULLMAN - Edition No.56 - September & October 2020 “Information is for sharing and not gathering dust” Page 48 of 57

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The only other thought I had was the left-hand cupboard of the Dresser has perforated holes at the top and it could have been affixed within. ©Richard Jones.

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The Bluebell Railway Pullman Report

David Jones

Bluebell Railway Pullman Fund Raising.

A unique offer in aid of fund raising for the Bluebell Railway Carriage and Wagon Department. Your chance to help the funding of the Pullman Car Restoration work currently ongoing. Golden Age Models Limited ‘O’ gauge model of Kitchen First FINGALL in good condition, the model is offered for sale in the region of £600 in aid of fund raising. Anyone interested, should contact Sheina Foulkes by e-mail on [email protected]

CAR No. 54 Update.

Sheina has also confirmed that work will recommence on CAR No. 54 on September 1st. with the preparation of the tables & getting the side aluminium sheeting, which was delivered last week, ready to fit.

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The Kent & East Sussex Railway Pullman Report

John Wheller

Kent and East Sussex Railway.

The railway reopened on the 18th July running a much-reduced service of two return trips a day Saturday and Sunday only, with full social distancing in place and an in-depth cleaning system between workings. The reopening has been well received with positive reviews and well patronised services. We have been able to utilise some of our Victorian stock which enables social distancing to be maintained by limiting one family group to each compartment. The success of reopening led to the decision to increase the service and run some midweek trains for August but still just two services per running day. These again have been well patronised.

Wealden Pullman Dining Train.

The Dining train is due to commence services on the 6th September with a Sunday lunch service. This will have reduced capacity to enable social distancing to be maintained. Prior to the service the Pullman set was checked over as it had lain idle since early March. THEODORA had a 2-month exam but BARBARA, DIANA and the Maunsell NBO all had the extensive 18-month exams which had become due. BARBARA has had a new water pump fitted as the old one had failed.

MARK 1 (Restaurant Unclassified) E1987.

Progress on this vehicle has slowed and is still at Eastleigh at the time of writing.

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BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY CARRIAGE & WAGON COMPANY

Museum & Workshop Project - Simon Altham.

The Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company Limited workshops at Smethwick in the period 1910 to 1951 built sixty-three various Pullman cars, in addition during the period 1925 to 1932 built 164 various CIWL cars.

©PCS-Archive.

Schedule Number 310 ‘PEGASUS THE TRIANON BAR’ stands outside the BRC&W Co Workshops on completion of building in 1951. This was the final Pullman car constructed by the company and entered service within the ‘Golden Arrow’ service in June 1951.

In 2014 the slumbering giant that is Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company came back to life as a not for profit company. We have three main aims, first to establish a museum dedicated to the original company, create the largest reference library in the country for drawings and publications covering the diesel and electric era of British Railways and build replicas of prototype locos and other items of rolling stock mainly from the 1950’s and 60’s which failed to survive into preservation.

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The initial list of projects consisted of BRCW’s Lion, Brush’s Falcon and Kestrel and Metro - Cammell’s Blue Pullman. The first 5 years were mainly taken up with researching what drawings were available and obtaining permission from the manufacturers to use their drawings. As time went by the search for a place to call home increased. It is amazing how many disused power stations and other sites there are within the West Midlands and the surrounding area. Finally, we were introduced to the owner of the remaining buildings on the old BRCW works site in Smethwick by Colin Wheeler.

In December 2019, we were offered the original test house, an instantly recognisable building if you have ever seen photos of loco handovers. A grant was agreed to help cover the cost and all effort went into publicising the need to raise the additional money needed on top of the grant to make things happen. Then Covid-19 and lockdown hit, and the grant was an early victim.

Efforts to replace the grant through crowdfunding got underway through the ‘Just Giving website’, but with so much uncertainty it has been hard going, and every other grant giving organisations were overrun with other organisations trying to replace income. Unfortunately the landlord was unable to hold onto the test house building for us and it has now been rented to a local haulier, but it wasn’t all bad news as another building is going to be available in November and is actually a much better option for use as a museum and workshops. We are working on a prize draw which will have several cab rides and simulator sessions donated from various freight and passenger operators on offer.

For details are on the ‘Just Giving’ page visit www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/testhousemuseum Once we are able to launch the prize draw details will be on www.brcw.co/prizedraw If you would like to become a member of the BRCW Support Group we have a prelaunch offer of £10 to cover your first full years membership and access to our Facebook group that keeps you up to date, and for those sensible enough to avoid social media we hope to get a forum running during September. Membership Details can be sourced at www.brcw.co/product/pre-launch-membership

BRC&W Co Ltd - Builders Plate - London Tilbury & Southend Railway Carriage

For further details visit the BRCW Co website at https://www.brcw.co/about-us/

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Pullman Labor Day Celebration September 7th, 2020 - Martin Tuohy.

Labor Day within the United States of America will not be the same this year, but you can still celebrate the true meaning of the holiday with the help of one of the Chicago’s most famous labor history sites.

Head online to stream a presentation, put together by the Pullman National Foundation, Illinois Labor History Society, Chicago Federation of Labor and other Pullman orgs, that will engage viewers on the topic of hyperlocal labor history titled "Our Work: Then, Now & Tomorrow."

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1 Front Cover 2 Editorial, Editor’s Comments, Membership Secretary’s

Comments & Contents

3-5 Club News & Updates 6 Platform 1 Members Photographs 7 Platform 2 Members Memories 8 47488 Photograph & Members Prize Draw 9-11 66175 Rail Riders Express Visits Devon & Cornwall 12-13 HS2 14 -15 Loco Group Focus B17 No.61673 New Build 16 Photograph of ROG No. 57312 Approaching Micheldever

17-19 Railway In Focus

Churnet Valley Railway 20-22 Members Gallery 23 Model Railway Review 24-25 Tinsley TMD & Yard - Part 2 26-27 The Great Model Railway Challenge - Part 2 28 Rail Riders Outlets 29-30 Eastfields Adventures 31 Get Into Gear 32 Rear Cover Photograph

For further details including membership visit Enclosed for members within the magazine https://www.railriders.club/ three £5 National Rail Travel Vouchers https://twitter.com/RidersRail Redeemable with Bishops Trains https://www.facebook.com/Railridersclub/

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Tail Lamp

I trust that some if not all the content of this edition has proved of interest to you. As ever my thanks to those readers who have taken time out to contribute to this edition of your free newsletter, for without their support this edition would not have been published.

On August 15th, 1945 the Second World War finally came to an end and slowly and surely Pullman operations began to return to the rails within the UK. Marking the 75th anniversary of both Victory in Europe of May 8th, 1945 and Victory over Japan on August 15th, 1945 has been reduced due to the on-going Covid-19 pandemic. This made me think about those Pullman employees who were members of the armed forces that were killed during this conflict and indeed the First World War. As far as I am aware (I may be wrong) there is no memorial or recognition to those Pullman Company employees who paid the ultimate price for our freedom.

EU Directive “General Data Protection Regulations” of May 25th, 2018. I hold your e-mail address and additionally your telephone contact number if you have supplied this to me. Your contact details as supplied will not be made available to anyone. In the event anyone wishes to contact you I will forward the request directly to you for you to action as you wish. Your advised details will be deleted from the PCS-A contacts list at your request.

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