Pullman Car Services

PULLMAN CAR SERVICES

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SPECIAL EDITION No.12.

1951 & 1952 ‘U’ Type Pullman Cars.

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The “Golden Arrow” on June 13th, 1951, two days after the introduction of the ‘U’ Type Pullman cars to the service, with Bulleid Merchant Navy Pacific 4-6-2 No.35028 ‘Clan Line’ at Folkestone Warren. Pullman Car Services-Archive - Special Edition No.12. 1951 & 1952 ‘U’ Type Pullman Cars - Issue 1 - April 2018 Page 2 of 62

The "Golden Arrow" all Pullman service between London and Paris was first introduced by the Southern Railway Company on May 15th, 1929, and the comfort and speed of the service made it an immediate success.

At the annual general meeting of the Pullman Car Co. Ltd., on December 30th, 1949 in London. Mr Stanley J. Adams, Chairman & Managing Director, said that he was glad to report yet another successful year, with Pullman services having proved more popular than ever, and the number of passengers carried in Pullman cars amounted to over 1,500,000. They estimated that they had carried upward of 1,000,000 passengers in their non-supplemental cars. During 1949 the company had confirmed the order for seven new Pullman cars, and these, with other cars being rebuilt at their works, would constitute a new "Golden Arrow" train which would be ready in 1951, the "Festival of Britain" year. The order for these cars was to be the final placed by the Pullman Car Company prior to the British Transport Commission purchase of controlling interest in 1954. The cost of the new cars would have been inordinately high, but, thanks to certain pre-war purchase of material, together with work executed on these materials, the cost now would be considerably lower.

In 1938, the Pullman Car Co. Ltd. placed an order with the Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Co. Ltd. for seven new cars for the East Coast operation. The outbreak of war in 1939 arrested all work on this project, but the drawings, decorative schemes, and so on, had by then been settled and a quantity of material purchased. Construction, however, to cater for the extra traffic expected in connection with the Festival of Britain, it was decided to go ahead and complete the cars with certain modifications and improvement and to utilise them for a new "Golden Arrow".

The seven new cars were all First Class consisting three Parlour, three Kitchen and one Bar Counter and the cars were allocated the identities of PERSEUS (Parlour), CYGNUS (Parlour), HERCULES (Parlour), AQUILA (Kitchen), ORION (Kitchen), CARINA (Kitchen), PEGASUS (Bar Counter).

In addition to the new build, six older cars were converted by the Pullman Car Company at its Preston Park Works, at Brighton, to back-up the new builds and this included having their oval toilet windows replaced by square ones for uniformity. The cars being First Class Guard Parlour MINERVA (III), First Class Guard Parlour ISLE OF THANET, Third Class Guard Parlours CAR No.208 ex LEONA (II), CAR No.36, and finally two Third Class Parlours CAR No.34 and 35.

A further three 'U' type cars were constructed in 1952 by the Pullman Car Company at its Preston Park Works, Brighton. The three cars consisted of one First Class Parlour, one First Class Kitchen and one Second Class Kitchen. The cars were allocated the identities of First Class Parlour PHOENIX, First Class Kitchen ARIES and Third Class Kitchen CAR No.303. Pullman Car Services-Archive - Special Edition No.12. 1951 & 1952 ‘U’ Type Pullman Cars - Issue 1 - April 2018 Page 3 of 62

Car PHOENIX, was built on the chassis of the 1927 Pullman kitchen first class RAINBOW(II), which in 1936 was in the formation of an ‘Up’ boat train from Southampton Docks to Waterloo, an adjoining Southern Railway coach caught fire, the fire spread to RAINBOW(II) prior to the train being stopped at Micheldever. The remaining chassis of RAINBOW(II) was eventually moved and put into store by the Pullman Car Company and as such being constructed on the chassis of RAINBOW(II), PHOENIX retained the original Pullman bogies.

The underframes of the new cars are to the design developed by the former London & North Eastern Railway, together with its type of double bolstered bogies with a wheelbase of 8 ft. 6 in. The cars are 63 ft. 10 in. over vestibules and of strong timbered construction, well reinforced by steel truss plates and angles, and at the vestibule corner pillars by substantial mild steel angle sections, all of which are galvanised to prevent corrosion. The bodies have 7 straight sides and are 8 ft. 5 /16in. over the panels. The body panelling is of 14-gauge mild steel, and to lessen the risk of corrosion the panels are metal sprayed with aluminium on both inner and outer faces. The main roof carlines are of mild-steel angle section and the roof panels are welded to the carlines. To improve insulation the interior of the roof and side panels are treated throughout with sprayed Limpet asbestos I in. thick.

The main windows are double-glazed, using the latest Pilkington system which has proved successful in the Pullman observation cars. To improve the ventilation of the cars, the depth of the sliding lights has been increased, and in addition, a special design of Vent Axia fan air extractor has been developed and installed in the roof of each saloon. These have a capacity of exhausting 270 cu. ft. of air per min. with the train stationary. To provide a free outlet for air being exhausted through the roof, the ventilating unit is equipped on the outside with a revolving cowl fitted with vanes, which ensure that it constantly faces the direction of the greatest wind pressure.

In the new cars, the oval body side lights - have been replaced by lights of a rectangular shape with rounded corners. For many years the oval light has been a feature of Pullman cars; it was, however, considered that the rectangular window would provide more light. The kitchen water tanks fitted in the car roofs are equipped with Smiths electric water-tank indicators of a special design enabling the chef to see at a glance how much water is being carried.

Each car has a different scheme of interior panelling and finish designed and executed by Waring & Gillow Limited. These schemes consist of quilted maple with anodised aluminium mouldings in old gold, with rust coloured moquette upholstery; weathered sycamore with anodised aluminium mouldings in old gold, with wine moquette with fleur-de-lys pattern; betula with paldao cross-banding, with wine moquette with trellis pattern; finely figured Australian walnut butt with Australian walnut cross-banding and sycamore bands, with green moquette; straight grained and burr mahogany and cherry burr, with wine moquette with fleur-de-lys; ucaltu and sapeli mahogany, with green moquette; and olive ash and masur birch, with wine moquette with irregular stripe pattern. Pullman Car Services-Archive - Special Edition No.12. 1951 & 1952 ‘U’ Type Pullman Cars - Issue 1 - April 2018 Page 4 of 62

The saloons are carpeted in Pullman standard fawn carpet having a trellis work pattern laid on rubber underlay. The chairs have been remodelled in the Preston Park works of the company. Special care has been paid to the decoration of the lavatories, and in the new cars Warerite laminated plastic panelling in pleasing colour schemes has been used on the walls, while the floors are surfaced with terrazzo, finished in mother-of-pearl, set in a green and black matrix.

The interior metal furnishings are of brass with French old-gold finish, stove lacquered. The lighting fittings, including the table lamps, have been specially designed and manufactured by Best & Lloyd Limited to tone with the interior decorative schemes, and are fine examples of modern English craftsmanship. The train lighting system and equipment for the new cars has been supplied by J. Stone & Co. Ltd. Cooking is by "Calor" gas, the cylinders of which are lodged in steel boxes mounted beneath the underframes.

The cars being equipped with a public-address system. An innovation on the new "Golden Arrow" is the use of Calor gas for cooking on the train. The Pullman Car Co. Ltd. Has been experimenting for some time with this medium and considers that it is suitable for the particular requirements of this service. The Calor gas cylinders are housed in steel boxes mounted beneath the under frames of the kitchen cars, and the valves controlling the emission of gas are mounted adjacent to the cylinders themselves. These are of an electro-magnetic type operated by a switch from the kitchen. The car exteriors are finished in the standard Pullman colours, cream and umber, and they will form a noteworthy addition to the Pullman fleet. The following firms as sub-contractors supplied materials for the cars: -

Equipment/Part: Supplier:

Interior finish: Waring & Gillow Limited. Exterior paints: Docker Brothers. Imperial Chemical Industries Limited. Train lighting: J.Stone & Co (Deptford) Ltd. Lighting fittings: Best & Lloyd Limited. Luminator lamps: Wilmot-Breeden Limited. Upholstery: John Holdsworth & Co. Ltd. Carpets: James Templeton & Co. Ltd. Formica table tops: Thos. De La Rue (Plastics) Limited. Plastic panels: Wareite Limited. Metal furniture: McGeoch & Co Ltd. Jones & Foster Limited. Player, Mitchell & Breeden. Pullman Car Services-Archive - Special Edition No.12. 1951 & 1952 ‘U’ Type Pullman Cars - Issue 1 - April 2018 Page 5 of 62

Locks: Resilence Locks & Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Sliding ventilators: Henty Hope & Son Ltd. Public address system: Broadcast Amplifiers. Window glass: Pilkington Bros Ltd. Air extractor fans: Vent-Axia Limited. Terrazzo flooring: Scandolo Limited. Lavatory porcelain items: Shanks & Co. Ltd. Brake equipment and steam heating: Westinghouse Brake & Signal Co. Ltd. Metal spraying: Metalisation Limited. "Limpet" asbestos: J.W.Roberts Limited. Cooking stoves: Radiation (Large Cooking Equipment) Limited. Fuel system: Calor Gas (Distributing) Co. Ltd.

Pullman Terminologies: -

Parlour. Pullman Parlour car usually two saloons and two end coupés.

Kitchen. Pullman Parlour car with kitchen, pantry two saloons and one coupé* *Second class cars rarely had coupés, except when converted from a First-class car.

Guard Parlour. Parlour car with a hand-brake wheel in one end vestibule, a tip-up seat for the Guard and ‘Guard’ painted on the vestibule doors, used on SR.

Bar. Pullman Bar car with bar counter, one saloon and one coupé.

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Elevation & Plans of the BRC&W Co ‘U’ Type 1951 Pullman Cars.

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Vestibule end ‘U’ Type 1951/2 Pullman Cars.

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Formation of the inaugural Festival of Britain ‘Golden Arrow’ on June 11th, 1951.

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“U” Type Pullman Cars.

Pullman Car Name or Number: Car Type: Year into Service: Seating: Schedule Number: 301 PERSEUS Parlour First 1951 26 302 PHOENIX Parlour First 1952 26 303 CAR No.303 Kitchen Second 1952 30 304 ARIES Kitchen First 1952 22 305 AQUILA Kitchen First 1951 22 306 ORION Kitchen First 1951 22 307 CARINA Kitchen First 1951 22 308 CYGNUS Parlour First 1951 26 309 HERCULES Parlour First 1951 26 310 PEGASUS Bar Car 1951 14

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1951 Built Cars.

The History of Pullman Car ‘PERSEUS’.

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1960 Pullman Schedule Number: 301. Type of Car as Built: Parlour. Into Pullman Operation: June 1951. Car Builder: Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company Limited. Smethwick, Birmingham. Lot Number: 3280. 1 Length & Width: 63’ - 10” x 8’ - 5 /2”. Tare Weight: 39t. Bogies: 2 x LNER Gresley double bolster type. Wheels: 8. Type: U. Route Restriction (S.R.): I. (Grove Junction (Tunbridge Wells) and Battle). Seating/Covers: 26 x First Class. Livery on Delivery: Umber & Cream.

1951, June 11th. The new ‘Golden Arrow’ service, cars AQUILA, CYGNUS, CARINA, HERCULES, ORION, PERSEUS and PEGASUS (Bar Car). In addition, there were also three older re-built/refurbished cars, their oval lavatory windows replaced by square ones to match the new cars, namely MINERVA & Car No.208 (ex LEONA) as Guard Parlour Cars, and Car No.35, which began life as a third-class parlour car in 1926 and worked latterly on the ‘Arrow’ as a second-class parlour car.

1951 June 18th & September 10th, 1951 - Allocation Golden Arrow. Aquila, Carina, Cygnus, Hercules, Isle of Thanet, Minerva, Orion, Pegasus, Zena, CAR No.34, 35, 36 & 208.

1952 June 13th & September 15th, 1952 - Allocation Golden Arrow. Aquila, Aries, Carina, Cygnus, Hercules, Isle of Thanet, Minerva, Orion, Pegasus, Phoenix, Zena, CAR No.34, 35, 36 & 208.

1952 September 27th - Allocation Golden Arrow. Isle of Thanet, Carina, Cygnus, Pegasus, Perseus, Aries, Phoenix, Aquila, CAR No.34 & 36.

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1952 October 18th - Allocation Golden Arrow. Minerva, Hercules, Carina, Cygnus, Pegasus, Perseus, Aries, Phoenix, Aquila, CAR No.34 & 36.

1953 June 8th, September 21st, 1953, June 14th, 1954 and September 20th, 1954 - Allocation Golden Arrow. Aquila, Aries, Carina, Cygnus, Hercules, Isle of Thanet, Minerva, Orion, Pegasus, Phoenix, CAR No.34, 35, 36 & 208.

1969 May 5th, May 4th, 1970, May 3rd, 1971, May 5th, 1972 to September 30th, 1972 - Allocation Golden Arrow. S301S (Perseus), S302S (Phoenix), S306S (Orion), S307S (Carina) & S308S (Cygnus).

1972 September 30th. Final Operation of the ‘Golden Arrow’ service in the UK. 10.30 London Victoria station to Dover Marine station. Pullman Cars S302S (PHOENIX), S306S (ORION), S307S (CARINA) and S308S (CYGNUS). Hauled by E5013 in full regalia. Standby Car S301S (PERSEUS).

1972 October. Moved by rail to Brighton.

1972 October. Pullman cars S301S (Perseus), S302S (Phoenix), S306S (Orion), S307S (Carina) & S308S (Cygnus), advertised for sale by British Rail.

1973. Purchased with car S308S (Cygnus) by Scottish & Newcastle Brewery.

1975 August. Still in BR Blue/Grey livery and in the company of car S308S (Cygnus) on display at Shildon Wagon Works as part of the 150 Stockton & Darlington Celebrations.

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1976 December 29th. Still in BR Blue/Grey livery arrives at Grosmont (North Yorkshire Moors Railway) by rail with car S308S (Cygnus).

1977 November 16th. Still in BR Blue/Grey livery departs Grosmont (North Yorkshire Moors Railway) by rail with car S308S (Cygnus) for York.

1977 November 26th, 28th, 29th & 30th. York railway station in the company of cars CYGNUS, ZENA, TOPAZ & ROSALIND for parts within the filming of “Agatha”. One body side of PERSEUS is repainted into Pullman umber & cream for filming within the Scarborough bay platforms disguised as Harrogate.

1977 November. In the company of cars CYGNUS, ZENA & ROSALIND departs York by rail to Carnforth. (Note: This working with Pullman car ROSALIND is the final working of a twelve-wheel Pullman car on BR Main line).

1977 - 1981. Restoration to main line standard at Carnforth.

1981. 99630 Plate number to operate on the National Railway Network.

1981 October 6th. In the company of restored Pullman cars IBIS, CYGNUS & PHEONIX, undertakes a test run of restored cars for the VSO-E UK operation. 11:00 Carnforth - Hellifield - Settle - Carlisle - Carnforth.

1981 November 4th, 5th. On show at London, Victoria station in the company of Pullman cars IBIS, CYGNUS & PHEONIX. Press review of forthcoming Venice Simplon Orient Express service London to Venice.

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1981 November 5th. In the company of restored Pullman cars IBIS, CYGNUS & PHEONIX, moved to Stewarts Lane.

1981 November 11th. In the company of restored Pullman cars IBIS, CYGNUS & PHEONIX, moved from Stewarts Lane to Carnforth.

1982 April 28th. Special guests join the first passenger carrying service of the UK Pullman cars from London to Brighton for the opening of the ‘1982 Brighton Festival’. Train consist (not in detailed formation) PHOENIX, CYGNUS, PERSEUS, AUDREY, IBIS, ZENA, MINERVA & Baggage Car No.7.

1982 May 25th. Inaugural run of the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express London to Venice. UK Pullman cars operating from London Victoria station to Folkestone Marine station. Train consist (not in detailed formation) PHOENIX, CYGNUS, PERSEUS, AUDREY, IBIS, ZENA, MINERVA & Baggage Car No.7.

1985. Plate number 99630 revised to 99530 to operate on the National Railway Network.

1991 April 16th. Noted at Stewarts Lane.

1991 - In operation within the ‘British Pullman’.

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The History of Pullman Car ‘AQUILA’.

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1960 Pullman Schedule Number: 305. Type of Car as Built: Kitchen. Into Pullman Operation: June 1951. Car Builder: Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company Limited. Smethwick, Birmingham. Lot Number: 3277. 1 Length & Width: 63’ - 10” x 8’ - 5 /2”. Tare Weight: 40t. Bogies: 2 x LNER Gresley double bolster type. Wheels: 8. Type: U. Route Restriction (S.R.): I. (Grove Junction (Tunbridge Wells) and Battle). Seating/Covers: 22 x First Class. Livery on Delivery: Umber & Cream.

1951 June 18th to September 10th, 1951 - Allocation Golden Arrow. Aquila, Carina, Cygnus, Hercules, Isle of Thanet, Minerva, Orion, Pegasus, Zena, CAR No.34, 35, 36 & 208.

1952 June 13th to September 15th, 1952 - Allocation Golden Arrow. Aquila, Aries, Carina, Cygnus, Hercules, Isle of Thanet, Minerva, Orion, Pegasus, Phoenix, Zena, CAR No.34, 35, 36 & 208.

1952 September 27th - Allocation Golden Arrow. Isle of Thanet, Carina, Cygnus, Pegasus, Perseus, Aries, Phoenix, Aquila, CAR No.34 & 36.

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1952 October 18th - Allocation Golden Arrow. Minerva, Hercules, Carina, Cygnus, Pegasus, Perseus, Aries, Phoenix, Aquila, CAR No.34 & 36.

1955 June 13th, September 19th, 1955, June 11th, 1956, September 17th, 1957, June 17th, 1957, September 16th, 1957, June 9th, 1958, September 15th, 1958, June 15th, 1959, November 2nd, 1959, June 13th, 1960, September 12th, 1960, June 12th, 1961 & September 11th, 1961 - Allocation Golden Arrow. Aquila, Aries, Carina, Cygnus, Hercules, Isle of Thanet, Minerva, Orion, Pegasus, Phoenix, Car No.34, 36 & 208.

1953 June 18th to June 17th, 1963 - Allocation Golden Arrow. Aquila, Aries, Carina, Cygnus, Hercules, Isle of Thanet, Minerva, Orion, Pegasus, Perseus, Phoenix, CAR No.34, 36 & 208.

1958 March 28th. Royal Train Duty. Shorncliffe to Windsor & Eton Riverside. Conveying the HRH, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh following a State visit to Holland. Pullman cars AQUILA, ARIES, MINERVA & ISLE OF THANET.

1964 May 26th. State Visit Duty. President Abboud of the Republic of Sudan. From Gatwick Airport to London, Victoria Station. Train formation ISLE OF THANET, ROYAL SALOON’s No.499 & 396, HERCULES, AQUILA & LMS Brake No.5154. Hauled by Electric Co-Co No.20001.

1964 June 15th - Allocation Golden Arrow. Aquila, Carina, Hercules, Isle of Thanet, Minerva, Orion, Perseus, Phoenix, CAR No.34, 36 & 208.

1965 June 14th - Allocation Golden Arrow. Aquila, Carina, Isle of Thanet, Minerva, Orion, Phoenix & Car No.208.

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1965 June 5th. Royal Train Duty. Hauled by D6526 & E6018 CAR No.208, AQUILA & ISLE OF THANET. Noted running between Fratton (Portsmouth) and HM Dockyard via Platform 6 at Portsmouth & Southsea Station and HM Dockyard spur and returning to Fratton.

1966 May 25th & 27th. Royal Train Duty. ‘Epsom Derby’, London, Victoria Station to Tattenham Corner. Train formation ISLE OF THANET, AQUILA, ROYAL SALOON 396 & CAR No.208. Hauled by Electric Co-Co No.20003.

1966 June 13th - Allocation Golden Arrow. Aquila, Carina, Cygnus, Isle of Thanet, Minerva, Orion, Phoenix & CAR No.208.

1967 July 9th. Within the formation of the final ‘Bournemouth Belle’ and withdrawn from service.

1968 April. Five Pullman cars purchased from British Rail by H.P.Bulmer of Hereford at a cost of £3,600.00 for main line operations.

1968 April 24th. CAR No.36, CAR No.83 moved from Clapham Yard to Bulmer’s private sidings at Hereford. CAR No.64, CAR No.76 & AQUILA moved from Micheldever storage sidings to Bulmer’s private sidings at Hereford.

The cars refurbished and given a new livery of Bulmer’s red, green and white. Coat of arms ‘City of Hereford’ and ‘Royal Coat of Arms’ as held by Bulmer’s since 1911. AQUILA allocated the plated number BLM99200.

1971 October 2nd. ‘BR Return to Steam’ GWR King Class No.6000 King George V, hauling the 5 x Bulmer ex-Pullman Cars & 2 x BRMk1 Coaches. Pullman Car Services-Archive - Special Edition No.12. 1951 & 1952 ‘U’ Type Pullman Cars - Issue 1 - April 2018 Page 19 of 62

1975 August. Attended the Stockton & Darlington 150th Anniversary exhibition at Shildon, County Durham.

1986. Purchased and stored by the Venice Simplon-Orient Express.

1986 May 28th. Moved from Bulmer’s Hereford to Swindon Works No.19 Shop for storage.

1987 May. Moved from Swindon Works No.19 Shop to VSO-E Stewarts Lane Depot.

1988. Sold to the Colne Valley Railway.

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The History of Pullman Car ‘ORION’.

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1960 Pullman Schedule Number: 306. Type of Car as Built: Kitchen. Into Pullman Operation: June 1951. Car Builder: Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company Limited. Smethwick, Birmingham. Lot Number: 3277. 1 Length & Width: 63’ - 10” x 8’ - 5 /2”. Tare Weight: 40t. Bogies: 2 x LNER Gresley double bolster type. Wheels: 8. Type: U. Route Restriction (S.R.): I. (Grove Junction (Tunbridge Wells) and Battle). Seating/Covers: 22 x First Class. Livery on Delivery: Umber & Cream.

1951 June 18th to September 10th, 1951 - Allocation Golden Arrow. Aquila, Carina, Cygnus, Hercules, Isle of Thanet, Minerva, Orion, Pegasus, Zena, CAR No.34, 35, 36 & 208.

1952 June 13th to September 15th, 1952 - Allocation Golden Arrow. Aquila, Aries, Carina, Cygnus, Hercules, Isle of Thanet, Minerva, Orion, Pegasus, Phoenix, Zena, CAR No.34, 35, 36 & 208.

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1953 June 18th to June 17th, 1963 - Allocation Golden Arrow. Aquila, Aries, Carina, Cygnus, Hercules, Isle of Thanet, Minerva, Orion, Pegasus, Perseus, Phoenix, CAR No.34, 36 & 208.

1956 October 14th. Royal Train Duty. Conveying HM Queen from London to Medway.

1961 August 5th. Royal Train Duty. 3.10pm London Waterloo Station to Southampton New Docks. Train formation consisting Bulleid Pacific No.34089 ‘602 Squadron’ with Pullman cars ISLE OF THANET, ORION & NIOBE also included a BR GUV.

1964 June 15th - Allocation Golden Arrow. Aquila, Carina, Hercules, Isle of Thanet, Minerva, Orion, Perseus, Phoenix, CAR No.34, 36 & 208.

1965 June 14th - Allocation Golden Arrow. Aquila, Carina, Isle of Thanet, Minerva, Orion, Phoenix & Car No.208.

1966 June 13th - Allocation Golden Arrow. Aquila, Carina, Cygnus, Isle of Thanet, Minerva, Orion, Phoenix & CAR No.208.

1967 July 10th - Allocation Golden Arrow. Carina, Cygnus, Orion, Perseus, Phoenix & CAR No.208.

1968 May 6th - Allocation Golden Arrow. S307S (CARINA), S308S (Cygnus), S306S (Orion), S301S (Perseus), S302S (Phoenix) & CAR No.208.

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1969 May 5th, May 4th, 1970, May 3rd, 1971, May 5th, 1972 to September 30th, 1972 - Allocation Golden Arrow. S301S (Perseus), S302S (Phoenix), S306S (Orion), S307S (Carina) & S308S (Cygnus),

1972 October. Moved by rail to Brighton.

1972 October. Pullman cars S301S (Perseus), S302S (Phoenix), S306S (Orion), S307S (Carina) & S308S (Cygnus), advertised for sale by British Rail.

? Stored at Ashford Steam Centre.

? Purchased by Peco and moved to BR Wolverton Works for restoration.

1978 January 30th. Departs BR Wolverton Works by road transport for Peco Modelrama, Beer, Devon.

1978 January 31st. Arrives at Peco Modelrama, Beer, Devon.

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The History of Pullman Car ‘CARINA’.

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1960 Pullman Schedule Number: 307. Type of Car as Built: Kitchen. Into Pullman Operation: June 1951. Car Builder: Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company Limited. Smethwick, Birmingham. Lot Number: 3277. 1 Length & Width: 63’ - 10” x 8’ - 5 /2”. Tare Weight: 40t. Bogies: 2 x LNER Gresley double bolster type. Wheels: 8. Type: U. Route Restriction (S.R.): I. (Grove Junction (Tunbridge Wells) and Battle). Seating/Covers: 22 x First Class. Livery on Delivery: Umber & Cream.

1951 June 18th to September 10th, 1951 - Allocation Golden Arrow. Aquila, Carina, Cygnus, Hercules, Isle of Thanet, Minerva, Orion, Pegasus, Zena, CAR No.34, 35, 36 & 208.

1952 June 13th to September 15th, 1952 - Allocation Golden Arrow. Aquila, Aries, Carina, Cygnus, Hercules, Isle of Thanet, Minerva, Orion, Pegasus, Phoenix, Zena, CAR No.34, 35, 36 & 208.

1952 September 27th - Allocation Golden Arrow. Isle of Thanet, Carina, Cygnus, Pegasus, Perseus, Aries, Phoenix, Aquila, CAR No.34 & 36.

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1952 October 18th - Allocation Golden Arrow. Minerva, Hercules, Carina, Cygnus, Pegasus, Perseus, Aries, Phoenix, Aquila, CAR No.34 & 36.

1953 June 18th to June 17th, 1963 - Allocation Golden Arrow. Aquila, Aries, Carina, Cygnus, Hercules, Isle of Thanet, Minerva, Orion, Pegasus, Perseus, Phoenix, CAR No.34, 36 & 208.

1954 June 15th - Allocation Golden Arrow. Aquila, Carina, Hercules, Isle of Thanet, Minerva, Orion, Perseus, Phoenix, CAR No.34, 36 & 208.

1965 June 14th - Allocation Golden Arrow. Aquila, Carina, Isle of Thanet, Minerva, Orion, Phoenix & Car No.208.

1966 June 13th - Allocation Golden Arrow. Aquila, Carina, Cygnus, Isle of Thanet, Minerva, Orion, Phoenix & CAR No.208.

1967 July 10th - Allocation Golden Arrow. Carina, Cygnus, Orion, Perseus, Phoenix & CAR No.208.

1968 May 6th - Allocation Golden Arrow. S307S (CARINA), S308S (Cygnus), S306S (Orion), S301S (Perseus), S302S (Phoenix) & CAR No.208.

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1969 May 5th, May 4th, 1970, May 3rd, 1971, May 5th, 1972 to September 30th, 1972 - Allocation Golden Arrow. S301S (Perseus), S302S (Phoenix), S306S (Orion), S307S (Carina) & S308S (Cygnus), c1969. Refurbished at Eastleigh C&W works. Seating changed from 1 x 1 to 2 x 1 but remaining First Class. Livery changed to BR Blue & Grey, allocated the identity of S307S. In the area of the original car name on either side of the body the identity of ‘Golden Arrow’ is now given.

1972 October. Together with Cars PERSEUS, PHOENIX, ORION & CYGNUS, placed for disposal/sale.

1973 February With Car PHOENIX departed Brighton for Dover and France via Norwood Yard and the Train Ferry.

1973 - 1980. Located with Car PHOENIX at Hotel Mercure, Dardilly, Lyon.

1980. Purchased by Venice Simplon Orient-Express (VSO-E).

1986 to 1989. VSO-E, in store at Swindon.

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1989 November - 2002. VSO-E, in store at Stewarts Lane.

2002 - 2011. Sold to private owner and relocated to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway for restoration by new owner Jim Kay. Placed within the long siding at Pickering and sheeted over.

2011. Acquired by the 5Bel Trust.

2012 January 5th. Arrives by road haulage at the Bluebell Railway Sheffield Park for storage.

2015 Autumn. As part of the Bluebell Railway's long-term plan for a five-car, all-Pullman, Golden Arrow train, providing a much-needed second kitchen. The Bluebell Railway agree to release Brighton Belle Kitchen 'Doris' for the Brighton Belle project, ownership of CARINA is transferred to the Bluebell Railway.

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The History of Pullman Car ‘CYGNUS’.

©T.Bye/PCS-Archive Collection.

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1960 Pullman Schedule Number: 308. Type of Car as Built: Parlour. Into Pullman Operation: June 1951. Car Builder: Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company Limited. Smethwick, Birmingham. Lot Number: 3280. 1 Length & Width: 63’ - 10” x 8’ - 5 /2”. Tare Weight: 39t. Bogies: 2 x LNER Gresley double bolster type. Wheels: 8. Type: U. Route Restriction (S.R.): I. (Grove Junction (Tunbridge Wells) and Battle). Seating/Covers: 26 x First Class. Livery on Delivery: Umber & Cream.

1951 June 18th & September 10th, 1951 - Allocation Golden Arrow. Aquila, Carina, Cygnus, Hercules, Isle of Thanet, Minerva, Orion, Pegasus, Zena, CAR No.34, 35, 36 & 208.

1952 June 13th & September 15th, 1952 - Allocation Golden Arrow. Aquila, Aries, Carina, Cygnus, Hercules, Isle of Thanet, Minerva, Orion, Pegasus, Phoenix, Zena, CAR No.34, 35, 36 & 208.

1952 September 27th - Allocation Golden Arrow. Isle of Thanet, Carina, Cygnus, Pegasus, Perseus, Aries, Phoenix, Aquila, CAR No.34 & 36.

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1952 October 18th - Allocation Golden Arrow. Minerva, Hercules, Carina, Cygnus, Pegasus, Perseus, Aries, Phoenix, Aquila, CAR No.34 & 36.

1953 June 18th & June 17th, 1963 - Allocation Golden Arrow. Aquila, Aries, Carina, Cygnus, Hercules, Isle of Thanet, Minerva, Orion, Pegasus, Perseus, Phoenix, CAR No.34, 36 & 208.

1966 June 13th - Allocation Golden Arrow. Aquila, Carina, Cygnus, Isle of Thanet, Minerva, Orion, Phoenix & CAR No.208.

1967 July 10th - Allocation Golden Arrow. Carina, Cygnus, Orion, Perseus, Phoenix & CAR No.208.

1968 May 6th - Allocation Golden Arrow. S307S (CARINA), S308S (Cygnus), S306S (Orion), S301S (Perseus), S302S (Phoenix) & CAR No.208.

1969 May 5th, May 4th, 1970, May 3rd, 1971, May 5th, 1972 to September 30th, 1972 - Allocation Golden Arrow. S301S (Perseus), S302S (Phoenix), S306S (Orion), S307S (Carina) & S308S (Cygnus).

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1972 October. Moved by rail to Brighton.

1972 October. Pullman cars S301S (Perseus), S302S (Phoenix), S306S (Orion), S307S (Carina) & S308S (Cygnus), advertised for sale by British Rail.

1973. Purchased with car S301S (Perseus) by Scottish & Newcastle Brewery.

1975 August. Still in BR Blue/Grey livery and in the company of car S301S (Perseus) on display at Shildon Wagon Works as part of the 150 Stockton & Darlington Celebrations.

1976 December 29th. Still in BR Blue/Grey livery arrives at Grosmont (North Yorkshire Moors Railway) by rail with car S301S (Perseus).

1977 November 16th. Still in BR Blue/Grey livery departs Grosmont (North Yorkshire Moors Railway) by rail with car S301S (Perseus) for York.

1977 November 26th, 28th, 29th & 30th. York railway station in the company of cars PERSEUS, ZENA, TOPAZ & ROSALIND for parts within the filming of “Agatha”. One body side of CYGNUS is repainted into Pullman umber & cream and allocated the name ‘ANNE’ for filming within the Scarborough bay platforms disguised as Harrogate. Pullman Car Services-Archive - Special Edition No.12. 1951 & 1952 ‘U’ Type Pullman Cars - Issue 1 - April 2018 Page 33 of 62

1977 - 1981. Restoration to main line standard at Carnforth.

1981. 99630 Plate number to operate on the National Railway Network.

1981 November 4,5th. On show at London, Victoria station in the company of Pullman cars IBIS, CYGNUS & PHEONIX. Press review of forthcoming Venice Simplon Orient Express service London to Venice.

1981 November 5th. In the company of restored Pullman cars IBIS, CYGNUS & PHEONIX, moved to Stewarts Lane.

1981 November 11th. In the company of restored Pullman cars IBIS, CYGNUS & PHEONIX, moved from Stewarts Lane to Carnforth.

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1985. Plate number 99632 revised to 99532 to operate on the National Railway Network.

1991 April 16th. Noted at Stewarts Lane.

1991 - In operation within the ‘British Pullman’.

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The History of Pullman Car ‘HERCULES’.

©PCS-Archive Collection.

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1960 Pullman Schedule Number: 309. Type of Car as Built: Parlour. Into Pullman Operation: June 1951. Car Builder: Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company Limited. Smethwick, Birmingham. Lot Number: 3280. 1 Length & Width: 63’ - 10” x 8’ - 5 /2”. Tare Weight: 39t. Bogies: 2 x LNER Gresley double bolster type. Wheels: 8. Type: U. Route Restriction (S.R.): I. (Grove Junction (Tunbridge Wells) and Battle). Seating/Covers: 26 x First Class. Livery on Delivery: Umber & Cream.

1951 June 18th to September 10th, 1951 - Allocation Golden Arrow. Aquila, Carina, Cygnus, Hercules, Isle of Thanet, Minerva, Orion, Pegasus, Zena, CAR No.34, 35, 36 & 208.

1952 June 13th to September 15th, 1952 - Allocation Golden Arrow. Aquila, Aries, Carina, Cygnus, Hercules, Isle of Thanet, Minerva, Orion, Pegasus, Phoenix, Zena, CAR No.34, 35, 36 & 208.

1952 October 18th - Allocation Golden Arrow. Minerva, Hercules, Carina, Cygnus, Pegasus, Perseus, Aries, Phoenix, Aquila, CAR No.34 & 36.

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1953 June 18th, 1953 to June 17th, 1963 - Allocation Golden Arrow. Aquila, Aries, Carina, Cygnus, Hercules, Isle of Thanet, Minerva, Orion, Pegasus, Perseus, Phoenix, CAR No.34, 36 & 208.

1964 June 15th - Allocation Golden Arrow. Aquila, Carina, Hercules, Isle of Thanet, Minerva, Orion, Perseus, Phoenix, CAR No.34, 36 & 208.

1969. Withdrawn from operational service.

1969. Allocated to BR Research Department at Derby, allocated the identity of DB975022. Conversion to research Department vehicle was not undertaken,

1971. Withdrawn.

1973 July 21st. Broken-up at BR Clapham Junction.

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The History of Pullman Car ‘PEGASUS’ (The Trianon Bar).

©PCS-Archive Collection.

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1960 Pullman Schedule Number: 310. Type of Car as Built: Bar Counter. Into Pullman Operation: June 1951. Car Builder: Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company Limited. Smethwick, Birmingham. Lot Number: 3277. 1 Length & Width: 63’ - 10” x 8’ - 5 /2”. Tare Weight: 38t. Bogies: 2 x LNER Gresley double bolster type. Wheels: 8. Type: U. Route Restriction (S.R.): I. (Grove Junction (Tunbridge Wells) and Battle). Seating/Covers: 14 x First Class. Livery on Delivery: Umber & Cream.

PEGASUS (The Trianon Bar).

The "Trianon" bar which became famous in the previous "Golden Arrow". A new bar has been built in which the aim has been to provide that pleasant and intimate atmosphere which is such a desirable feature for a successful cocktail bar, and every consideration has been given to comfort.

Instead of individual bar stools, ingenious stand-up seats have been provided along the side of the bar. These are about 7 in. in width, upholstered in Dunlopillo and covered in moquette. It was considered that the design offers additional comfort to passengers and at the same time occupies the minimum of floor space.

The counter is designed with a bay portion, again primarily to occupy the minimum floor space. The company considers that experience has shown that this is appreciated by passengers using the cocktail bar. Special attention has also been given to the lighting of this saloon. That portion of the ceiling directly over the bar has been moulded so that recessed lighting can be used. Special luminator lamps have been made for this purpose by Wilmot- Breeden Limited.

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The principal decorations of the bar saloon consists of two handsome aluminium plaques which were specially designed and executed by Starkie Gardner Limited, in collaboration with the Aluminium Corporation Limited. Regular travellers on the "Golden Arrow" will recognise these plaques as having formed part of the decoration of the old "Trianon" bar. 1951, June 11th. The new ‘Golden Arrow’ service, cars AQUILA, CYGNUS, CARINA, HERCULES, ORION, PERSEUS and PEGASUS (Bar Car). In addition, there were also three older re-built/refurbished cars, their oval lavatory windows replaced by square ones to match the new cars, namely MINERVA & Car No.208 (ex LEONA) as Guard Parlour Cars, and Car No.35, which began life as a third-class parlour car in 1926 and worked latterly on the ‘Arrow’ as a second-class parlour car.

1951 June 18th to September 10th, 1951 - Allocation Golden Arrow. Aquila, Carina, Cygnus, Hercules, Isle of Thanet, Minerva, Orion, Pegasus, Zena, CAR No.34, 35, 36 & 208.

1952 June 13th to September 15th, 1952 - Allocation Golden Arrow. Aquila, Aries, Carina, Cygnus, Hercules, Isle of Thanet, Minerva, Orion, Pegasus, Phoenix, Zena, CAR No.34, 35, 36 & 208.

1952 September 27th - Allocation Golden Arrow. Isle of Thanet, Carina, Cygnus, Pegasus, Perseus, Aries, Phoenix, Aquila, CAR No.34 & 36.

1952 October 18th - Allocation Golden Arrow. Minerva, Hercules, Carina, Cygnus, Pegasus, Perseus, Aries, Phoenix, Aquila, CAR No.34 & 36.

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1953 June 18th & June 17th, 1963 - Allocation Golden Arrow. Aquila, Aries, Carina, Cygnus, Hercules, Isle of Thanet, Minerva, Orion, Pegasus, Perseus, Phoenix, CAR No.34, 36 & 208.

1963 December to 1972. Relocated to LMR and became the ‘NIGHTCAP BAR’ in the formation of the “Night Limited” all sleeper Euston to Glasgow. (Joined by S/No.354 The Hadrian Bar in 1969).

1970 August 2nd. Noted at York in the cars final livery of BR Blue/Grey, identified as ‘Nightcap Bar’ M 310 E.

1976. Purchased by Birmingham Railway Museum at Tyseley. c1989. On-going restoration of the car at Tyseley.

1990 April. Worley College of Technology removed all panelling and asbestos. Restoration of the car scheduled to start in mid to late 1990. Completion scheduled for 1992.

1994 July. Reported as for sale at £25,000

1995. Purchased by Nick Dodson ‘Railfilms Ltd’ and will be restored to main line standard.

1995 January 4th. Transferred from Tyseley to Carnforth. Pullman Car Services-Archive - Special Edition No.12. 1951 & 1952 ‘U’ Type Pullman Cars - Issue 1 - April 2018 Page 42 of 62

1995 August. Used in the filming of “Richard III” at both Battersea & Carnforth, car in all over black livery with grills over windows.

The then Railtrack Group Standards which govern the construction of rail vehicles for operation on the main line along with modern safety issues preclude the original “timber framed” PEGASUS from returning to the main line in as built condition.

1999. Restoration of the car commences in earnest. The project to restore PEGASUS and ultimately replace her timber framed skeleton commenced, with completion set for 2000. The new construction will achieve its own Railtrack “Registration Category” having Mk 3 status and avoid many of the problems that older rolling stock on the railway at that time has in terms of safety.

PEGASUS was moved from Carnforth to John Blakes Ltd workshops at Leith, in Scotland.

EMC International with Nick Dodson managed the restoration, the scope of work included: -

Re-designed body to represent the original wooden body. The interior enhanced by the use of original parts and modern compliant materials. Items such as windows, roof ventilators, gangways, external pipework, ETH heaters and interior furnishings were salvaged and refurbished. The original Gresley bogies were overhauled and upgraded by incorporating axle end roller bearings and a double bolster secondary suspension. Body end equipment, such as buffers, electrical boxes and draw gear were also refurbished. Enhancements included a low volume flush controlled emission toilet.

October 19th, 1999. Press launch by Nick Dodson in Edinburgh, to view the restoration of the car.

May 26th, 2000. First operational run on main line.

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2014. Purchased by Jeremy Hosking from Nick Dodson.

2015 September 9th. Within the formation of the Royal opening steam hauled train of the Borders Railway. HM Queen Elizabeth & the Duke of Edinburgh travel within the Coupé of PEGASUS.

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1952 Built Cars.

The History of Pullman Car ‘PHOENIX’.

©T.Bye/PCS-Archive Collection.

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1960 Pullman Schedule Number: 302. Type of Car as Built: Parlour. Into Pullman Operation: 1952. Car Builder: Pullman Car Company, Preston Park Works, Brighton. Lot Number: 3280. 1 Length & Width: 63’ - 10” x 8’ - 5 /2”. Tare Weight: 38t. Bogies: 2 x Pullman type bogies Wheels: 8. Type: U. Route Restriction (S.R.): I. (Grove Junction (Tunbridge Wells) and Battle). Seating/Covers: 26 x First Class. Livery on Delivery: Umber & Cream.

Car PHOENIX, was built on the chassis of the 1927 Pullman kitchen first class RAINBOW(II), which in 1936 was in the formation of an ‘Up’ boat train from Southampton Docks to Waterloo. An adjoining Southern Railway coach caught fire, the fire spread to RAINBOW(II) prior to the train being stopped at Micheldever. The remaining chassis of RAINBOW(II) was eventually moved and put into store by the Pullman Car Company and as such being constructed on the chassis of RAINBOW(II), PHOENIX retained the original Pullman bogies.

1952 June 13th & September 15th, 1952 - Allocation Golden Arrow. Aquila, Aries, Carina, Cygnus, Hercules, Isle of Thanet, Minerva, Orion, Pegasus, Phoenix, Zena, CAR No.34, 35, 36 & 208.

1952 September 27th - Allocation Golden Arrow. Isle of Thanet, Carina, Cygnus, Pegasus, Perseus, Aries, Phoenix, Aquila, CAR No.34 & 36.

1952 October 18th - Allocation Golden Arrow. Minerva, Hercules, Carina, Cygnus, Pegasus, Perseus, Aries, Phoenix, Aquila, CAR No.34 & 36. 1953 June 8th, September 21st, 1953, June 14th, 1954 and September 20th, 1954 - Allocation Golden Arrow. Aquila, Aries, Carina, Cygnus, Hercules, Isle of Thanet, Minerva, Orion, Pegasus, Phoenix, CAR No.34, 35, 36 & 208. Pullman Car Services-Archive - Special Edition No.12. 1951 & 1952 ‘U’ Type Pullman Cars - Issue 1 - April 2018 Page 46 of 62

1953 June 18th & June 17th, 1963 - Allocation Golden Arrow. Aquila, Aries, Carina, Cygnus, Hercules, Isle of Thanet, Minerva, Orion, Pegasus, Perseus, Phoenix, CAR No.34, 36 & 208.

1960 April. Used by General de Gaulle on his state visit.

1964 June 15th - Allocation Golden Arrow. Aquila, Carina, Hercules, Isle of Thanet, Minerva, Orion, Perseus, Phoenix, CAR No.34, 36 & 208.

1965 June 14th - Allocation Golden Arrow. Aquila, Carina, Isle of Thanet, Minerva, Orion, Phoenix & Car No.208.

1966 June 13th - Allocation Golden Arrow. Aquila, Carina, Cygnus, Isle of Thanet, Minerva, Orion, Phoenix & CAR No.208.

1967 July 10th - Allocation Golden Arrow. Carina, Cygnus, Orion, Perseus, Phoenix & CAR No.208.

1968 May 6th - Allocation Golden Arrow. S307S (CARINA), S308S (Cygnus), S306S (Orion), S301S (Perseus), S302S (Phoenix) & CAR No.208.

1969 May 5th, May 4th, 1970, May 3rd, 1971, May 5th, 1972 to September 30th, 1972 - Allocation Golden Arrow. 301 (Perseus), 302 (Phoenix), 306 (Orion), 307 (Carina) & 308 (Cygnus).

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1972 October. Moved by rail to Brighton.

1972 October. Pullman cars S301S (Perseus), S302S (Phoenix), S306S (Orion), S307S (Carina) & S308S (Cygnus), advertised for sale by British Rail.

1973 February. Pullman cars S302S (Phoenix) and S307S (CARINA) departed Brighton to France by rail, routed via Norwood Yard to Dover, then train ferry to Dunkerque.

1972 - 1980. S302S (Phoenix), and S307S (CARINA) located at the Hotel Mercure, Dardilly, Lyon, France.

1980. S302S (Phoenix), and S307S (CARINA), moved by road haulage from the Hotel Mercure, Dardilly, Lyon, France to Carnforth.

1980 - 1981. S302S (Phoenix), and S307S (CARINA), restored to BR Main line standard at Carnforth.

1981. 99631 Plate number to operate on the National Railway Network. Pullman Car Services-Archive - Special Edition No.12. 1951 & 1952 ‘U’ Type Pullman Cars - Issue 1 - April 2018 Page 48 of 62

1981 October 6th. Pullman cars PHOENIX, IBIS, PERSEUS & CYGNUS, undertake a test run of restored cars for the VSO-E UK operation. 11:00 Carnforth - Hellifield - Settle - Carlisle - Carnforth.

1981 November 4, 5th. On show at London, Victoria station Pullman cars PHOENIX, IBIS, PERSEUS & CYGNUS. Press review of forthcoming Venice Simplon Orient Express service London to Venice.

1981 November 5th. Pullman cars PHOENIX, IBIS, PERSEUS & CYGNUS, moved to Stewarts Lane.

1981 November 11th. Pullman cars PHOENIX, IBIS, PERSEUS & CYGNUS, moved from Stewarts Lane to Carnforth.

1985. Plate number 99631 revised to 99531 to operate on the National Railway Network.

1991 April 16th. Noted at Stewarts Lane

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1991 - 2016. In operation within the ‘British Pullman’.

2017 March 15th. Moved by rail through the Channel Tunnel for restoration/overhaul in France.

2018 April 3rd. Returns to the United Kingdom by rail via the Channel Tunnel.

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The History of Pullman Car ‘CAR No.303’.

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1960 Pullman Schedule Number: 303. Type of Car as Built: Kitchen. Into Pullman Operation: 1952. Car Builder: Pullman Car Company, Preston Park Works, Brighton. Lot Number: 3278. 1 Length & Width: 63’ - 10” x 8’ - 5 /2”. Tare Weight: 40t. Bogies: 2 x LNER Gresley double bolster type. Wheels: 8. Type: U. Route Restriction (S.R.): I. (Grove Junction (Tunbridge Wells) and Battle). Seating/Covers: 30 x Second Class. Livery on Delivery: Umber & Cream.

1953 Season. Allocated to the formation of the ‘Devon Belle’.

1955 June 15th - Until further notice. Southern Region.

1955 September 19th - Until further notice. Southern Region.

1956 June 11th - Until further notice. Southern Region.

1956 September 17th - Until further notice. Southern Region.

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1957 June 17th - Until further notice. Southern Region.

1957 September 16th - Until further notice. Southern Region.

1958 June 9th - Until further notice. Southern Region.

1958 September 15th - Until further notice. Southern Region.

1958 September. Within the formation of the inaugural ‘The Master Cutler’ from London, Kings Cross to Sheffield. Formation Pullman cars No.70, ROSAMUND, SAPPHO, PLATO, CAR No.303 & CAR No.68.

1959 March 21st. Within a charter formation from Cleethorpes to the Grand National at Aintree. Formation consisted of 13 coaches and included ex- Devon Belle Observation car M280 (Ex Car No.113).

1959 June 15th to September 13th, 1959. On loan to Eastern Region Pullman Services.

1959 November 2nd -- Until further notice. Eastern Region.

1960 June 13th - Until further notice. Eastern Region.

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1960 September 12th - Until further notice. Eastern Region.

1961 June 12th - Until further notice. Southern Region.

1961 September 11th - Until further notice. Southern Region.

1962 June 18th - Until further notice. Southern Region.

1963 June 17th - Until further notice. Southern Region.

1964 June 15th - Until further notice. Southern Region.

1965 June 14th - Until further notice. Southern Region.

1966 March 22nd. Within the formation of the ‘Bournemouth Belle’ with Pullman cars CAR No.38, 62, 64, 65, 83, 303, LORRIANE, SHELIA, LYDIA and JOAN.

1966 June 13th - Until further notice. Southern Region.

1967 July 10th. Not shown within Pullman list - Withdrawn from operations. Pullman Car Services-Archive - Special Edition No.12. 1951 & 1952 ‘U’ Type Pullman Cars - Issue 1 - April 2018 Page 54 of 62

1968 October 4th. Departed Micheldever for Feltham in the company of Pullman cars CAR No.34 & 61. For onward movement to Birds at Long Marston.

1968 October 7th. Departed Clapham to Birds at Long Marston.

1969 March 31st. Last recorded sighting of the car at Birds at Long Marston.

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The History of Pullman Car ‘ARIES’.

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1960 Pullman Schedule Number: 304. Type of Car as Built: Kitchen. Into Pullman Operation: 1952. Car Builder: Pullman Car Company, Preston Park Works, Brighton. Lot Number: 3279. 1 Length & Width: 63’ - 10” x 8’ - 5 /2”. Tare Weight: 39t. Bogies: 2 x LNER Gresley double bolster type. Wheels: 8. Type: U. Route Restriction (S.R.): I. (Grove Junction (Tunbridge Wells) and Battle). Seating/Covers: 22 x First Class. Livery on Delivery: Umber & Cream.

1952 June 13th and September 15th, 1952 - Allocation Golden Arrow. Aquila, Aries, Carina, Cygnus, Hercules, Isle of Thanet, Minerva, Orion, Pegasus, Phoenix, Zena, CAR No.34, 35, 36 & 208.

1952 September 27th - Allocation Golden Arrow. Isle of Thanet, Carina, Cygnus, Pegasus, Perseus, Aries, Phoenix, Aquila, CAR No.34 & 36.

1952 October 18th - Allocation Golden Arrow. Minerva, Hercules, Carina, Cygnus, Pegasus, Perseus, Aries, Phoenix, Aquila, CAR No.34 & 36.

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1953 June 18th & June 17th, 1963 - Allocation Golden Arrow. Aquila, Aries, Carina, Cygnus, Hercules, Isle of Thanet, Minerva, Orion, Pegasus, Perseus, Phoenix, CAR No.34, 36 & 208.

1953 July 15th. ‘Royal Train’ working. Conveying H.M. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh to Winchfield Station for onward travel by road to RAF Odiham for the RAF Coronation Review. The return working commenced at Hook station.

1954 June 14th to September 20th - Allocated to Golden Arrow Service.

1955 June 13th to September 19th - Allocated to Golden Arrow Service.

1956 June 11th to September 17th - Allocated to Golden Arrow Service.

1957 June 17th to September 16th - Allocated to Golden Arrow Service.

1958 March 28th. Royal Train Duty from Shorncliffe to Windsor & Eton Riverside. Conveying the HRH the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh following a State visit to Holland Pullman cars AQUILA, ARIES, MINERVA & ISLE OF THANET.

1958 June 9th to September 15th - Allocated to Golden Arrow Service.

1959 June 15th to November 2nd - Allocated to Golden Arrow Service.

1960 June 13th to September 12th - Allocated to Golden Arrow Service.

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1961 May 17th. ‘Royal Train’ working. Conveying H.M. The Queen from Guildford to London Waterloo. Hauled by Rebuilt Bulleid West Country Pacific No.34009 ‘Lyme Regis’ with Pullman cars ISLE OF THANET, NIOBE and Royal Saloon No.396. 1961 June 12th to September 11th - Allocated to Golden Arrow Service.

1963 June 17th - Allocated to Golden Arrow Service.

1964 to 1967. Transferred to the Eastern Region with car HERCULES and spent its final years on the Talisman before withdrawal and sale in 1967-68.

1965 March 31st. Noted within the formation of the ‘Talisman’ in the company of Pullman cars THRUSH, AMBER and CAR No.348.

1967. Withdrawn from service.

? Temporary use as a café for workers building the M62.

? Located at the Yew Tree Inn, Thornham, Rochdale, Lancashire and used a restaurant affixed to the property. For this new role, most of the interior was removed including the tables, chairs, light fittings and kitchen equipment.

1997. Reluctant to maintain the vehicle any further, the Public House owners sold ARIES to Mr Ian Bartlett.

1998. Moved by road haulage to the East Lancashire Railway. Pullman Car Services-Archive - Special Edition No.12. 1951 & 1952 ‘U’ Type Pullman Cars - Issue 1 - April 2018 Page 59 of 62

? The car was again stripped, this time for the removal of asbestos and then stored pending restoration for a ‘Wine and Dine’ train. Unfortunately, this did not happen, and the vehicle was left on a peripheral part of the site, subject to vandals and the elements.

2006 March. Purchased by Pat O’Connor as a buyer of last resort.

2006 March 23rd. Departs the ELR for MOD Kineton for safekeeping.

2007 May. ARIES was moves from MOD Kineton to Portsmouth Arms, Devon.

The first priority was in making the vehicle waterproof an extensive suite of roof ventilators and fan cowls and many of these leaked badly. These were re-sealed, and the roof partly painted. Several windows also admitted water and temporary repairs made to holes in the floor. A couple of replacement vestibule doors were also acquired. Following a serious personal accident and the programme of work renovating Pullman car FORMOSA, a decision was made to sell ARIES, and the car was purchased by the Kent & east Sussex Railway.

2012 August. ARIES departs Portsmouth Arms in August 2012 for Rampart at Barrow Hill. Work will be undertaken on underframe and running gear.

2015 June 2nd. ARIES arrives at the Kent & East Sussex Railway with delivery to Wittersham Road Station. ARIES will be moved to Tenterden for eventual bodywork and internal restoration within the C&W Workshop. The restoration will be undertaken by a mixture of contract, volunteer & paid staff.

2016 February. ARIES is currently stored within the new carriage storage shed at Rolvenden. Availability in late May within the C&W Workshop at Tenterden, whereupon the bodywork restoration of the car will commence. Pullman Car Services-Archive - Special Edition No.12. 1951 & 1952 ‘U’ Type Pullman Cars - Issue 1 - April 2018 Page 60 of 62

2017 Spring. Restoration work commences at Tenterden C&W Department.

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Publications.

Pullman in Europe. G.Behrend. 1962. Ian Allan Ltd. Pullman Travelling in Style. B.Haresnape. 1987. Ian Allan Ltd. Venice Simplon Orient-Express the return of the world’s most celebrated train. Shirley Sherwood. 1983. L.E.G.O. Vicenza. Seven new “Golden Arrow” cars by 1951. The Railway Gazette. January 13th, 1950. The New “Golden Arrow”. The Railway Gazette. June 8th, 1951. New "Golden Arrow". The Locomotive. June 15th, 1951.

Individuals.

Doug Lindsay. Pat O’Connor. Ian Bartlett. Greg Child. Peter Hall. Tim Robbins. André Freeman. Alan Henderson. Antony Ford. PCS-Archive.

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