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July & August 2016
Edition No.31.
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COVER PHOTOGRAPH: Copyright Alan Pragnell.
Belmond Pullman Parlour First ZENA at Chelsea Flower Show on May 27th 2016.
From The Coupé.
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Editors Acknowledgement.
My thanks to the following contributors for their assistance in the production of this issue by way of either articles and/or images. Without you contributions this edition would not have been possible: - A.Pragnell, S.Newell, B.Haresnape, J.Morel, D.Mason, P.Paye, G.Behrend, D.Lindsay, A.Ford, B.D.Smith, C.Hanley, G.Huggins, A.Betteney, J.Hawley, M.Brown, G.Wells, P.Appleton, T.Knox, R.Barber, D.Jones, A.Freeman, P.O’Connor, N.Marshall.
In addition my thanks to the following Publications, Societies, Company’s & Web Sites: - Pullman in Europe, Pullman Profile No.2, The Pullman Society, 5BEL Trust, Bachmann, Hornby, Pullman Travelling in Style, Armstrong Railway Photographic Trust, NRM York, Railway Magazine, International Railway Preservation Society, Cleveland Model Railway Club, Sutherland Reay, NYMR, & Bluebell Railway.
Information is for sharing and not for gathering dust - It costs nothing to share knowledge.
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Menu.
Page 1 Cover Photograph. 2 From the Coupé & Editors Acknowledgement. 3 Menu. 4-6 Pullman Car History ‘THIRD CLASS CAR No.80’. 7 Free Internet Newsletters, Magazines & Web Sites. 8 Look Back at Pullman. 9-13 LNER Pacific’s - T.Knox. 14-19 RHS 2016 Chelsea Flower Show. 20-29 Model Railway News - Reviving the ‘Eastern Belle’ in miniature. 30 Model Railway News - Bachmann - Limited Editions. 31-34 Model Railway News - Bachmann - Midland Pullman Special Collector’s Edition. 35-44 Model Railway News - Hornby - All-Steel ‘K’ Type Pullman Cars. 44 Model Railway News - Brighton Modelworld Exhibition. 45 Model Railway News - 2015 Cleveland Model Railway Club Exhibition. 46 Colorado Railroad Museum. 47 The Pullman Society Journal. 48-49 Armstrong Railway Photographic Trust - Richard Barber. 50-52 Mail Box. 53-58 Pullman Preservation & Restoration - The Quantock Pullman. 59-61 Pullman Preservation & Restoration - CAR No.89 The Little Mill Inn at Rowarth. 62-63 Pullman Preservation & Restoration - D.Jones. 64 Pullman Preservation & Restoration - NYMR Pullman Report. 65-70 Pullman Preservation & Restoration - NYMR - GARNET Restoration. 71-76 Pullman Preservation & Restoration - FORMOSA Restoration Update - P.O’Connor. 77 Pullman Preservation & Restoration - CAR No.85 - Correction. 78 International Railway Preservation Society - Les Grands Express Européens. 79 The Towing Capacity of a Land Rover Discovery Sports. 80 Tail Lamp.
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PULLMAN CAR HISTORY.
THIRD CLASS CAR No.80 (I)4.
Pullman Identity: THIRD CLASS CAR No.80 (I)4. Type of Car: Buffet Third Class. Into Service: May 1923. Builder: Clayton Wagons, Limited, Abbey Works, Lincoln. Pre 1960 Schedule No: 160. Post 1960 Schedule No: 145. Tare: 39t. Seats: 39 (layout 2 x 1). Bogies: 2 x 8 wheels. Brake: Vacuum. Length (over Vestibules): 63’ 10”. Extreme Width: 8’ 7”. Roof: Ellongated. 3Table Lamps Type: Type ‘J’ with shades displaying symmetrical patterns in style to Art Deco. 1Type 1932 List: -. 2Route Restriction (SR): -.
1Entries 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.
2Entries 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.
3 Interior Decoration.
Panelled throughout in figured mahogany with centre panels of Pommele mahogany. The centre panels are outlined in a restrained inlaid decoration of boxwood, and this decoration is repeated in the friezes and pilasters. The seating is arranged three abreast, and glass top tables are provided. The upholstery is in red Duratex.
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5 May 1923. Enters service on the Caledonian Railway.
3 1927. Transferred to the London North Eastern Railway.
4 1928. With the introduction in 1928 of the all-steel cars, the identity of CAR No.80(II) was reallocated to a Brake Parlour. CAR No.80 (I) was renumbered to CAR No.27.
5 1929. Repairs undertaken at Preston Park to the value of £95.15.0
1&2 1942 to 1946. LNER No.489.
3 1946. Transferred to the Southern Railway.
4 1946 Late. Rebuilt as Brake Parlour with seating 30 Third Class for the new ‘Devon Belle’. c1960/2. Allocated to the Western Region for use within the Blue Pullman Standby Train (Wells Fargo) until withdrawal in August 1966.
©A.Ford Collection.
Circa 1962 with CAR No.27 within the 'Down' Bristol Pullman Standby Set hauled by a BR Western Class locomotive Stands at Bath Spa with at least two BR Mk1 coaches.
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©A.Ford Collection.
June 6th 1963 with CAR No.27 within the Birmingham Pullman Standby Set at Bentley Heath hauled by D1002 'Western Explorer'.
3 1966 August. Withdrawn from operational service.
3 1967 January. Sold to Birds Limited of Long Marston for scrap.
Information Sources: -
1&2 Pullman in Europe. G.Behrend 1962. ISBN not registered.
3 Pullman Profile No.2 THE STANDARD ‘K-TYPE’ CARS. Antony M Ford. ISBN 978-1-906419-22-6
4 Pullman Travelling in Style. Brian Haresnape. ISBN 0-7110-1648-8
5 Pullman Car Services - Archive.
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LOOK BACK AT PULLMAN.
1921 - 95 Years Ago.
July 10th. Inaugural day of service of the ‘Sunday Thanet Pullman Limited’. Operating from London Victoria to Ramsgate. (Information Source - PCS-Archive).
1931 - 85 Years Ago.
July 5th. Inaugural day of service of the ‘Bournemouth Belle’. Pullman cars within the consist included CAR No.40, 84, 82, 60, FLORA, MONTANA, AURELIA, CAR No.81, 83 & 84. (Information Source - PCS-Archive).
July 6th. Opening of the new Hastings Station. Special train for the opening includes two unidentified Pullman cars within the consist. (Information Source - Railway Magazine August 1981).
1936 - 80 Years Ago.
August 15th. Whilst within the consist of working a ‘Channel Islands Boat Train’ from Southampton Docks to Waterloo service. Pullman car RAINBOW catches fire and is detached from the train at Micheldever. The car is burnt out, and the bogies and main frame rescued and stored until rebuilt as car PHOENIX. (Information Source - PCS-Archive).
1956 - 60 Years Ago.
July 3rd. 2 x 5BEL units chartered by ‘The Machine Tool Trades Association’. London Victoria to Hove. (Information Source - Julian Morel).
August. The first meeting is held between the Pullman Car Company, British Railways Planners & the Metropolitan Cammell Carriage & Wagon Company to discuss the Blue Pullman diesel multiple sets. (Information Source - Julian Morel).
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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 ‘Dn’ and ‘Up’ workings. These relate thus, an ‘Up’ working is a service to London Kings Cross, and ‘Dn’ a working is a service 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.
Date: Locomotive: Location:
July/August 1936.
36.07.22 60104 Up Queen of Scots from Leeds - Kings Cross arr 19.05 36.07.23 60104 11.20 Dn Queen of Scots from Kings Cross - Leeds 36.07.25 60073 Up Queen of Scots from Glasgow - Leeds 36.07.30 60073 Up Queen of Scots from Glasgow - Leeds/19.40 Leeds - Newcastle
July/August 1956.
56.07.03 60133 58 Dn Queen of Scots 56.07.03 60537 131 Up Queen of Scots into Newcastle - 60963 on 56.07.03 60963 131 Up Queen of Scots from Newcastle from 60537 56.07.07 60036 142 Dn North Briton into Newcastle - 60129 on/131 Up Queen of Scots from Newcastle from 60078, 60141 on at Leeds 56.07.07 60078 131 Up Queen of Scots into Newcastle - 60036 on 56.07.07 60131 58 Dn Queen of Scots from Kings Cross 56.07.07 60141 950 Dn White Rose / 131 Up Queen of Scots from 60036 at Leeds 56.07.10 60036 131 Up Queen of Scots from Newcastle from 60101 56.07.10 60101 131 Up Queen of Scots into Newcastle - 60036 on 56.07.11 60127 58 Dn Queen of Scots from Newcastle 56.07.13 60024 131 Up Queen of Scots into Newcastle - 60036 on / 52 Kings Cross - Glasgow from Newcastle 56.07.13 60036 131 Up Queen of Scots from Newcastle - from 60024 56.07.14 60036 142 Dn North Briton into Newcastle (8) / 131 Up Queen of Scots from Newcastle 56.07.14 60084 58 Dn Queen of Scots from Leeds - Newcastle from 60141 56.07.14 60123 131 Up Queen of Scots from Leeds - Kings Cross 56.07.14 60141 58 Dn Queen of Scots from Kings Cross - Leeds - 60084 on 56.07.19 60120 131 Up Queen of Scots into Kings Cross 56.07.21 60002 131 Up Queen of Scots from Newcastle -from 60530 - 60130 on at Leeds
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The Queen of Scots Pullman.
Date: Locomotive: Location:
56.07.21 60123 58 Dn Queen of Scots from Kings Cross - Leeds 56.07.21 60130 131 Up Queen of Scots from Leeds - Kings Cross from 60002 56.07.21 60530 131 Up Queen of Scots into Newcastle - 60002 on 56.07.21 60961 58 Dn Queen of Scots from Leeds - Newcastle 56.07.21 60976 131 Up Queen of Scots from Newcastle - Leeds 56.07.25 60509 noted on 131 Up Queen of Scots in Edinburgh Waverley stn 56.07.28 60074 131 Up Queen of Scots from Newcastle 56.07.28 60133 58 Dn Queen of Scots from Kings Cross 56.07.28 60160 131 Up Queen of Scots into Newcastle 56.08.02 60116 58 Dn Queen of Scots from Newcastle 56.08.03 60036 131 Up Queen of Scots from Newcastle from 60535 56.08.03 60117 58 Dn Queen of Scots 56.08.03 60141 131 Up Queen of Scots from 60036 at Leeds 56.08.03 60535 131 Up Queen of Scots into Newcastle - 60036 on / 52 Kings Cross - Glasgow from Newcastle 56.08.04 60036 131 Up Queen of Scots 56.08.04 60131 58 Dn Queen of Scots 56.08.04 60141 950 Dn White Rose / 131 Up Queen of Scots 56.08.07 60117 34 07.50 Kings Cross - Leeds at Doncaster / 131 Up Queen of Scots 56.08.07 60131 58 Dn Queen of Scots 56.08.10 60117 131 Up Queen of Scots from Leeds 56.08.11 60027 131 Up Queen of Scots from Edinburgh - Newcastle - 60086 on 56.08.11 60084 58 Dn Queen of Scots from 60120 56.08.11 60086 131 Up Queen of Scots - from 60027 56.08.11 60120 58 Dn Queen of Scots from Kings Cross - Leeds - 60084 on 56.08.14 60004 131 Up Queen of Scots into Newcastle / 52 10.10 Kings Cross - Glasgow from Newcastle from 60016 56.08.17 60074 131 Up Queen of Scots from Newcastle 56.08.17 60081 58 Dn Queen of Scots into Newcastle 56.08.18 60074 131 Up Queen of Scots from Newcastle from 60135 - 60131 on at Leeds 56.08.18 60120 58 Dn Queen of Scots 56.08.18 60127 58 Dn Queen of Scots from Newcastle - Edinburgh 56.08.18 60131 131 Up Queen of Scots from 60074 at Leeds 56.08.18 60135 131 Up Queen of Scots into Newcastle - 60074 on 56.08.20 60120 131 Up Queen of Scots 56.08.21 60117 131 Up Queen of Scots 56.08.24 60123 131 Up Queen of Scots 56.08.25 60036 131 Up Queen of Scots from Newcastle from 60127 56.08.25 60129 131 Up Queen of Scots into Newcastle - 60036 on 56.08.28 60123 X208 Leeds portion of 131 Up Queen of Scots from Leeds - Kings Cross 56.08.29 60152 131 Up Queen of Scots from Edinburgh - Newcastle via Carlisle 56.08.31 60117 131 Up Queen of Scots
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The Tees Tyne Pullman.
Date: Locomotive: Location:
July/August 1956
56.07.04 60025 Tees Tyne Pullman past Grantham 56.07.06 60003 82 Dn Tees Tyne Pullman 56.07.10 60014 145 Up Tees Tyne Pullman 9on 56.07.10 60022 82 Dn Tees Tyne Pullman 56.07.12 60022 82 Dn Tees Tyne Pullman 56.07.20 60028 145 Up Tees Tyne Pullman 56.07.26 60026 145 Up Tees Tyne Pullman 56.07.31 60028 145 Up Tees Tyne Pullman 56.08.02 60008 82 Dn Tees Tyne Pullman 56.08.07 60030 145 Up Tees Tyne Pullman 56.08.10 60007 145 Up Tees Tyne Pullman 56.08.10 60013 82 Dn Tees Tyne Pullman 56.08.15 60034 145 Up Tees Tyne Pullman 56.08.21 60017 82 Dn Tees Tyne Pullman 56.08.22 60032 145 Up Tees Tyne Pullman 56.08.24 60007 145 Up Tees Tyne Pullman 56.08.28 60010 145 Up Tees Tyne Pullman
The Yorkshire Pullman.
July/August 1936.
Date: Locomotive: Location:
36.07.01 60092 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 605 17.00 KX - P'boro/Cambridge / 840 Aberdeen - KX Meat 36.07.01 60098 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.07.02 60111 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.07.03 60111 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.07.04 60111 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.07.06 60112 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.07.07 60113 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.07.08 60108 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.07.09 60113 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.07.10 60093 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.07.11 60113 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.07.13 60039 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.07.14 60093 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.07.15 60039 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.07.16 60093 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.07.17 60039 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.07.18 60093 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.07.20 60104 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman
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The Yorkshire Pullman.
Date: Locomotive: Location:
36.07.21 60045 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.07.22 60045 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.07.23 60044 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.07.24 60093 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.07.25 60045 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.07.27 60108 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.07.28 60044 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.07.29 60093 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.07.30 60112 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.07.31 60113 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.08.01 60112 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.08.04 60097 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.08.05 60089 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.08.06 60097 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.08.07 60111 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.08.08 60097 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.08.10 60113 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.08.11 60111 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.08.13 60113 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.08.14 60108 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.08.15 60112 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.08.17 60112 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.08.18 60039 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.08.19 60060 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.08.22 60039 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.08.24 60048 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.08.25 60044 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.08.26 60045 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.08.27 60102 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.08.28 60045 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.08.29 60049 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 36.08.31 60089 548 Up Yorkshire Pullman arr 14.40 / 595 16.45 Dn Yorkshire Pullman
July/August 1956.
56.07.07 60133 19 Up Yorkshire Pullman 56.07.10 60015 84 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 56.07.21 60117 19 Up Yorkshire Pullman 56.08.03 60030 84 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 56.08.04 60120 19 Up Yorkshire Pullman 56.08.07 60120 19 Up Yorkshire Pullman 56.08.11 60030 84 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 56.08.21 60006 84 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 56.08.25 60006 84 Dn Yorkshire Pullman 56.08.25 60134 19 Up Yorkshire Pullman
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Tommy Knox - Pullman Formations.
August 1956.
56.08.04 - The Queen of Scots Pullman. CAR No.32, 62, 71, 73, 84, 167, ONYX & BELINDA.
56.08.04 - The Yorkshire Pullman. CAR No.31, 33, 68, 75, 83, 106, 107, 161, 162, AGATHA, EVADNE & PHYLLIS.
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.
My email address is [email protected].
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©T.Bye/PCS-A.
York Station on Tuesday May 17th 2016, West Coast Railways BR Mk1 Pullman Second Parlour ‘AMETHYST’ - Ex CAR No.352, within the consist of the Steam Dreams ‘Cathedral Express’ Edinburgh to Kings Cross charter, hauled by LNER A3 Pacific 4-6-2 No.60103 ‘Flying Scotsman’ from Edinburgh to York.
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The Royal Horticultural Society 2016 Chelsea Flower Show May 24th to 28th 2016.
Bowden Hostas & Belmond Exhibit.
©A.Pragnell.
Belmond Parlour First ZENA.
Bowden Hostas wowed visitors to the Royal Horticultural Society’s 2016 Chelsea Flower Show with its £250,000 homage to plant hunters of yesteryear. The centerpiece of the display was Belmond’s Pullman Parlour First ‘ZENA’, the car stood amid a time travel journey featuring the discoveries of plant hunters from around the world. The 6,500 strong display of beautiful neat hostas and jungle ferns feature, took the visitor on a plant collector's journey.
All the hard work as undertaken by all concerned with the exhibit, culminated with Bowdens Hostas being awarded with a ‘RHS Silver Award’.
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©A.Pragnell.
On the evening of Thursday May 12th car ZENA prepares to depart from Belmond’s Stewarts Lane Depot for the RHS Chelsea show ground.
The Logistical Nightmare.
Not for the first time has car ZENA undertaken a road movement within London. The first time being in November 2010, when the car was the centre piece at an exhibition of by the British Film Institute at Southbank. This event was to commemorate what would have been Dame Agatha Christie’s 120th birthday and also 90 years since the publication of her first novel ‘The Mysterious at Styles’. ZENA was made available to the general public from Thursday 19th to Sunday 21st November, with the then members of the VSO-E staff being available to explain the services available at that time.
For the RHS show the road movement to and from Chelsea was undertaken by ‘Allelys Heavy Haulage’, The logistical nightmare of moving a 19m (64ft) long, 39.0 tonnes (39 ton) Pullman car in today’s London traffic was not helped by weight restrictions on the most direct route. The Stewarts Lane to Chelsea movements being undertaken out of normal London traffic hours on the evening of Thursday May 12th and the route undertaken being via the A3, M25 & A4.
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©A.Pragnell. On Display.
©A.Pragnell. On Display.
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The return to Stewarts Lane.
©A.Pragnell. Loading Preparation.
©A.Pragnell. Loading.
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©A.Pragnell.
Finally loaded.
On Sunday May 29th, ZENA was made ready for the return journey to Stewarts Lane, this was delayed due to a crane being set up on A4. An early start from Chelsea was undertaken on the morning of Monday 30th as luck would have it this was Spring Bank Holiday, so no rush hour traffic to contend with. The route being the reverse of the outward A4, M25 & A3. ZENA arrived back at Stewarts Lane at 10.30a.m.
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©A.Pragnell.
ZENA navigates the entrance giving access at Belmond’s Stewarts Lane Depot.
My thanks to both Alan Pragnell and Sharon Newell for their assistance in the production of this article.
For further details on products available from Bowden Hostas & Belmond refer to the following web sites: - https://www.bowdenhostas.com/ http://www.belmond.com/british-pullman-train/
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Model Railway News.
©Don Mason.
REVIVING THE ‘EASTERN BELLE’ IN MINIATURE - Don Mason.
(Part One - The Prototype).
The ‘Eastern Belle’ Pullman train was operated by the London North Eastern Railway (LNER) for 10 years from June 1929 until just before the outbreak of the Second World War, over the tracks of the former Great Eastern Railway.
The origins of this train dated back to shortly before the grouping in 1922, when the Pullman Car Company assembled a set of first and third class cars, generally for use in connection with horse race meetings and the Great Eastern Railway (GER) operated some of these between St. Pancras (not Liverpool St.) and Newmarket via Cambridge using first class cars from the South Eastern & Chatham Railway allocation, painted in crimson with gold lining livery.
From 1924 the LNER moved the starting point from St. Pancras to Kings Cross and the train ran via Hitchin and Cambridge to Newmarket.
The GER also introduced a Sundays-only ‘Clacton Pullman’ from Liverpool Street from July 16th 1922 and these services were retained by the LNER during the summer months until 1928.
From 1924 the Great Northern section provided the Pullman cars but the operation of one train to one destination on one day of the week meant the cars were under-used, so a wider use for the cars was suggested.
Thus it was that from 1929, the LNER came up with the idea for the ‘Eastern Belle’ Pullman, offering deluxe excursion trains to a variety of east coast seaside locations from Liverpool Street. The destinations were published in advance, enabling would-be passengers to select the days for visiting the resorts of their choice. Passengers with ordinary tickets were allowed to travel upon the trains upon payment of the Pullman supplement.
The first of these trains operated on Monday June 3rd, 1929 and ran to Felixstowe. Table d’hôte lunch and supper being available on board at extra cost, the service being provided by Pullman staff.
Tuesday’s train went to Clacton. The destination on Wednesdays was Frinton & Walton, with Thursday’s run serving Dovercourt and Harwich, although the latter lasted only for one year, thereafter being replaced with a further excursion to Clacton, albeit this one was just a ‘half-day’ tour.
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On Fridays, the ‘Eastern Belle’ traversed the steeply graded single-track branch line to Thorpeness & Aldeburgh and it is this run which will shortly bring us to the reason for this article.
To say the least, this working must have been an interesting sight on a line normally serviced by a small tank locomotive towing little more than two or three ancient, often non-vestibule coaches, sometimes with the odd van - and certain difficulties were experienced operating the train on the branch, due to both the severe gradient of 1:58 as the branch swung east off the main line just north of Saxmundham ...and to the lack of a turntable at the Aldeburgh terminus.
More than one train of seven heavy Pullman cars encountered problems coming off the main onto the branch, running short of steam and coming to a halt upon the gradient, resulting in the need to set back, rebuild the fire and then charge the bank again and hopefully then onwards to its final destination, whilst the lack of turning facilities at the terminus was responsible for a sequence of events so positively bizarre that it bears telling...
©NRM photograph.
The Eastern Belle around 1930, on this occasion being hauled by a B17 class locomotive.
Initially, it would appear that the train was usually hauled from Liverpool Street as far as Saxmundham, Suffolk, by a D16/3. From there it was double-headed over the Aldeburgh branch, usually with a second D16/3 working tender first towards the terminus. This proved an expensive operation and was soon discontinued, only to be replaced with an alternative which would appear to have been equally expensive for the single engine now hauling the train, by this time usually a B12/3 ...although to me at least, one laced with a degree of comedy.
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Upon arrival at Aldeburgh, the locomotive uncoupled and ran light in reverse all the way back along the branch and then along the main line to Ipswich - a trip of approximately 30 miles - where it would turn and replenish the tender, before returning, again light engine and again running tender first but this time in the opposite direction back to Aldeburgh, where it would finally reattach to its train for the return working to the capital. Needless to say, throughout this period Aldeburgh station was for all practical intents and purposes, ‘out of action’, due to the presence of seven or eight Pullman cars within the cramped station confines.
This was also clearly unsatisfactory, so the final arrangement was devised and this was no doubt better - although perhaps not a lot...
This saw the train arrive at Aldeburgh, whereupon the engine would run around its train and then haul it clear of the station points, before nosing it back into the run-round loop, where it waited until the arrival and subsequent departure of the normal branch train. No doubt some of you are already ahead of me here and yes - this was of course only achieved by still more shunting in order to release the branch engine!
After departure of the branch train, the ‘Eastern Belle’ was then hauled as Empty Coaching Stock with the loco running tender first, to Leiston, the principal intermediate station on the branch, where the stock was stabled until the evening - with the engine, as before, continuing tender first all the way to Ipswich shed (32B), where it was serviced and turned as before. It then ran, again tender first, back to Saxmundham and along the branch to Leiston, where it collected its stock and hauled it, still tender first, back to Aldeburgh. Upon arrival there, the loco ran around the stock, re-coupled and after loading, eventually hauled the train back to Liverpool Street.
Try to imagine the effect of that train working on the Accountants of today!
(Part Two - The Model).
Just over four years ago, in January 2012, I commenced building an ‘OO scale’ model railway layout based on the Aldeburgh branch in Suffolk.
The area of Suffolk between Aldeburgh and Orford have long been dear to my heart and have provided many happy holidays over the years and indeed, continue to do so. I have also been a Great Eastern Railway enthusiast for many years and so the ‘location’ of my first ever ‘OO scale’ layout (after some 40 years of modelling in ‘O’ scale and above - mostly narrow gauge and mostly American prototype), was pretty much a foregone conclusion.
The layout took shape and was effectively completed during 2015, although there is always something to be done.
It is also a complete fantasy, as my layout does not represent Aldeburgh itself - but an imaginary ‘extension’ of the branch to the coastal village of Orford (of Orford Ness fame) some 6 miles or so further down the Suffolk coast.
It is however not infeasible to imagine that such an extension could have been built but for the obvious problem of crossing the river Alde.. and a probable lack of traffic from Orford, other than a little fish out and general merchandise in - but in reality Orford never did have a railway, nor so far as I am aware, was such an extension of the Aldeburgh branch ever proposed. Had a line to Orford ever been seriously considered, it would probably have made more sense to upgrade the Snape branch for passenger working and to extend that line instead. It would have been much shorter and more straightforward in many ways.
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However, I claim ‘modeller’s license’ in building my imaginary extension from Aldeburgh to Orford and in doing so am only following in the footsteps of countless other modellers over the years. Nevertheless, I do feel that I have successfully captured the flavour of both the ex-Great Eastern Railway and of the Aldeburgh branch.
Here is not the place however to discuss the layout itself further but any readers who are interested may judge for themselves, as ‘Orford’ is due to appear in the September 2016 and October 2016 issues of ‘Railway Modeller’, the first of which should be available on the newsagents shelves during early August.
In ‘part one’ I outlined some of the history of the ‘Eastern Belle’ Pullman train which ran on the Aldeburgh branch and which ceased operation at the outbreak of war, never to be resumed.
However, having become enchanted with this train and its unique, not to say rather bizarre operating procedures on the branch I decided that it would be fun to ‘revive’ a version of it in miniature on my layout, which is set in the latter part of the LNER/BR transition period - specifically, in 1950. Once again - it is modeller’s license to the rescue here.
For the basis of my ‘Eastern Belle’ Pullman train I used the later generation of Hornby Pullman cars - the ones with the lighted table lamps and prototypical (for the ‘Eastern Belle’) 6-wheeled bogies.
Reasonably, any model manufacturer can only produce so many variations of the prototype and so it was necessary to accept that I could not model the ‘Eastern Belle’ with total fidelity to the pre-1939 prototype. I also only have room for a 5 car train, rather than the seven or eight cars of the prototype.
The cars used on the ‘Eastern Belle’ were almost exclusively of the variety with ‘straight roofs’ at the ends, originally built specifically for the GER lines, rather than the type which were commonly used on the Southern and which generally had ‘cut-away’ roofs over the end doors/verandas’.
Luckily, Hornby have produced three such straight roofed Pullman coaches in their range, although only one of these, a match-boarded brake/third, appears to have ever been offered as a single stand-alone item.
The other two to the best of my knowledge, have only ever been offered as part of the extremely short- lived 3-car ‘Bournemouth Belle Extension’ pack which has for some years been about as rare as a handbrake on a submarine, at least in unused condition!
However early in 2015, I was fortunate enough to be able to acquire a brand new and unopened set of these from eBay, albeit for a frankly obscene and totally disproportionate amount of money - which (more than?) fully reflected their scarcity value.
Perhaps the less said about that, the better but these cars together with the aforementioned brake/third formed the basis of my ‘Eastern Belle’ Pullman and a distinct bonus was that all three cars were of types and body styles which can be positively confirmed as having actually run on the Aldeburgh branch on the original prototype ‘Eastern Belle’ - although Hornby’s models do not necessarily bear the correct names or numbers.
For the remaining two cars I was forced to compromise and use ‘Southern’ versions with the roof end cut- aways. One of these accompanied the two ‘correct ex-GER’ cars in the extension pack and the other was a model of the first class kitchen car ‘Portia’, which can be purchased singly. Neither of these can be confirmed as having run on the prototype ‘Eastern Belle’ - but since mine represents a ‘revived’ train, I can live with that.
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Nice though the later Hornby models are, there are nevertheless several things wrong with them, not least of which are the colours. My recollection of Pullman cars in the 1950’s suggests to me that both the ‘cream’ and the ‘umber’ colours on the Hornby offerings are too dark, particularly the umber. Incidentally, conversely I believe that the umber on the Bachmann Mk.1 Pullmans is a tad too light. I think that the ‘correct’ shade is probably somewhere between the two but unless I was prepared to do a complete repaint of all five coaches (which I wasn’t) then I would have to live with that.
Another obvious error with the Hornby models is the colour of the printed name panels on the lower body sides and the printed Pullman ‘logos’ on either end of the letter boards. Hornby have printed these in gilt/gold, rather than the yellow, shaded black of the prototypes. Whilst to most this would not be a particular problem I found it irritating.
I decided therefore that I might as well go the whole hog and re-letter the cars in the correct colours, taking the opportunity as I did so to change the numbers and/or names of the coaches, to produce at least three of the originals which actually ran on the Aldeburgh branch and to this end I used the excellent HMRS ‘pressfix’ transfer sheets. The original Hornby printing fortunately came off with varying degrees of ease without destroying the body paint beneath.
However, I retained the original Hornby lettering for ‘ P U L L M A N ‘ and also the original Hornby crests, which to my eye, were quite acceptable.
A further alteration which I made was to completely remove the ‘working lighting’ from the table lamps on the models. I always feel that this sort of thing is something of a gimmick in ‘OO scale’ and I didn’t either need, or want it. Furthermore, the method of current pick up for the working lights (fairly strong sprung wipers on the axles) made for very efficient ‘brakes’, requiring much harder work from the model locomotive.
So whilst I was inside the coaches tearing all this out I took the opportunity to repaint the interiors, the furnishings and crucially also the table lamp shades, in the correct colours for the specific prototype coaches as they actually were in 1950, using the excellent Antony Ford books as a reference.
I also added complete interior fittings to the kitchen areas of the two kitchen cars, complete with shelves, pots and pans and of course, chefs, together with tray and tea pot carrying white coated Pullman ‘stewards’, as appropriate in the other vehicles.
Finally I painted the reverse of the oval window glasses where appropriate, again in the appropriate colours for the period in question.
All of the cars were lightly weathered, hopefully to suggest cars which are immaculately maintained but which have just had a run up from the capital, picking up some dust, etc., on the way.
The results are shown in the accompanying photographs. Whether they have been successful or not is for others to judge but overall I am personally happy with my attempt to revive the ‘Eastern Belle’ train in miniature, which now runs on my Aldeburgh branch extension layout - Orford...... and only once a week on Fridays of course!
Motive power on the model train is either a Hornby D16/3 or a very heavily rebuilt Triang ‘B12’, fitted with Portescap motor and gearbox (the forthcoming re-tooled Hornby version is of course on order). Occasionally a B1 might appear in either black (Hornby), or apple green (Bachmann) with the early ‘BRITISH RAILWAYS’’ legend on the tender. All locomotives on the layout are DCC operated and fitted with sound.
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Finally - yes, for those who might be wondering, I do replicate the bizarre method of working the original train, involving much shunting of the stock into the run-round loop before towing it tender first to Leiston (in my case, the fiddle yard, three sides of the room away) and eventually back again to form the return working, after turning the locomotive.
The five cars of my ‘Eastern Belle’ consist being.
©Don Mason. Third/Brake ‘TC No. 94’ (confirmed Aldeburgh branch).
©Don Mason. Third/Kitchen ‘CAR No.43 THIRD CLASS’ (confirmed Aldeburgh branch).
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©Don Mason.
Detail within the kitchen of CAR No.43.
©Don Mason.
All third class ‘CAR No.98’ (not an Aldeburgh branch original).
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©Don Mason.
First Class/Kitchen ‘PORTIA’, (not an Aldeburgh branch ‘Eastern Belle’ original, generally ran within the ‘Bournemouth Belle’).
©Don Mason.
Detail in Kitchen of ‘PORTIA’.
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©Don Mason.
Third/Brake smooth sided ‘CAR No.95’ (confirmed as having run on the Aldeburgh branch).
©Don Mason.
Steward with tea tray in PORTIA.
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©Don Mason.
Steward in ‘CAR No.98’.
©Don Mason.
Cars shown here with original printed names, etc., removed but prior the re-lettering and detailing. Note ‘stewards’ ready to install.
Acknowledgements. Antony Ford - Series of Pullman books. Peter Paye - Book ‘The Aldeburgh Branch’. The National Railway Museum. Pullman & La Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits et des Grand Express Européens News Edition No.31 - July & August 2016 - Page 29 of 80
The latest edition of the Bachmann Times, the magazine of the Bachmann Collectors Club, contains details of two new limited edition club models for sale to members:
32-390K - OO Scale Class 37 No. 37706 in West Coast Railways Maroon livery at £129.95.
39-002K - OO Scale Twin pack of BR Mk1 Pullman coaches in West Coast Railways Maroon livery at £134.95.
If purchased together they cost £240, a saving of almost £25 over the individual prices. The models carry the livery of Carnforth based independent Train Operating Company West Coast Railways who specialise in charter trains which use both steam and diesel traction. Locomotive No. 37706 was purchased by West Coast Railways in 1998. The Mark 1 Pullman cars were built in 1961 initially for use on the East Coast main line Pullman services operating to and from London Kings Cross. West Coast Railways operate both the two Parlour Second cars featured in the twin pack, these being No.99347 (Ex-CAR No.347) and No.99352 (Ex-CAR No.352) which both carry the distinctive West Coast Railways livery.
Those wishing to purchase the models but are not current Bachmann Collectors Club members can join for £29 for the next 12 months for which they will receive a membership card and badge, 2017 Calendar in December, 2017/18 Bachmann Branchline Catalogue on publication early next year and an exclusive membership wagon plus the next four copies of Bachmann Times magazine (published quarterly).
For further information, please contact the Bachmann Collectors Club on 01455 841756 or visit the club website at www.bachmann-collectorsclub.co.uk
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30-425 MIDLAND PULLMAN - Special Collector’s Edition.
Box Top.
The Special Collector’s Edition comes in a well detailed sturdy box 19”L x 13”W x 6”D.
Bachmann set 30-425 being equipped with an 21 pin DCC socket on the printed circuit board, which is ready to accept 21 pin DCC decoder 36-554.
The train pack comprises of a six-car set consisting: -
2 x 12 seat Power Brake First Class - (Type 1). 2 x 18 seat Kitchen First Class - (Type 4). 2 x 36 seat Parlour First Class - (Type 6).
The set is in reality two three car sets coupled in the middle by a non-conductive coupling. Close coupling between all the cars, with ceiling lighting, table lamp lighting, driving cab lighting, directional lighting, etched fan grilles and flush glazing.
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1 x A3 size Colour Poster of the Midland Pullman.
1 x 36-420 Midland Pullman Stewards and Train Crew Consisting:- 4 x Pullman attired stewards, 1 x Pullman attired conductor & 1 x BR Driver.
Sealed packet containing: - For both power unit cabs air horns and lamp covers. 2 x decoder/blanking plug fittings and screws. 2 x uncoupling tools.
1 x Certificate of Authenticity.
1 x Pullman Menu and Wine List.
1 x Midland Pullman ‘An Illustrated Journey’ (48 pages in both colour & black & white) by Kevin Robertson.
1 x Product Maintenance & Care Brochure (12 month Warranty from date of purchase).
1 x A3 Information on accessing model interior, schematic of the power car electric motor & details on replacement parts.
The car identities within the set being as follows: -
London Midland Region identification as ‘Train 2’.
DMBF (Type 1) No.M60092 & M60093.
MKFL (Type 4) No.M60732 & M600733. Box Side. TPFL (Type 6) No.M60742 & M600743.
These car had been previously available within Bachmann set 31-256 DCC fitted and the driving cabs having ‘Yellow ends’ as carried following transfer in 1966 to the Western Region.
Certificate of Authenticity.
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Midland Pullman ‘An Illustrated Journey’ (48 pages in both colour & black & white) by Kevin Robertson.
Box Side.
Midland Pullman Stewards and Train Crew.
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The Midland Pullman Set.
Box Base.
RRP £599.95 and available from a number of model railway suppliers at £509.96 plus P&P.
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In 2015 Hornby Hobbies Limited released five new high-quality and authentic-looking models based on the “All-Steel ‘K’ Type Pullman cars”. A total of thirty three cars were introduced between 1928 and 1931. These cars were to be allocated to the L.N.E.R ‘Queen of Scots’, G.W.R. ‘Torquay Pullman’, Paddington to Plymouth Ocean Liners & Bournemouth Belle on introduction. The first twenty nine cars were constructed by Metropolitan Carriage Wagon & Finance Company and consisted: -
8 x First class kitchen - Belinda, Nilar, Phyllis, Thelma, Evadne, Ione, Joan, Loraine. 7 x First class parlour - Agatha, Sheila, Eunice, Juana, Lucille Ursula, Zena. 5 x Third class kitchen - CAR No.67, 68, 69, 70, 71. 5 x Third class parlour - CAR No.72, 73, 74, 75, 76. 4 x Third class brake parlour - CAR No.77, 78, 79, 80.
The final four cars were constructed by the Birmingham Carriage & Wagon Company and consisted: -
2 x Third class kitchen - CAR No.81, 82. 2 x Third class parlour - CAR No.83, 84.
The 2015 Hornby models consisted of the following cars: -
R4664 - Agatha - First class parlour. R4663 - Loraine - First class kitchen. R4660 - CAR No.72 - Third class kitchen. R4661 - CAR No.73 - Third class parlour. R4662 - CAR No.79 - Third class brake parlour.
Each of the models is a quantum leap with the body sides gold lining, coat of arms and legend with lining around the vestibule doors being finer than ever before. Painted in the ‘New Standard' colours of umber below the waist, cream above with umber fascia board. The period depicted by the applied livery and car identities covers the period 1932 to 1956, (In 1956 third class was abolished). Each model has a white roof which is well detailed, including strengthening bars and intricate rivet heads and separate water tank filling pipework. Flush glazing throughout and each vestibule door has two separate hand rails fitted and embarkation light, below each vestibule door is a well depicted builders plate. At opposite ends of the vestibule, below the vertical window a printed data panel has been applied. In addition sprung buffers and Pullman gangways fitted with end covers that can be removed if required. The underframe is well detailed and includes battery boxes and vacuum reservoirs. Each model sits on 10’ leaf spring bogies. The model interiors are devoid of fixed curtains but have newly-designed seat and table mouldings which are close to the originals in both the first and third class cars, the white tablecloth tables with working table lamps on each, these being illuminated by tiny LEDs. Finally each model comes with a packet containing alternative close coupling system and two blank black roof boards.
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R4660 - CAR No.72 Third Class Kitchen.
R4661 - CAR No.73 Third Class Parlour.
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R4662 - CAR No.79 Third Class Brake Parlour.
R4663 - LORAINE - First Class Kitchen.
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R4664 - AGATHA - First Class Parlour.
Roof Detail.
Vestibule Builders Plate.
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Vestibule end and gangway.
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10’ Bogie.
Underframe Detail.
Close Coupling Pack - 2 x Close Couplings and 2 x Black (Blank) Roof Boards.
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The Vestibule End with the printed Data Panel on the left between the lamp bracket and buffer.
A Window with a view.
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R4662 - CAR No.79 Third Class Brake Parlour - Luggage & Guards Access Doors.
R4663 - LORAINE - First Class Kitchen - Crisp & Sharp Lettering and Lining.
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The Hornby 2016 Pullman range of “All-Steel ‘K’ Type Pullman cars” will consist of two separate issues.
The first issue advised as being available in August, note the post 1960 elongated coat of arms: -
R4697 - URSULA - First class parlour.
R4696 - JOAN - First class kitchen.
R4695 - CAR No.80 - Second class brake parlour.
R4694 - CAR No.83 - Second class parlour.
R4693 - CAR No.67 - Second class kitchen.
All the above photographs ©Hornby.
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The second issue has been rescheduled by Hornby for 2017, note these cars will have the pre-1960 coat of arms: -
R4738 - LYDIA - First class parlour. R4740 - ARGUS - First class kitchen. R4741 - CAR No.58 - Second class kitchen. R4739 - CAR No.34 - Second class parlour. R4742 - CAR No.162 - Second class brake parlour. For further information visit Hornby at https://www.hornby.com/uk-en/ ______
Brighton Modelworld Exhibition To Close - D.Oak & Model Railway Express May 25th 2016.
The ‘Brighton Argus’ reported in late May 2016 that the popular south coast show Brighton Modelworld is to close. According to the Brighton Argus, the event which covered a variety of model making disciplines as well as railway modelling, is no longer attracting sufficient numbers to make it financially viable. Numbers attending the 2015 exhibition dipped to below 10,000 although the 2016 exhibition attendance was recorded at 10,500. In addition, the dates on offer from the venue for 2017 exhibition fell outside the traditional half-term period which organisers felt would be detrimental to visitor numbers. Efforts to find an alternative venue have not been successful. All is not lost however and efforts are continuing to find a way of holding a 2018 event. ______
©T.Bye/PCS-A.
Within the consist of the Scarborough Spa Express on Thursday June 9th 2016, West Coast Railways BR Mk1 Pullman Second Parlour ‘SAPPHIRE’ - Ex CAR No.351.
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Trade Stands: -
RCTS, SLS/Grand Central, D&E Videos, Durham Trains, Mad About Trains, Layouts 4U, BR Lines, Tri-ang Man, Smart Models, Finishing Touches, Going Loco, Grosmont Books, DJMS, A1 Models & Trackside Signs.
Information Stands: -
Victoria’s Wish, The Pullman Society, Cleveland Miniaturists & S.L.U.G. Redcar & Cleveland College.
CMRC: -
Club Sales Stand, Club Demo, Club Information, Club Tombola, DCC Demo, Shunting Puzzle, Mike Fishwick Demo.
Model Railway Layouts: -
2 x P4 Layouts *Picton & Danby.
1 x 0 Gauge Marske.
7 x 00 Gauge Thomas the Tank Engine, Goathland, Guisborough, Grosmont, Thorpe Thewles, Tees Steel, Middleton-in-Teesdale.
1 x 4mm Fine Scale Prospect Hill.
6 x N Gauge *Stockton, *Thornaby, Billingham, Redcar, Saltburn & Northallerton.
* Layouts work in progress layouts.
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©D.Lindsay.
1950 Pullman built Union Pacific Streamlined Standard Gauge Lightweight Coach No.5442.
Built of steel and aluminum alloys after World War II, these sleek, lightweight cars were part of a move made by the railroads to build fast, modern streamliners to entice travelers back from automobiles and airplanes
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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 Issue No.108 - 2016/2.
Recent Pullman Trains.
Alby Glatt - An Appreciation.
Pullman in Mexico - Part 3.
My Southern Pullman Memories.
Roger Thick (1953 – 2015).
Modelling Notes.
Preservation Notes.
Swanage Railway ‘Christmas Belle’.
Pullman Society Membership details [email protected]
MAILBAG.The Pullman Society is dedicated to the study of all aspects of Pullman operations in the British Isles and Continental Europe - and in the United States, where the first cars were built and services began.
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The Armstrong Railway Photographic Trust - Richard Barber.
For further details visit the Armstrong Railway Photographic Trust website.
www.arpt51a.com
©P Woods - The Armstrong Railway Photographic Trust - R.Barber.
August 1995 and Class 73/3 No.73101 ‘THE ROYAL ALEX’ stands at Tonbridge Station with a consist of RES Vans.
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©John Boyes - The Armstrong Railway Photographic Trust - R.Barber.
Unknown date D1572 nears Peterborough with the ‘Yorkshire Pullman’.
©K H Cockerill - The Armstrong Railway Photographic Trust - R.Barber.
Unknown date an location ex Pullman cars ‘LADY NAIRN’ as LMSR Restaurant Car No.SC214M & ‘LASS O’ BALLOCHMYLE’ as LMSR Restaurant Car No.SC216M. Pullman & La Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits et des Grand Express Européens News Edition No.31 - July & August 2016 - Page 49 of 80
©Clive Hanley.
Mail Box.
Received from Barry D Smith (May 25th 2016).
1966 - 2016 BR Mk 2 Pullman Cars.
My congratulations for the most interesting and comprehensive article featuring the 1966 - 2016 BR Mk 2 Pullman Cars. Over the period 1966 to 1976 I was fortunate through business travels to enjoy frequent journeys a year on both the Manchester and Liverpool Pullmans; Trains which, by my judgement, greatly enhanced the imagine and standing of business travel on the London to Manchester and Liverpool routes! A key feature of Pullman travel with meals served at the seat one occupied for the whole journey, was not new to either route, being provided in First Class on the Liverpool Red Rose and Merseyside Expresses and Manchester Mancunian.
Particularly the Mancunian until its 1962 demise with the switch of London - Manchester services to the Midland Line, provided 126 First Class restaurant seats which one could book in advance and occupy for the whole journey. Such was demand for meals on this train a forty two seat restaurant car was also in the formation for the 96 First Class compartment seats. All First Class seats were serviced by one kitchen car; separately a 30 seat restaurant kitchen and 42 seat open provided full meal service for standard class. A clear indication the potential for the success of a Pullman Service on the Manchester route upon the 1966 electrification.
The great selling strengths of the Manchester and Liverpool Pullmans besides their reduction in journey times was reaching destinations two or three hours earlier in the day than previously possible. And the Pullman Cars quickly gained favourable reputation for assured comfort - the good air conditioning, the comfortable seating and numerous practical, rather than ostentatious, features like the large tables which when meal service was over, allowed four passengers to each spread papers and write without crowding one another.
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No hassle about gaining a seat for the first service of breakfast - a first rate British Breakfast would be served early in the journey; the tables cleared to allow people to spread out newspapers or more likely work documents relating to the coming days business. And the continuing offer of more coffee or tea. By the early 1970s both the Manchester and Liverpool Pullmans had gained good reputation in a large segment of the business communities in the cities they served. One advised travel timings in "Pullman Language" e.g. I shall be coming down on Thursday morning on the Pullman", for the time to be met at Liverpool Lime Street.
Any adverse comments? On page 3 of the excellent article there is description of the passenger saloons' air conditioning systems, including the sentence "- this results in a draught of cooler air into the saloons until a lower temperature is reached". In my experience that "draught of cooler air" occasionally could be unpleasant, especially when seated near the swing doors between the saloons and the vestibules during the periods of meal service when the doors were pegged open!
Travelling now by Virgin Pendolino I reflect on the enhancement of travelling as the saloon / vestibule doors slide effortlessly open and close repeatedly during breakfast service in First Class, mitigating any draughts.
Of the two Trains my favourite was the down morning Liverpool Pullman, perhaps because it was the Train I used quite frequently and became known by name by the staff and not bothered by enquiry for my breakfast choice! The Liverpool Pullman, sadly, seemed rather the poor relation of the Manchester and Liverpool services within the BR organisation. Adrian Willats writing in the Pullman Society's Golden Way Journal has mentioned the "oft repeated myth the Liverpool Pullman was withdrawn due lack of patronage", which would not equate with my experiences over the first ten years of its operation. Indeed I would suggest as a percentage of total seating capacity the Liverpool train did better than the Manchester?
This contention supported by the addition to the up morning and down evening Liverpool Pullman during the 1972 - 1975 years of a Metro - Cammell Kitchen Parlour cascaded from the Eastern Region upon the withdraw of standard class Pullmans from the Eastern Region. This extra Pullman,which never had any official acknowledgement, was marshalled between the normal four Pullmans and the Standard Class section and seemed to be mainly used as an overflow for passengers without reservations turning up when the normal seating was full.
Both the Manchester and Liverpool Pullmans were trains of particular character and historically of great importance, not just reviving business travel on their routes but significantly developing the volume now being carried forward by the Pendolinos. The Pullman Cars themselves by their splendid design with skilled maintenance were the essential parts of that success.
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Received from Glynn Huggins (28 April 2016).
Golden Arrow Query.
I much appreciate receiving the latest edition of your newsletter.
I have a question I wonder if anyone might be able to answer?
In 1961 I used to see the down 'Golden Arrow' on my way back from school on a Wednesday 'half-day'. It used to pass through Catford Station on the Catford loop line. I recall it being steam hauled and later that year by an electric Class 71. Although my memory is not too reliable going back so long, I am sure the rolling stock consisted of either one or two baggage vans, Pullman cars and at the rear, several CIWL blue carriages. I am trying to recreate this consist in 'N' gauge and would really appreciate any confirmation or otherwise that this was the actual formation. I have not seen any photographs that indicate the consist and if anyone knows of where I might find any pictures or, even better, videos, I would be most appreciative!
Thank you in advance. ______
©T.Bye/PCS-A.
Wihtin the consist of the The Scarborough Spa Express on Thursday June 9th 2016, West Coast Railways BR Mk1 Pullman Second Parlour ‘99347’ - Ex CAR No.347.
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Pullman Preservation & Restoration
'The Quantock Pullman' - Doug Lindsay, Tour Manager, UKrailtours.
(All photographs copyright to D.Lindsay).
As many readers will know, Saturday May 14th 2016 was the date of the Pullman Society Annual General Meeting, held at Tenterden in Kent. The AGM weekend involved a Dinner trip on the Kent & East Sussex Railway. ‘Wealden Pullman’ on the Saturday evening following the AGM, and a Luncheon trip on the Sunday 15th using the same train consist.
On previous AGM visits to Tenterden I have volunteered to work on the Wealden Pullman as I live locally and have spent many years associated with the train. However, this year it clashed with a special charter of the Belmond British Pullman 'The Quantock Pullman' to Minehead by UKrailtours whom I act as Tour Manager with, and therefore I felt this was a particular charter that was not to be missed!
It is believed that this is the first time that the British Pullman has visited the West Somerset Railway and moreover, the booked motive power was DB Cargo Class 59 locomotives which normally only haul freight trains. Two of these locomotives were utilised on the trip, 59205 from London Victoria to Westbury and 59201 from there to Minehead and back to London. These locos incidentally were the forerunners of the huge number of Class 66 locos now in use with DB Cargo, Freightliner, GBRailfreight and others and were all constructed in North America.
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The charter, titled 'The Quantock Pullman', was a sell-out for UKrailtours and departed from London Victoria at 08.15 on Saturday May 14th. The empty stock was hauled into Victoria by 'Royal' class 67, 67005, 'The Queen's Messenger' with the consist composed Staff Car 99545, Vera, Perseus, Ibis, Audrey, Minerva, Phoenix, Cygnus, Gwen, Ione, Lucille and Generator Car 6313. We were routed out via Clapham Junction, Staines, Woking, Basingstoke and Salisbury to Westbury where we reversed and the second Class 59, 59201, was attached and 59205 detached. This second loco took the train right through to Minehead via Taunton and the connection at Norton Fitzwarren to Minehead, arriving at 14.30 virtually on time.
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The train was stabled in the main platform at Minehead for the lay-over and made a splendid sight in the afternoon sunshine, much admired by the many visitors who were there, many surprised to see these immaculate Pullman cars at this lovely preserved heritage terminus.
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Fortunately Minehead has very long platforms and the whole train could be stabled, and viewed from the platform. The regular services on the line were handled from the platform opposite which made some interesting sights as the motive power for these trains comprised the Somerset & Dorset 2-8-0 No.53808 and the LMS 4F No.44422 working double headed on one set, GWR 4-6-0 No.7828 'Odney Manor' on another and a visiting Western Region 'Warship' Class diesel hydraulic D832 'Onslaught' sharing the diesel service with another notable, a WR Hymek Diesel Hydraulic D7017.
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59201 ran round the train and attached at the London end and it was noticed that the London end cab still had its brass American style bell hanging above the windshields, a nice touch of North American history, particularly as the train composed Pullman cars which of course were originally an American invention!!
All too soon it was time to board the train again for the return journey which departed at 17.15 and re- joined the main line at Norton Fitzwarren on time. This return journey was direct to London via Westbury again, but not reversing as we continued along the ex GWR Berks & Hants route to Reading, then the Southern route via Staines again to arrive at Victoria, on time, at 22.05.
I travelled in Car Minerva both ways, ideally situated in the centre of the train so that distribution of itineraries and other details could be delivered to each passenger in every car in the consist. The service of the three meals and drinks was, as always, to the highest standard as one would expect on this prestigious train.
The staff were excellent and rose to the occasion and I feel enjoyed the chance of a different destination to a heritage line, as they were last year when we chartered the train to Bridgenorth on the Severn Valley Railway.
However, unlike our visit there where we were hauled by the newly restored rebuilt West Country class loco, 34027 'Taw Valley', we were not able to utilise any West Somerset motive power as the British Pullman is now air-braked only and the WSR locos are vacuum braked. That said, I'm sure it was appreciated by everyone to see the Class 59 in action on this extremely picturesque and exquisitely preserved length of the former Great Western Railway.
All in all, a highly successful and enjoyable experience for all on board, and indeed, for those at the lineside, for there will be no doubt many pictures posted on social media of this historic and unusual charter of the British Pullman.
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Little Mill Inn, Hollinsmoor Road, Rowarth, High Peak, Derbyshire, SK22 1EB - Alex Betteney.
©A.Betteney.
A site visit was undertaken on May 19th 2016, located in the proverbial “Middle of Nowhere”, and well off the beaten track, the public house is in an idyllic setting by a tributary of the River Sett. In addition the public house includes ex 5BEL unit No.3051 Driving Motor Brake second class ‘CAR No.89’.
The public house at the time of the visit was up for sale, with an asking price of £649,995.
The five Bedroom Commercial property offers the following: - Development Potential, River Setting, Possible Building Plots, Semi Rural Location, Run As A Public House, Large Grounds, Scope For Other Uses and Additional Plot For Sale.
A substantial public house with very large plot, this four storey public house with scope for development, situated on the outskirts of the hamlet of Rowarth with close proximity to Marple Bridge and New Mills. There are large car parks and play area. There is also a chalet which is used as a holiday let, also include an ex Brighton Belle Pullman car converted into three en-suite rooms.
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©A.Betteney.
Ex 5BEL unit No.3051 Driving Motor Brake second class ‘CAR No.89’.
Property description: -
Ground Floor. Reception Hall, Ladies & Gents Toilets & Serving Bar Area, Lounge - Games/Pool Room & 28 Cover Pullman Restaurant, Kitchen, Beer Cellar & Storeroom.
First Floor. Lounge/Bar Area, 100 Cover Licensed Restaurant, Ladies & Gents Toilet & Kitchen.
Second Floor. Living Accommodation, Lounge, Kitchen, five Bedrooms and two Bathrooms, Office & Wine Store.
Exterior. Gardens, Grounds and Pullman car.
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©A.Betteney.
Ex 5BEL unit No.3051 Driving Motor Brake second class ‘CAR No.89’.
As can clearly been seen in the photograph above, the exterior body side has engineered to meet the requirements for conversion to the three en-suite rooms and the car remains sitting on the original bogies (trucks). The access doors to the guards and luggage area have been removed, and a window fitted to the style of the six saloon windows.
For further information.
Tel: 01663 744866 Email: [email protected].
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David Jones.
Bluebell Railway Pullman News - June 2016.
The big news from the Bluebell Railway is the receipt of £75,000 towards the restoration of Pullman CAR No.54. This is an award from the Department for Transport’s Heritage and Community Rail Tourism Innovation Competition which allocated a total of £1 million to 17 worthy projects across the country including two Pullman related schemes. A lot of effort went in to applying for this award so the Bluebell was pleased that the application was deemed to be ‘outstanding’.
©G.Moon Collection/PCS-A.
Schedule No.157 - CAR No.54 as rebuilt in 1937.
CAR No.54 was built as a 39 seat Kitchen Third by Clayton Wagons in 1923 and later rebuilt as a 33 seat Parlour Third at Preston Park Works in 1937. After service in the Devon Belle and South Wales Pullman it was withdrawn in 1968 and moved to the Dart Valley Railway. Eventually Sea Containers bought it with the intention of using it in the VSO-E British Pullman train but this did not materialise so after some time stored at Carnforth it passed to the Bluebell Railway in 1986.
Missing items started to be acquired for the Car, but restoration was always being put back in favour of other Pullmans such as CAR No.64 and CAR No.76. With the withdrawal of CAR No.76, as ‘LILIAN’, serious consideration was given to find a replacement as ‘Golden Arrow’ revenue has suffered from the loss of the 42 seats. Some funding became available from the transfer of Car ‘DORIS’ to the 5BEL Trust, and with this new grant and other income, there is now about £360,000 toward the nearly £500,000 needed.
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The Carriage and Wagon Department at Horsted Keynes is working out a detailed programme to restore CAR No.54 with provision for wheelchair access, one of the conditions of the Department for Transport grant, and to this end drawings are being sought from the National Railway Museum. This will be the fourth carriage to be adapted for wheelchair passengers visiting the Bluebell Railway following the two Mark 1 coaches and the ‘Peoples Millions’ London, Chatham and Dover four wheeler a few years ago, but will be the only Pullman Car in the country so converted.
With CAR No.54 being a brake parlour there are double doors available for disabled access into the main saloon which will have a first class area with movable armchairs where wheelchairs can be placed. Funding Director of the Bluebell Railway, Roger Kelly, is pursuing other funding streams especially from grant giving organisations associated with disability issues, so hopefully CAR No.54 can be completed within a reasonable time scale, and can join ‘FINGALL’ and ‘CHRISTINE’ in the train.
Roger Garman Communications Director. [email protected]
Roger Kelly Funding Director. [email protected]
For more details on the Bluebell Railway’s services visit www.bluebell-railway.com
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Pullman Report
Jerry Hawley - Moors Line - Spring 2016 - Issue 190.
318 PULLMAN CAR ROBIN.
Over the past couple of years there has been a major problem with the heating failing. When the vehicle was refurbished over 20 years ago the original heating system was reinstalled. This was a pressure ventilation system: basically the steam heated a radiator and air was blown through by a fan and the warm air was ducted up into the carriage, but on many occasions the fan failed which resulted in no heating at all. In January, Robin was brought in to the carriage shed, lifted and bogies rolled out so the ducting could be removed from underneath. Inside, all the seats, carpet and ducting were removed. New long heaters were made from I 1/2" galvanised pipe; four in total for the saloon and shorter ones for the coupe and toilet. These were installed where the ducting was removed, the pipes then boxed in at the side of the seats and laser cut grilles fitted under the tables. New carpet was fitted throughout, then seats and tables refitted. The kitchen has also had some attention; new filters have been fitted into the extraction hood above the ovens and improvements to the other ventilation system. Alterations to the oven have been made to make cleaning easier, along with other tasks to improve hygiene, including the replacement of non-slip floor covering. Externally the roof has been repainted white.
328 PULLMAN CAR OPAL.
With the three other dining carriage roofs painted white Opal stood out so it was brought into the shed for a repaint.
CAR No.79.
The gutters on both sides had problems with corrosion; these have been patched up and painted then the roof prepared, primed and two coats of white paint applied. Whilst in the carriage shed some other general repairs and maintenance were carried out.
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BR Mk1 First Class Parlour Car ‘GARNET’ to be restored.
After lying abandoned and derelict - an empty shell - since 2001, Met-Camm Parlour First GARNET, based on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR), is to be rebuilt. Furthermore, it is to be restored to original internal condition with 24 armchair style seats. This will make it the only surviving Pullman car from the 1960/1 build to be in original state, the others having been modified in 1966/67 to increase the seating to 29.
©G.Wells.
January 24th 2016, Parlour First GARNET with cars OPAL and CAR No.79.
Life and times.
GARNET was one of three Met-Camm Pullmans (ROBIN and OPAL) being the other two purchased by the NYMR following their cessation on both the HULL and YORKSHIRE PULLMAN services. GARNET and OPAL arrived in February, 1979, with ROBIN arriving in July 1980. GARNET’S last run in public service was on January 12, 1978 within the ‘HULL PULLMAN’. It was condemned at Hull on June 10, 1978. When rebuilt internally in 1966, it lost its Pullman livery of umber & cream with lining and name, receiving the reverse livery of Blue and Grey as applied to the ECML Pullman cars, with Schedule number E327.
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In preservation days, the Pullman livery of umber and cream was re-applied in 1982 when it had its name restored. The NYMR took its Met-Camm Pullmans out of service in the late 1990s in order to have the blue asbestos insulation removed professionally. This was undertaken by the Lancastrian Carriage & Wagon Co. The mammoth job to rebuild the cars - stripped to shells - was put in hand by the NYMR’s C&W staff. The sheer workload and fear that not all the parts would be to hand, precluded GARNET, the last of the three to be dealt with, from being rebuilt - and it was shunted into Pickering’s famed ‘Long Siding’. In the intervening years, it was twice given a coat of paint to protect the body, the latest only earlier this year when, unusually, a coat of maroon was applied.
©T.Bye/PCS-A.
GARNET awaits departure at Grosmont June 9th 1984.
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©T.Bye/PCS-A.
The Interior of GARNET September 13th 1987.
A plan to save it.
When talk emerged of it being sold or even scrapped because “we would never find the money to restore it”, former Trust Chairman and Board member, Murray Brown, who founded the LNER Coach Association, took a dim view of this and placed before the Board a proposal that GARNET should be restored over several years. This would get over the constant problem of never being able to find all of the cost in one go. However, the real trump card was in its future use. Not only could it augment the existing Pullman set, but it could also be used separately on through services to Whitby and thus the NYMR would be running the only scheduled Pullman service on the national system, all be it six miles (and also the Esk Valley line to Battersby which the NYMR’s Safety Certificate permits it to run). GARNET’S passengers would be paying an enhanced fare and served refreshments as part of their ticket price from the adjoining Mk.1 RMB carriage. The NYMR Trust Board was prepared to take this decision. Then, out of the blue and totally unexpected, came news of the ‘competition’ being staged by the Department of Transport (DFT) which was awarding grants towards projects which encouraged heritage railway tourism.
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©M.Brown.
An original Pullman Armchair from an Mk1 Pullman car, to be used as the pattern to replicate the remainder.
©M.Brown.
The original Armchair on closer inspection gives away its ancestry ‘Preston Park 1960’.
(The Pullman Car Company was forever resourceful, for the new BR Mk1 Met Camm 1960/1 First Class Parlour and Kitchen cars, the company refurbished a number of armchairs resourced from a number of withdrawn first class cars. Alas the previous cars identity was not recorded, just as depicted above a small metal plaque being attached.)
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The Whitby Pullman project was an absolutely ideal entry for this DfT initiative. On Wednesday, May 25, the NYMR received official confirmation that it had been successful and had been awarded £60,000 towards the total project cost of £160k, the NYMR trust will launch an appeal to complete the funding required. The work will include bodywork repairs, commonwealth bogie overhaul, rewiring and services, chassis overhaul, repair and reinstallation of the interior, re-creation of original armchair seating (1 x 1) and external repaint into Pullman umber and cream with both the GARNET name re-instated and lining and the 1960 elongated Pullman coat of arms applied. With GARNET added to the existing Pullman train starting from Whitby or running as an individual car on scheduled timetabled service.
Restoration plan.
GARNET’S interior will be rebuilt with original 24 armchair style seats. The NYMR has one as a pattern and this will be used to replicate the remainder. The plan is to move the car off the NYMR to a contractor, thus relieving the NYMR’s C&W staff of the huge task - they just do not have the resources to spend months putting GARNET back together. Once the bodyshell has been renovated - it is in remarkably good condition, thanks to the protective paint applied - it will be rewired. This is seen as relatively easy, being, in essence, a Mk.1 vehicle. Replacing the interior fitments, be they original or new replicas, is seen as the difficult and time-consuming part. Nevertheless, a completion date in 2018 is envisaged. The NYMR’s main contribution will be the overhaul of two Commonwealth bogies and the repainting into Pullman umber and cream livery with name re-applied.
©D.Lindsay.
1960 Interior of BR Mk1 Pullman First Class Car.
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Said Murray Brown: “Besides the Pullman being a historical and marketable car, I do think there there is a moral obligation to renovate it - after all, it earned the NYMR thousands of pounds revenue and we also owe a great debt to the late Dutchman, Jos De Crau, who took over ownership when the NYMR was short of finances. The return to operational use is a fitting and right thing to do and will bring further kudos and publicity to the Whitby-Pickering services and also provide Whitby clientele with another prestige attraction”.
©T.Bye/PCS-A.
May 18th 1991, GARNET at Pickering sitting on ex-DMU bogies, this was due to BR requiring the original commonwealth bogies be returned after arrival on the NYMR.
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The Ongoing Restoration of ‘FORMOSA’.
Pat O’Connor
Since my last restoration report as detailed within the September & October 2015 (Edition 26), the work undertaken has covered stripping, repair and re-polishing of vestibule woodwork from the former lavatory area, the cross partitions and part of the side framing from one of the saloons. In addition, all of the cornicing has been stripped and missing areas repaired or replaced.
The following images illustrate some of the work: -
©P.O’Connor.
The above image shows the re-furbished partition between the 'London Saloon' and the kitchen. The freize has been repaired and the pilasters are new replacements.
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©P.O’Connor.
The above image of the 'London Saloon' centre partition. The original had been removed so the woodwork is entirely new apart from the door, freize and cornice re- modelled from elements that had survived in the coupe.
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©P.O’Connor.
The above image is of the 'Brighton Saloon' side of the centre partition. The framing is new but the rest is all original, albeit re-modelled and repaired.
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©P.O’Connor.
The above image view shows one side of the 'Brighton Saloon' following repair to the framing and overall re-polishing. Further secondary woodwork has yet to be made for window beading and the 'communication cord' covers. Bulb holders for the light fittings also need adjustment.
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©P.O’Connor.
The above image shows the partition in the 'Brighton Saloon' adjacent to the coupe. It is entirely original but consists of surviving elements from the coupe and the saloon re-modelled to replace missing woodwork. The panels have been stripped of later cellulose finishes, repaired and re-polished.
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©P.O’Connor.
This view shows the coupe corridor following stripping and repair of the framing. The upper quartered and boxwood lined panels are new to replace losses but the lower panels are original.
Editor’s Note.
My thanks to Pat for sharing with us his single handed ongoing restoration of car FORMOSA, over the years of his contributions with regard to the restoration, it can clearly be seen that his standard of workmanship is to the PCCo Preston Park standard.
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Editor’s Note.
Within the last newsletter on Page 49 the following text was reported: - “Work to finalise the kitchen design for CAR No.85 - which has enjoyed major restoration to the major panel damage from continuous ingress of water it suffered while stored at Stewarts Lane”. I have since been advised that the water ingress had occurred prior to the purchase of the car by (VSO-E) Belmond, and during its location at Stewarts Lane the car was stored undercover. I visited the car whilst it was located at the Nags Head public house Mickleover, it was placed on a section of track without any cover. Following the cars relocation to the Severn Valley Railway, it was stored within a siding in the open.
©T.Bye/PCS-A.
CAR No.85 located at the rear of ‘The Nags Head’ public house at Mickleover, Derbyshire May 30th 1989.
www.brightonbelle.com
Donations can be made via the Trust’s secure server at www.brightonbelle.com
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La Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits et des Grand Express Européens.
International Railway Preservation Society.
Les Grands Express Européens.
The journal of the International Railway Preservation Society.
Posted to your home address on publication.
For membership details visit www.irps-wl.org.uk
Contents Issue No.15 Winter 2015.
Editorial & Progress Report.
The new South of France High Speed Line.
Future of CIWL Carriages.
Polish Railway Museum.
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How do you prove the towing capacity of a Land Rover Discovery Sport? Turn it into a locomotive.
Hauling a train 60 times the weight of the SUV itself and crossing the 85 foot high Hemishofen Bridge.
The Land Rover Discovery Sport 180hp 2.0-litre undertook the stunt by hauling a 100-tonne train on a 10km stretch of private railway track in Switzerland,
The CIWL Car depicted within the train consist VR No.4243.
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Tail Lamp.
I hope and trust that the contents of this edition of your newsletter has proved of interest to you. As ever without the help of the contributors, this edition would not have been published.
As can clearly be seen within this edition, model railways have been given some additional coverage, In addition to Don Mason’s well detailed article, my own indulgence in purchasing the Bachmann “Midland Pullman Special Collector’s Edition”, and five of the new Hornby “All-steel ‘K’ type Pullman car models”. Both manufactures products are worthy of my detailed review as they have produced superbly well detailed models. These are not cheap models, but if you want Pullman quality it comes at a price.
During each year I visit York at least once, the main purpose of my visit being two fold, to view the Belmond Pullman cars on one of their day excursions to York from London, the second being to visit the National Railway Museum, and deliver a ‘CD’ of all PCS-A publications to date. The ‘CD’ includes all past copies of Coupé News, Coupé News Special Editions and Pullman & CIWL News. Thus ensuring the availability of the publications for future generations. My personal thanks to all those readers who have contributed to the publications over the years, for without your help the NRM Search Engine ‘CD’ would not have been possible.
It is now time to commence the preparation of the next edition, so in the event you have any news, photographs or even an article you would like to share with you fellow readers, please feel free to forward to the editorial address for inclusion.
“Information is for sharing and not for gathering dust; it costs nothing to share knowledge”.
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T.Bye - ©PCS-A - July & August 2016.
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