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Pullman Car Services - Archive Pullman & CIWL News “The Quality of Service is Remembered Long After The Price is Forgotten” November & December 2014 Edition No.21. Pullman & La Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits et des Grand Express Européens News Edition No.21 - November & December 2014 - Page 1 of 67 COVER PHOTOGRAPH - Graham Hallett. A rare view of a Pullman car at Gloucester Central Station in July 1971. Mk1 Pullman Kitchen Second No.345. The car was broken-up at King, Snailwell in 1980. From The Coupé. Welcome aboard your bi-monthly newsletter. I take this opportunity to thank those readers who have kindly taken time to forward contributions in the form of articles and images for this edition. I remain dependent on contributions of news, articles and ‘jpg’ format images in all aspects of Pullman and CIWL operations both past, present, future and of course aspects of both within the model railway interests. In the event you have anything that you wish to contribute to the next edition the editorial deadline date of Tuesday December 30th, nd with the scheduled publication date of Friday January 2 2015. All I ask of you for the time I spend in producing your newsletter, is for you to forward on by either E-mail or printing a copy, to any one you believe would be interested in reading matters Pullman & CIWL. Changing your Email address, or wish to be removed from the mailing list, please send an Email to the [email protected] with your request, it’s as simple as that. Publication of this newsletter will be on or about the 1st of January, March, May, July, September and November. The editorial date for the next edition is Tuesday December 30th, with the scheduled publication Date of January 2nd 2015. The views and articles within this publication are not necessarily those of the editor. 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. Rest assured without you contributions this edition would not have been published: - G.Hallet, A.Ford, G.Behrend, D.Lindsay, D.Jones, T.Knox, R.W.Kidner, D.Richards, A.Cheetham, G.Woods, N.Marshall, R.Henneffer, R.Barber, Amstrong Railway Photograph Trust Collection, R.Barber, M.Dunnett, J.Archer, S.Doughty, P.O’Connor, J.McFarlane, B.Reddy, J.Poulson, P.Thestrup, S.Dresler. In addition my thanks to the following Publications, Societies & Web Sites: - Pullman in Europe, Pullman Profile No.1 The 12 Wheel Cars, Pullman Cars On The Southern 1875 to 1972, Pullman Trains In Britain, The Railway Magazine & The Railway World. “Information is for sharing - not gathering dust” Pullman & La Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits et des Grand Express Européens News Edition No.21 - November & December 2014 - Page 2 of 67 Your Newsletter Menu. Page 1 Cover Photograph. 2 From the Coupé & Editors Acknowledgement. 3 Menu. 4 - 5 Pullman Car History ‘CAR No.42’. 6 Free Internet Newsletters, Magazines & Web Sites. 7 Look Back at Pullman. 8 - 11 LNER Pacific’s - T.Knox. 12 - 22 Statesman Rail ‘ West Highland & Jacobite Scotsman’ Rail-Tour - D.Richards. 23 The Pullman Society. 24 - 25 The Doug Lindsay Pullman Archive. 26 - 27 West Coast Railway - The Spirit of the Lakes - A.Cheetham. 28 Glen Woods 1956 Lancing. 29 - 31 5BEL Trust. 32 - 34 Illinois Railway Museum - R.Henneffer. 35 - 36 Armstrong Railway Photograph Trust Collection - R.Barber. 37 - 46 Pullman Preservation & Restoration News. 47 - 49 Model Railway News. 50 The British Pullman Train Working - New Year’s Eve 2003 - B.Reddy. 51 National Railway Museum - Churchill’s Final Journey. 52 - 53 ORION - R.Barber. 54 - 66 La Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits et des Grand Express Européens. 67 Tail Lamp. Pullman & La Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits et des Grand Express Européens News Edition No.21 - November & December 2014 - Page 3 of 67 PULLMAN CAR HISTORY. CAR No.42 THIRD CLASS. Pullman Number: CAR No.42 Third Class. Type of Car: Dining Third Class. Into Service: August 1921. Builder: Birmingham Carriage & Wagon Company. Pre 1960 Schedule No: 115. Post 1960 Schedule No: 123. 1 Tare: 42 /4t. Seats: 47. Bogies: 2 x 6 wheels. Brake: Air. 1 Length: 63’ 8 /2”. Width: 8’ 9”. Roof: Ellongated. Table Lamps Type: 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. Interior panelling & Scheme of Decoration. Mahogany panelling. Adam style. Green duratex coverd tip-up seats. Blue & grey titling. Pullman & La Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits et des Grand Express Européens News Edition No.21 - November & December 2014 - Page 4 of 67 1921. In 1920/21 a total build of 10 Pullman cars were built by Clayton Wagons of Lincoln for the the 15 year contract with the Great Eastern Railway Pullman services. In 1921 a further build of 10 Pullman cars for the Great Eastern Railway (of which CAR No.41 was one) were constructed by the Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company. 1921 - 1923. Allocated to GER Pullman operations. 1923. GER absorbed into the London North Eastern Railway. c1923 Pre June. Remodelled to a Kitchen car with 36 seats at the Pullman Car Company Workshops at Longhedge, London. c1930 Known to be allocated to the ‘West Riding Pullman’. Pre - 1928 October 1st. Repairs undertaken to the value of £206.12s.4d. 1939. Withdrawn. 1941 January 9th. Scrapped by the Company Board. 1944. Sold to the LNER for £160 (plus cost of dynamo) Allocated to Departmental use and the LNER identity of 970201. Information Sources: - 1 & 2 Pullman in Europe G.Behrend 1962 ISBN not registered. Pullman Profile No.1 The 12-Wheel Cars Antony M Ford ISBN 978-1-906419-00-4. Pullman Cars On The Southern 1875-1972 R.W.Kidner ISBN 0-985361-356-7. Pullman Trains In Britain R.W.Kidner ISBN 0-85361-531-4. Pullman Car Services - Archive. Pullman & La Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits et des Grand Express Européens News Edition No.21 - November & December 2014 - Page 5 of 67 FREE INTERNET NEWSLETTERS, MAGAZINES & WEB SITES. Bringing Back The Brighton Belle. The wonderful Brighton Belle, the only electric all-Pullman train in the world, succeeded the steam service between London and Brighton in 1933 and became the world's first electric inter-city train. A much loved railway icon, the three five-car train sets were withdrawn by BR in 1972. Now we have a wonderful idea - an amazing feat of restoration, to bring together a complete train set and return the Belle to the mainline! To follow progress with the restoration and help. http://www.brightonbelle.com BritPull. Pullmans in Britain. An opportunity to discuss all aspects of Pullman vehicles and their workings in Britain. http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/BritPull/ Blue Pullman. A group for anyone interested in the British Rail Blue Pullman sets which operated between London and Manchester / Birmingham / South Wales. http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/blue_pullman/ Pullman Company Researchers. A friendly discussion group for anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the Pullman Company and their ancestors who were associated with it. Includes Pullman Company, Pullman Car Works, Pullman Palace Car Company, Pullman porters etc. and the town of Pullman near Chicago built for Pullman employees. http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/PullmanCompanyResearchers/ MRE Mag. Model Railway Express - Britain's leading FREE online magazine for railway modelers with thrice weekly news and readers' discussion. Also, model and book reviews, classified ads, etc. Over 1,000 readers and published every Monday, Wednesday & Friday by editor Phil Parker. Visit http://www.mremag.com/ for further detail and information. Raildate. The weekly newsletter produced and also published by Howard Sprenger every Friday covering general railway subjects with links to sites for further information visit: - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RAILDATE/ Where you can sign up to access the weekly newsletter. Coupé News, Coupé News Special Editions and Pullman & CIWL News Past Editions. All past issues can be readily accessed by visiting: - http://www.semgonline.com/coach/coupe/index.html Model Railways On-Line. The British Railways modeller’s source of prototype information, modeling articles, hints & tips, electrical and DCC articles, current & historical photographs. Pullman & La Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits et des Grand Express Européens News Edition No.21 - November & December 2014 - Page 6 of 67 http://www.mrol.com.au/ LOOK BACK AT PULLMAN. 1879 - 135 Years Ago. November 1st. ‘Prince of Wales’ enters service on the Great Northern Railway, following a trial run undertaken on October 18th. (Information Source: PCS-A).