November 2009 CAR No.81.

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1 Pullman Car Services Coupé News The Quality of Service is Remembered Long After The Price is Forgotten November 2009 CAR No.81. Coupé News No. 81 November Page 1 of 36

2 Cover Photograph Mike Morant Collection Pacific No Wymondley hauling The Queen of Scots Pullman in March Editorial: Welcome to Coupé News No: 81. This is your free newsletter of Pullman related news and material. My thanks to those readers who have supplied articles and images for inclusion within this edition. All I ask of you for the time I spend in production is for you to forward on, either by or printing a copy, to any one you may know who will also be interested in reading about matters Pullman. Changing your address, or wish to be removed from the mailing list, then to the editorial address with your request, it s as simple as that. Also some readers do not receive copies as published for one reason or another, I do get bounce backs advising that an address no longer exists or the mail box full. If by the 5 th of each month your copy fails to arrive, please the editorial address and I will forward to you the missing edition. The views and articles within this publication are not necessarily those of the editor. Information Required: I will welcome any information on the Pullman car located on your local preserved railway or in use as a static Restaurant, for inclusion within your Coupé News and the Pullman Car Services Archive. Information is for sharing - not gathering dust.. If you have any material for inclusion in No.82, please forward by November 27 th Coupé News No.82 will be published on December 1 st Editorial Address: Terry Bye Pullman Car Services pullmancarservices@yahoo.co.uk Coupé News editions 1 to 80 and all Special Editions can be sourced at: - Coupé News No. 81 November Page 2 of 36

3 We remember the Pullman car that was allocated the same schedule number as this edition of Coupé News. cdoug Lindsay Collection. CAR No.5 outside Preston Park circa July 1946 in the guise of the TRIANON BAR. Original Name: Third Class Car No.5. Type of Car: Kitchen Third. Into Service: Original Builder: Pullman Longhedge Works. Pre 1960 Schedule No: 81. Post 1960 Schedule No: 68. Tare: 40t. Covers: 52. Bogies: 2 x 6 wheels. Built during the First World War. Originally started in 1914 for Caledonian Railway and finished for the London Brighton & South Coast Railway Remodelled to a Picnic Saloon Became a Supply Car No April. Remodelled to Bar Car with 10 stools and renamed NEW CENTURY BAR. Coupé News No. 81 November Page 3 of 36

4 cdoug Lindsay Collection. (Above) - April 20 th 1946 Official Photograph of the interior of the New Century Bar July. Renamed TRIANON BAR. cdoug Lindsay Collection. (Above) Undated Official Photograph of the interior as the TRIANON BAR. Coupé News No. 81 November Page 4 of 36

5 cdoug Lindsay Collection. (Above) Undated Official Photograph of the Bar area as the TRIANON BAR Rebuilt at Preston Park to Second Class Buffet Car No.5 with 10 stools. cdoug Lindsay Collection. (Above) - Buffet Car No 5 at a Trade Fair in Castle Bromwich on April 30th Withdrawn. Coupé News No. 81 November Page 5 of 36

6 Became BR(E) CC171 and located to Lowestoft North from January 23 rd 1961 to Scrapped Wymondham. Coupé News - Passengers Reservations List. 241 x Regular First Class Passengers. 3 x Web Sites - Passenger Numbers Unknown. Welcome aboard to the following joining passengers: C.Blardone, J.Phillipson, R.Johnson, B.Macdermott. Free Newsletters and Magazines: 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 Pat Hammond. Visit for further detail and information. RAILDATE. The weekly newsletter produced and also published by Howard Sprenger of the Hursley Park Model Railway Society every Friday covering general railway subjects with links to sites for further information visit: - Where you can sign up to access the weekly newsletter. RAILWAY HERALD. Railway Herald is a colour magazine that covers today s railway scene in the UK. Please note this magazine has been updated into a new format, I recommend if you have yet to view this magazine you do so now. Visit for further detail and information. Coupé News No. 81 November Page 6 of 36

7 PULLMAN RELATED WEB-SITES. BritPull Pullmans in Britain. An opportunity to discuss all aspects of Pullman vehicles and their workings in Britain. blue_pullman A group for anyone interested in the British Rail Blue Pullman sets which operated between London and Manchester / Birmingham / South Wales. PullmanCompanyResearchers 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. Look Back At Pullman: 1929 November 80 Years Ago: November 1 st. Twenty first anniversary of the Southern Belle November 60 Years Ago: November 8 th. Lord Nelson Class locomotive No with a number of unidentified Pullman cars noted at Fratton (Portsmouth) with a Royal Train working November 50 Years Ago: November 16 th. An eight car Blue Pullman and noted without the Pullman coat of arms on the power car front (nose). Was noted at Luton on trial runs. Also date unknown two power units coupled together undertaking trials November 40 Years Ago: November 4 th. Noted passing Gloucester a diverted Blue Pullman working due to a derailment at the Severn Tunnel November 20 Years Ago: November 6 th. VSO-E British Pullman train working London Victoria station to the Mid Hants Railway in conjunction with the filming of Bullseye. Locomotive haulage was by Class 47 No with D5217 added to the rear of the train whilst on the Mid Hants Railway. Coupé News No. 81 November Page 7 of 36

8 THE PULLMAN SOCIETY The 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. The society journal The Golden Way is published FOUR times a year and this will include a separate Newsletter of breaking news. For further details including Membership please contact Alan Wood - awood17166@aol.com crichard Barber. Ex-Devon Belle Observation car No.SC280 Seen on the rear of the NORTHERN RUBBER special returning from Blackpool to Retford on the September 30 th 1961 crossing Copy Pit. The WD locomotive is giving banking assistance Ref - TL Coupé News No. 81 November Page 8 of 36

9 PEGASUS Vandalism Update Nick Dodson. crichard Barber. Pullman car PEGASUS passing Bradbury (North of Darlington) within the formation of the 1Z18 Newcastle Kings Cross private charter on Saturday October 17 th On the damage front I am pleased to report that repairs have been effected. The table lamps are still missing and we are looking at their replacement in due course. The cabinet that was attacked turned out to have survived the assault quite well. That to the extent that whilst all the glass had to be replaced there was little material damage to the unit itself. In fact it looked far worse than it ultimately was. A local company County Locksmiths in Chandlers Ford stepped in to help with both a few minor timber repairs and the replacement glass and have enabled Pegasus to return to traffic very quickly. The costs have been met in part from insurance. The vehicle was fit to run with the A1 Tornado hauled Winton Train on September 4 th I am very grateful to everyone who shared our problem and offered help. Security at Eastleigh is generally good and the staff there were as surprised as we were at the incident. For safe keeping the vehicle will in future be stored under covered accommodation on the site. (As per the photograph above) Pegasus s next outing being scheduled for October 17th Coupé News No. 81 November Page 9 of 36

10 cnick Dodson. (Above) - The Bar within car PEGASUS Model Zone - Exclusive BR Mk 1 ex Pullman car WREN as RTC Coach Laboratory 14 Wren. As firstly reported in the December 2008 edition of Coupe News I reported that Model Zone in partnership with Bachmann advised they were to produce a limited edition run of RTC Coach RDB LABORATORY 14 (ex BR Mk1 Pullman Kitchen First car "Wren"), in RTC Red/Blue livery. Being used mainly for acoustic tests relating to interior noise levels. The model production run would be only 504 and would be as at that time as available from early My pre-ordered model arrived on October 9 th, and Model Zone have advised that all 504 models have been allocated. cpcsa. Coupé News No. 81 November Page 10 of 36

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13 cpcsa. Known car History Schedule No.323. BR Mk1 Pullman Car. WREN. Kitchen First Class. Covers 20. Tare 40 1 / 2 t. Into Service on the Eastern Region August With Cars M312 FALCON (II) Kitchen First, and M322 THRUSH Kitchen First. Identified as surplus to requirements and potential further use following modification as at that time envisaged for the Pullman Kitchen second class cars. November 1972 Acoustic Experiment on Pullman Car No.M323. Acoustic studies are being carried out with the above vehicle, and in order to accomplish this, instrumentation consisting of microphones and pressure measuring transducers are fixed both to the interior and exterior skin, but well within the loading gauge. In order to further these studies, and since locomotive noise would be detrimental to the acoustic measurements, arrangements have been made to attach this vehicle to the rear of the train ex Derby to York (07.30 ex Birmingham). At York, the vehicle should be detached and placed on the rear of the train York to Derby the same day. Coupé News No. 81 November Page 13 of 36

14 The required dates for the work are the 23 rd November, 30 th November, 7 th December and 14 th December. It is important, in view of the external instrumentation, that this vehicle should not pass through the carriage washing plant at York. cbob Lumb/PCSA. Photographed at Doncaster on April 1 st 1981, note the hand brake addition just below the name WREN. cpcsa Laboratory 14 WREN RDB at Vic Berry s Scrap Yard at Leicester. Pullman car WREN was transferred to the RTC at Derby, and remained in service until Sold to Vic Berry and arriving at the Leicester yard in July The car was finally broken-up in October Coupé News No. 81 November Page 14 of 36

15 PULLMAN WORKINGS WITH LNER Pacific s Tommy Knox. I detail below identified November LNER Pacific Locomotive working of Pullman services. British Railway Numbers used for convenience. November 1959 (50 years ago) 21st November Queen of Scots Down Train Bois Rousell - Kings Cross - Leeds Up Train The White Knight - Edinburgh - Newcastle Colombo - Newcastle - Leeds Pommern - Leeds - Kings Cross 12th November Yorkshire Pullman - Up Train Aboyeur Down Train Melton 15th November Harrogate Sunday Pullman - (diverted via Cambridge) Up Train Boswell Down Train Abbottsford 20th November Tees Tyne Pullman - Up Train Sir Nigel Gresley Down Train St Frusquin Known workings for Pullman Car No th September Queen of Scots 76, 79, 81, 162, Cynthia, Iolanthe, Eunice. 11th March Queen of Scots 76, 81, 105, Rosamund, Evadne, Juana. 10th June Tees Tyne Pullman 58, 62, 81, 209, Hadrian Bar, Eunice, Ursula, Ione. 10th July Tees Tyne Pullman 58, 81, 209, 245, Hadrian Bar, Cynthia, Lydia, Adrian. 8th October Queen of Scots 64, 66, 74, 79, 81, Juana, Octavia, Lydia + BR. 8th November Queen of Scots 74, 77, 79, 81, 83, Juana, Octavia, Lydia. 8th November Queen of Scots 66, 74, 79, 81, 175, Juana, Octavia, Lydia. 12th November Queen of Scots 66, 74, 79, 81, 248, Juana. Octavia, Lydia. 26th November Queen of Scots 33, 77, 79, 81, 83, Thelma, Octavia, Lydia. 24th April Queen of Scots 33, 71, 77, 81, Philomel, Fingall, Onyx. My thanks to Tommy for sharing the above information with us. Tommy has kindly agreed to produce a review on a monthly. Why not take this opportunity to view Tommy s web-site at Coupé News No. 81 November Page 15 of 36

16 FLYING SCOTSMAN NORTH AMERICAN TOUR - Jim Baldwin. candy Sturt. August E70632E at Twickenham Station. May I take this opportunity in thanking everyone who has responded to my request for any information on the train that accompanied Flying Scotsman on its North American Tour, this information is slowly coming together and the muddy waters are clearing. I would like to respond to the most magnificent photos - the clearest to date that I have seen and the detailed notes provided by Ian Gunn, of Flying Scotsman's tour of North America. I was fortunate some years ago, to acquire the bell, headlamp, pilot (cowcatcher) and smokebox door, as fitted to No on its North American adventure. They may be big in size, but they are on display at my home and always receive favourable comment from visitors. In the continuing story of the exhibition train's whereabouts, readers may be interested to read some information about the train when it left Boston. The formation of the train was as follows: Class A3, Locomotive No. 4472, FLYING SCOTSMAN. Tender No. 5325, Second water carrier No ADMINISTRATION CAR, No , RECEPTION CAR, No. E 104 E, EXHIBITION CAR A, No. E E EXHIBITION CAR B, No. E E, EXHIBITION CAR C, No. E E, EXHIBITION CAR D, No. E E, Pullman Car, LYDIA, Pullman Car, ISLE OF THANET, OBSERVATION CAR', No. SC 281 Coupé News No. 81 November Page 16 of 36

17 Car's A, B and C were open to all ticket holders, Car D was restricted to holders of trade tickets only. The ADMINISTRATION CAR, coach No , was built as part of a batch of coaches numbered W W21194, of Lot No , at the works of Charles Roberts & Co., The Lot, which was constructed between October 1956 and January 1959, was built to Dia. No. 172 and the entire batch were originally allocated to the Western Region of British Railways. This Corridor Brake Composite (BCK) design of coach, was very self-contained, as both passenger classes were accommodated, together with guards and luggage compartments. The side corridor gave access to the two First Class compartments, which had 12 seats located adjacent to the brake end and 24 Second Class seats (without arm rests) located in the remaining three compartments. This British Railways designed vehicle, was unusual in that, as well as having a lavatory compartment located at the end of the vehicle, next to the Second Class accommodation, it had another one located towards the centre of the vehicle, between the First Class and guards compartments. The luggage compartment carried 1 ton of luggage and the whole vehicle weighed in at 34 tons 10 cwt. It had an electrical train heating rating of 3, thus ETH3. Its position in the formation of the exhibition train, was such that, the coach had been positioned with its luggage compartment adjacent, to the next vehicle in the formation, No. E 104 E, namely the RECEPTION CAR. This allowed better utilisation for storage, as No. E 104 E was used for the storage of literature etc. Its Pullman livery of Umber & Cream, would have been a close approximation to the Chocolate & Cream livery that it would have worn during its duties on Western Region express trains, during its former life there. The RECEPTION CAR, coach No. E 104 E, was originally constructed as part of a batch of 35 gangwayed Bogie Brake Vans, which were built in 1948 at York to an Edward Thompson design and were originally numbered 13-19, and 110. They were built to Dia. No. 344 and were 63 feet long x 9 feet 3 inches wide. E 104 E's primary use in the exhibition train, was as a means for visitors to enter the exhibition. It had however, also been fitted out with a branch of LLOYDS BANK and was used for the storage of literature. The EXHIBITION CAR A, coach No. E E, was originally constructed as the last of a batch of 10 gangwayed Bogie Brake Vans, which were built in 1946 at York, to a design by Sir Nigel Gresley. Their original numbers were and they were built to Dia. No. 327 as gangwayed Bogie Brake Vans. They were 61 feet 6 inches long x 9 feet wide and had Real wood coach panelling. E E was used in the exhibition train to display products from the following exhibitors: 'THIS ENGLAND'....'This England', often called Britain's loveliest magazine is now fast becoming Britains best selling magazine in North America. A non-controversal, non-political quarterly glossy, with the slogan 'the magazine for all who love Englands's green and pleasant land. Last christmas the magazine achieved the highest number of subscriptions sold by W.H.Smith, being beaten only by Readers Digest...; BRITISH RAILWAYS BOARD....The present Chairman is Sir Henry Johnson, CBE who is supported by a team of twelve Board members; GENERAL POST OFFICE DISPLAY OF STAMPS....Unofficially, the Post Office was working before 1660, but it was in that year that Charles II's Parliament passed an Act setting up a General Letter Office for public service...; AMERICAN EXPRESS. American Express had an origin in 1841 when henry Wells mad a trip from Albany to Buffalo carrying a shipment of gold and valuable documents for a group of Buffalo businessmen... Coupé News No. 81 November Page 17 of 36

18 The EXHIBITION CAR B, coach No. E E, was originally constructed as part of a batch of 10 gangwayed Bogie Brake Vans, which were built in 1946 at York, to a design by Sir Nigel Gresley. Their original numbers were and they were built to Dia. No. 327 as gangwayed Bogie Brake Vans. They were 61 feet 6 inches long x 9 feet wide and had Real wood coach panelling. E E was used in the exhibition train to display products from the following exhibitors: DENBY POTTERY....The company was founded at the height of the Industrial Revolution....By some freak of chance a bed of the finest stoneware clay in Europe was uncovered during the construction of a new turnpike from Derby to Alfreton. An enterprising potter of substance, William Bourne of Belper acquired the lease of the clay-bed and the seeds of todays Company were born...; PRETTY POLLY. Pretty Polly Limited, Britain's leading independent hosiery manufacturer, is the largest wholly-owned profit earner in the Thomas Tilling Group, which owns Pyrex and distributes Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz. Pretty Polly was formed over half a centuary ago with a work force of ten people and two machines. Now, fifty years later, the company has just achieved a profit of over one million pounds...; ROBERT NORMANSELL LTD (SUITS OF ARMOUR). Although Robert Normansell have a longstanding reputation for making reproduction hearth furniture and art metal work, these are a far cry from the original products that the firm made in In those days the company concentrated on travelling trunks, lead mealting ladles, coal shovals and the like...; BRITISH-AMERICAN BICENTENARY GROUP. The British American Bicentenary Group is seven years ahead of its time. In 1976 America will celebrate the two hundreth anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Already British American Bicentenary has been set up as the first commercial organisation created with 1776 in mind... The EXHIBITION CAR C, coach No. E E, was originally constructed as part of a batch of 18 gangwayed Bogie Brake Vans (pigeons), which were built in 1943 at York, to a design by Sir Nigel Gresley. The original numbers of the batch were No , and they were built to Dia. No. 245, as Bogie Brake Vans (pigeons). At 61 feet 6 inches long x 9 feet wide, they were built for racing pigeon traffic and had lattice shelves in two tiers along each side of the interior. They were Teak-panelled and had welded underframes. No and were destroyed by enemy action in the Second World War. E E was used in the exhibition train to display products from the following exhibitors: LONDON STATESIDE (SOUVENIRS). London Stateside Limited have the exclusive nationwide rights to manufacture and market Flying Scotsman souvenirs in the USA with the consent of both Alan Pegler and the organisers of the mission. These rights were earned through the imaginative techniques employed by London Stateside in British promotions in America. Not only have London Sateside produced a magnificent range of high-quality British goods to commemorate this historic tour, but they have also supplied a complete team of British sales girls and two red double-decker buses to accompany Flying Scotsman from Boston to Houston. Outside each station along the route are two London buses fully converted into sales kiosks adding increased excitement to this British promotion...; SCOTSMAN COVER SERVICES. Scotsman Cover Services is a new company, set up in July 1969 and designed to give a personal service, allied with expertise and efficiency in the founders' specialised field of philately. The Company produces and markets special philatelic covers connected with railway events of all descriptions... The two most recent covers feature 'The Flying Scotsman' locomotive. One of these is a full-colour cover to commemorate the present historic tour by the Flying Coupé News No. 81 November Page 18 of 36

19 Scotsman, which will be on sale during the mission... On the American tour Scotsman Cover Services will be displying under the nameboard 'C and N Williams and Heritage of England' as a joint venture on the first export mission...; HERITAGE OF ENGLAND. Heritage of England Export Limited is a recently formed subsidiary of Period and Country Houses Limited of 6 Little Boltons, London, who are specialists in the restoration of period houses. heritage of England Export Limited promote and sell products evocative of the English way of life, with the United States as the principal market, Heritage of England offer flats in period houses in England, antiques, panelling and other similar items. They also have a special plan to associate Americans interested in the heritage of England with this country by inviting them to buy small plots of land in the Temple Garden at Lyne Place Manor in Surrey. With this purchase they will acquire an illuminated Deed of Grant.; ANDREW BARR PRODUCTS (WOOD AND LEATHER). Andrew Barr, master craftsman in wood and leather and heraldic craftsman to the Earl of Mar, creates a wide range of decorative pieces in wood and leather for domestic and commercial use. He has redescovered a medieval technique of moulding leather and then hardening it which enables him to produce leather figures and decorative pieces in all sizes. The standard range of subjects created by Mr. Barr includes inn signs in several styles, targes (Scotish war shields) which are covered with leather decorated in an intricate pattern of studs..; ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY. The Royal Shakespeare Company is amongst the world's best known theatrical groups. It is based on two theatres- one in Stratford-upon-Avon, the other in London... The seeds of the group were sown in 1879 when Charles Flower founded the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford...; UNIQUE MAIL ORDER. As its name suggests, Unique mail Order is the only company of its kind operating in the United kingdom. The sole purpose and the future aim of Unique Mail Order Company is to bring within easy reach of all its customers products of quality which conform to two essential standards - they must be unique and they must be British made... The company's products include an extensive range of unique, fold away furniture. 'The Relaxator' is a specially designed, medically attested luxury chair made to improve physical and medical health. Other lines are folding tables, lightweight chairs, ironing tables and trolleys. LEA AND PERRINS. No one can really be sure how Lea and Perrins Worcestershire Sauce originated. The story goes that one day in 1835, A Worcestershire nobelman, Lord Sandys, who had recently retired as Govenor of Bengal, walked into Lea and Perrins shop and requested that a sauce be made up from a recipe he had acquired in India. The sauce was made up and when it was tasted after maturing it was found to be quite superlative... In 1930 the company became part of the HP Sauce Group and in 1967 the HP Sauce Group was acuired by the Imperial Tobacco Company... The EXHIBITION CAR D, coach No. E E, was originally constructed as part of a batch of 21 gangwayed Bogie Brake Vans (pigeons), which were built in 1940 at York, to a design by Sir Nigel Gresley. The original numbers of the batch were No , but in the Thompson renumbering scheme, they were given the numbers They were built to Dia. No. 245, as gangwayed Bogie Brake Vans (pigeons) and were 61 feet 6 inches long x 9 feet wide. They were built for racing pigeon traffic, with lattice shelves in two tiers along each side of the interior. They were Teak-panelled and had welded underframes. E E was used in the exhibition train to display products from the following exhibitors: Coupé News No. 81 November Page 19 of 36

20 BASSETT-LOWKE. The mention of the words "Bassett-Lowke" brings a gleam to the eye of model railroad enthusiasts all over the world. For many years the company has been comparatively inactive in the U.S.A. and Canada. The "Flying Scotsman" tour is, therefore, a major comeback into these market places. On the Exhibition stand aboard the train in car D will be a fine range of new gauge "O" prototypes. Additionally, Bassett-Lowke will be introducing the first in the superb 1/72nd scale models known as the "Age of Steam" series. The first model will be the "Flying Scotsman" and regular additions will appear including some American prototypes... ; B.S.A. In 1692 King William III complained of the unfavourable arrangements by which Britain imported her military weapons from Holland. Acting on the strength of his remark, five Birmingham smiths secured a government contract for "200 muskets at 17 shillings per piece". 150 years later fourteen of the sucessors of this group formed the Birmingham Small Arms trade Association and in 1861 they founded the Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA). In 1880 a certain Mr. E. Otto showed his newly invented bicycle to the firm. Mr. Otto demonstrated the practical possibilities of his machine by riding it up and down the boardroom table and then disappearing in the direction of Birmingham at "a reckless pace". The company quick to appreciate the possibilities of the machine, immediately ordered 200 of them to be made. This was the beginning of the BSA's bicycle and motor cycle business... ; CUNARD-BROCKLEBANK. Cunard-Brocklebank was born only last year, when the Cunard freight organisation was merged with Brocklebank to form a new company... One of Cunard-Brocklebank's most important functions is that of general agents in UK for Atlantic Container Line, a consortium of six lines (Cunard Steamship Co. Ltd., French Line, Holland-America Line, Swedish-American Line, Swedish Transatlantic Line and Wallenius)...; 'ENGINEERING MAGAZINE'. Engineering, the leading and only completely independent technical journal in Britain, was founded by an American in London in Zerah Colburn was an engineer and a world railway expert. Later he returned to America and died in Boston-the starting point of the Flying Scotsman tour of North America...; PEGLER-HATTERSLEY. Pegler-Hattersley are the largest valve manufacturers in the UK, having approximately 5,000 workers engaged directly in the production of of valves of all kinds. Peglerhattersley products find applications ranging from domestic plumbing to valves for off-shore drilling and for nuclear power engineering... The origins of the group go back to the turn of the century when Peglers Limited was founded at doncaster as much the same time as the hattersley business was established at Halifax, also in Yorkshire...; BRITISH PETROLEUM COMPANY. The British Petroleum Company Ltd. with its subsidiary and associated concerns forms the worlds 3rd largest industrial group of companies outside the United States. BP has interests in more than 70 countries, has some 500 associated and subsidiary companies and employs more than 160,000 men and women. Group sales proceeds in 1968 totalled 2,080 million and its oil production in that year ammounted to 144 million tons...; KENYON & ECKHARDT. In 1964, two important advertising agencies, Kenyon & Eckhardt Advertising Inc., based in New York and Colman Prentis & Varley Ltd., with headquarters in England, formed a working association to create one of the worlds few truly international advertising concerns. The cornerstone of the K&E/CPV agreement was that none of its 29 offices in 19 countries, or its 60 associate agencies in other countries, would be a subsidiary operation... Coupé News No. 81 November Page 20 of 36

21 Pullman Car - LYDIA. It was being delivered by Alan Pegler to Green Bay Museum, Wisconsin. Pullman Car - ISLE OF THANET. It was being delivered to Green Bay Museum, Wisconsin. Pullman - OBSERVATION CAR, No. SC 281. The interior had been fitted out to resemble a traditional English pub and was called 'The Fireman's Rest'. Quote from the official tour catalogue: OBSERVATION CAR The elegant Edwardian Observation Car, the last of the nine cars on the Flying Scotsman train, still has the panoramic windows and style of more than half a century ago. Inside, however, it has been transformed into a replica of an old English pub with its velvet trappings and old mahogany bar. Here Eric Williams, Alan Pegler's impeccable butler will preside over the proceedings serving the drinks in an atmosphere that will be typically British. It is not only the atmospher that will be British. All the drinks to be served will be the most famous British beers and spirits. The utmost care has been taken to ensure that the Watney's ales and largers will be served in ideal conditions, whilst the world famous Cutty Sark whisky and Burrough's Beefeater Gin will be served exclusively with Schweppes mineral waters. The cigarettes will be by the House of Dunhill. Unfortunately, in order to comply with the American licensing requirements the Observation Car cannot be open to the general public. It is restricted to Flying Scotsman exhibitors and their guests and will become one of the most exclusive clubs to have operated on the mainline railroads of the United States. The exhibition train ended its first season at Green Bay Museum, Wisconsin. For its second season it travelled to Toronto with the complete train, except for Pullman Car Isle of Thanet, which stayed at Green Bay. At Toronto, Pullman Car Lydia was put into winter storage at Procor Works. For the third season, Flying Scotsman and its train made there way to San Francisco and after a spell hauling tourist trains along the seafront at Fisherman's Wharf, No and the train, were taken to an Army Base near Stockton, California, for safe storage. Pullman Car Lydia was transported back to Green Bay, Museum, Wisconsin, on the back of a 'flat-bed' truck. Observation Car SC 281 was sold to a company in San Francisco. Flying Scotsman and its two tenders then came back to England. Then, in 1977, coaches 21177, E 104 E, (both confirmed by photographic evidence) plus two other exhibition cars, reappeared back in the limelight and were on show to the public once more as part of the famed 'Victoria Station Restaurant' complex at Universal City Studios in California. The three baggage cars had been modified having had windows cut into their sides and had been fitted out as dining cars. The following numbers were applied to the coaches, although it is not clear which coach carried which number: E 42463, E16501, E16502 & E32372, however, due to photographic evidence, E 104 E carried either E16501 or E They also had plaques with the letters 'LB&SCR' on the sides as well as being painted in a 'cream and green' livery, not dis-similar to LNER Tourest-Stock livery. Victoria Station Restaurant closed in 1997, after which, it was re-fitted and re-themed into a 'Marvel Mania' eatery. So, four of the six unaccounted coaches were there from 1977 until But what happened then? The other two unaccounted-for cars, were apparently sent for scrap. Coupé News No. 81 November Page 21 of 36

22 Their purchaser having bought them separately and advertised them in American Railroad periodicals as suitable for garden storage! With no buyers, he burned the wood and reclaimed the metal. So there is an update, if anyone can add, subtract or confirm any of this information, then I would be most grateful to hear from them. Further Update of October 13 th 2009 Jim Baldwin. A further update following a discussion Tom Carter who is a member of a American Railroad web group, about Scotsman train in North America. He advised me that he has two sets of works plates from two of Scotsman exhibition cars that went for scrap. All of the Scotsman baggage cars were built at Doncaster, however, these are from Metro-Camm at Wednesbury. Works Plates - Tom Carter. ctom Carter. As promised, here are photos of the builder s plates I have in my collection from the Scotsman's US tour. These two particular plates Dad got from two exhibit cars that were going to a local scrapper, so he liberated two, a co-worker snagged the other two. One plate is cracked in half due to them running out of acetylene in their work truck, so he had to pry what was left of the rivet off with a crowbar, and the plate cracked. Murray Brown Responds. Well, that is interesting! Straightaway, we have a mystery I had, perhaps wrongly, assumed that all Scotman s 1969 American tour vehicles were post-war Thompson design. Obviously, with a 1939 builder s plate not so. If we take the 1944 plate first here is the first mystery, for if you look in the complete list of all LNER carriages built, there were none at all built by any contractor or LNER Works in 1944! So, where on earth did this plate come from? Assuming, that the carriage may have actually first appeared in 1945 (having been built in 1944), there were none built by Met-Camm, only York and Doncaster. Coupé News No. 81 November Page 22 of 36

23 Second mystery - turning to 1939, the date of the other plate, the only LNER carriages built by Met- Camm that year were: Third Class compartment carriages (16). Lavatory Composite carriages (14). However all these were twin articulated carriages! As far as I recall, there were no articulated carriages sent to America with Scotsman! So, these photos form a real poser! If only some more facts or data can be gleamed from elsewhere to identify all the vehicles which went over with I will undertake further research and will respond with the findings. Editors Request. A request to the readership in the United States of America, can any reader add to the history of what became of the vehicles that accompanied A3 No.4472 Flying Scotsman. It s a missing gap in the history of the North American Tour. THE Mike Morant Pullman Collection. M.A.Morant Photographic Collection. Visit Mike s website to view a superb photographic collection at Print Size: Per Print: 4 x x / 4 x 11 3 / 4 (A4) 3.50 Postage & Packing for orders under Send requests to michaelamorant@aol.com Coupé News No. 81 November Page 23 of 36

24 The 5 Bel Unit 2053 c Pamlin Prints M579. THE BRIGHTON BELLE PROJECT - Bringing the Brighton Belle back to the mainline! Neil Marshall Writes: - I wonder whether you can throw any light on an object that we are currently restoring. We were told it was the key cabinet used for the Belle and indeed it was but as you can see from the attached images, it was used for more than the Belle. My guess is that it hails from Preston Park. Our restorer, who is a fine cabinet craftsman, dates the wood and style to 1900, or a tad earlier. cneil Marshall. Coupé News No. 81 November Page 24 of 36

25 cneil Marshall. Do you know anyone who worked at Preston Park in the 50s and/or 60s? We are perplexed by the extra rows of [missing] hooks what might they have been used for? The doors and glazing will be renewed and we will ultimately have it on display at our home base. and Transport Trust, 202 Lambeth Road, London SE1 7JW, United Kingdom. Registered No Registered under the Charities Acts No Coupé News No. 81 November Page 25 of 36

26 R2817 DEVON BELLE. cpcsa Bulleid West Country Pacific No WADEBRIDGE with the supplied DEVON BELLE headboard fitted. Coupé News No. 81 November Page 26 of 36

27 CPCSA. Released in early October the R2817 Devon Belle train pack which forms the second and final part of the 2009 Hornby Devon Belle Pullman set. The earlier released R4380 Pullman Cars Pack, which contained Pullman cars ARGUS, CAR No.54 and CAR No.208. R2817 DEVON BELLE. The train pack contains Bulleid West Country Class Pacific No WADEBRIDGE and Pullman cars Kitchen First GERALDINE, Third Class Brake Parlour No.27 and Pullman Observation Car. The pack also includes the Devon Belle headboard and locomotive enhancement set. This consists of a driver, fireman, Southern Region DEVON BELLE headboard, head code discs and lamps, footplate tools, front buffer beam vacuum hose and footsteps, locomotive brake rigging and coupling. Coupé News No. 81 November Page 27 of 36

28 cpcsa cpcsa First Class Kitchen car GERALDINE. cpcsa (Above) - First Class Kitchen car GERALDINE. Coupé News No. 81 November Page 28 of 36

29 cpcsa (Above & Below) - Third Class Brake Parlour CAR No.27 Third Class. cpcsa cpcsa (Above & Below) - Pullman Observation Car. Coupé News No. 81 November Page 29 of 36

30 cpcsa POPULATING YOUR PULLMAN OBSERVATION CAR - Hornby. Following the huge success of the new Hornby Pullman Observation Car, Hornby demonstrate a simple step-by-step process on how to populate your Observation Car thus adding extra realism to this fantastic model. 1. Firstly, unscrew and detach both bogies. While detaching the bogies, great care should be taken as the internal lighting wires are connected. The process of removing the bogies will make the removal of the Observation Car body from the chassis easier as the body retaining tabs will be exposed. Coupé News No. 81 November Page 30 of 36

31 2. Using a small flat head screwdriver, gently ease all six of the retaining clips apart and remove the Observation Car body, taking great care as to not damage the internal wiring. The internal seating will now be exposed and ready to accommodate passengers. 3. The number of passengers placed within the Observation Car and seating positions is purely down to the modeller's own taste. By using Hornby R 561 People Sitting and a selection of any other suitable Hornby figures within the range, you can populate your Observation Car until you reach your desired effect. To avoid repeat passengers, it is suggested that you paint your passengers using Humbrol Acrylic paints so that the passengers appear to be in different clothing. 4. Once you have seated all of your passengers, gently replace the body onto the chassis by clicking the retaining tabs back into position. Take care not to trap the internal wiring as this could effect the operation of the Observation Car's lighting. 5. Re-position the Observation Cars bogies and secure using the retaining screws Job done...it s that simple! As always when using substances like this or polystyrene, another favourite modellers commodity it is necessary to act responsibly and to bear in mind that if misused, such substances can be flammable and give off toxic fumes in the unlikely event of their being accidentally ignited. Conclusion for adult use only and with great care. Coupé News No. 81 November Page 31 of 36

32 Simon Turner Director G.W.Railwayana Auctions Ltd T: M: E: W: Pullman items that will appear at the next auction on November 14 th by G.W.R.A. Ltd. 43 Pullman Company Silverplate Ice Bucket. A lovely item with carrying handle, engraved on side with large lettering 'Pullman' and also with the full crest with 'DD' (Dining Department) beneath. Manufactured by Joseph Westby & Co. so stamped beneath, it stands 5½" high and 4½" diameter at widest. In extremely good condition. 234 LBSCR Glass Paperweight with full company title around the periphery and the centre etched 'The Southern Belle Limited Pullman - The Last Word In Luxurious Travel - Victoria & Brighton In 60 Minutes Each Way - Weekdays & Sundays'. Early style, pink tinged glass measuring 4¼" x 3" x ¾", some minor scratches and loss to the gilding which is only to be expected for an item of such age, however, no chips or repairs. Note the Southern Belle became the Brighton Belle in 1934 so the paperweight certainly precedes. Coupé News No. 81 November Page 32 of 36

33 304 Pullman circular mahogany Plaque showing company COA as used to fill the space where the brass clocks were mounted in the carriages after the clocks were removed. Measures 91/4" diameter and is marked on rear TC35, which was built in 1926 under schedule 193 by the Birmingham Carriage & Wagon Company. The Auction will be held at PERSHORE HIGH SCHOOL, STATION ROAD, PERSHORE, WORCESTERSHIRE. Easy Motorway access, Pershore Railway Station 5 minutes walk. Ample Parking. Excellent Catering. Pullman Car Balmoral David Jones. At the recent Pullman Society autumn meeting on October 17th, based at the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, some members made a side trip on the Saturday morning to the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway to view Balmoral which had recently arrived from the now demolished Pullman Car works at Preston Park near Brighton. cd.jones. Coupé News No. 81 November Page 33 of 36

34 Stephen Middleton, the owner, kindly showed our group of six over the Car explaining his plans to restore the vehicle to join his Stately Trains formation. Being a very early car, imported as a kit from the USA, it has many features not seen on other Pullmans. cd.jones Stephen has already replaced the buffer beams and has started sourcing the necessary timbers to replace those that have rotted or been removed during its latter existence as part of a house in Seaford, East Sussex and then in the Works building at Preston Park which over the years has had many instances of trespass. Coupé News No. 81 November Page 34 of 36

35 cd.jones As mentioned in the last issue of Coupe News, Stephen has been able to obtain a bogie underframe on which the Car now rests, and being undercover allows work to continue over the forthcoming year or two. Coupé News No. 81 November Page 35 of 36

36 Tail Lamp. My thanks to the following readers who have taken time to contribute to this edition of Coupé News in the form of , news, articles and photographs, these include Simon Kohler, Mike Morant, Tommy Knox, Nick Dodson, Richard Barber, Murray Brown, Tom Carter, Jim Baldwin, Neil Marshall, Simon Turner, David Jones, Stephen Middleton. A very special vote of thanks to Doug Lindsay for his photographic contribution, for without your contributions Gentlemen this edition would have been much the poorer. Another mixed bag of contents for you within this month s edition. The North American tour of the Flying Scotsman has thrown some further and most interesting information, my thanks to ever growing number of detectives now involved in this investigation. Information is for Sharing and not Gathering Dust the word is spreading. It was also good to have positive news on car PEGASUS following the incident whilst in store at Eastleigh. Please keep an eye open for anyone trying to offer Pullman items on the cheap. Alas the car passed within 15 miles of my home on October 17 th, but a virus I have retained now for some three weeks, kept me from seeing her in full flight on the East Coast Mainline. Well we are only a few weeks away from that annual event, no not Christmas, I am referring to the Hornby 2010 Product Range News Release. What will 2010 bring for us Pullman modellers, we will have to wait and see. Let s hope the long awaited twelve wheel cars will appear before Christmas. My thanks to Model Zone for grasping the nettle and taking up the challenge to produce a one off model of car WREN in Departmental service. All the limited edition models produced have been sold. Finally my apologies for the size of this edition s attachment to your . I am reluctant to leave out articles and photographs that contributors forward to share with you. Remember - Information is for Sharing Not gathering Dust. T.Bye - PCS November 1 st Coupé News No. 81 November Page 36 of 36