Pullmans

Does anyone know where those Pullmans came from for the Ocean Liner Express? From memory I think the Bournemouth Belle set were in use everyday.

Bryan Benn wrote:Does anyone know where those Pullmans came from for the Ocean Liner Express? From memory I think the Bournemouth Belle set were in use everyday.

I believe they were stored, additional sets at Clapham Yard in the mid to late 50s, but I too was only an enthusiast then.

Does anyone remember, or have any Pics of the Green Livery Pullmans in the 50s, used on Ocean Liner Express Boat trains?

I remember seeing some at Wloo, late 50s?

34017 Ilfracombe wrote:

Bryan Benn wrote:Does anyone know where those Pullmans came from for the Ocean Liner Express? From memory I think the Bournemouth Belle set were in use everyday.

I believe they were stored, additional sets at Clapham Yard in the mid to late 50s, but I too was only an enthusiast then.

Thanks for that. I doubt you'd get such a lovely rake of coaches strored for occasional use these days!

You've made me think now. Clearly it's not the Belle as the discs are wrong and anyway the Belle was NE Duty 434. I must do some research. Maybe JC can help?

Don

I've put Don's photo here, so we can understand what we are talking about, (as if ever for me!).



Photo by Don Benn. 35009 passing Worting Junction.

As far as I can recall, the spare cars were kept either at Clapham Yard or Stewarts Lane. There were some special boat trains which used them so they would get a number of outings each year.

The green pullmans were used, among others, as buffet cars on the Charing X - Hastings trains before the demu's took over

John

johnc wrote:As far as I can recall, the spare cars were kept either at Clapham Yard or Stewarts Lane. There were some special boat trains which used them so they would get a number of outings each year.

The green pullmans were used, among others, as buffet cars on the Charing X - Hastings trains before the demu's took over

John

Ah, so someone else saw the Green Pullmans, so were they eventually withdrawn from service, or painted in Pullman Car Livery?

Bryan Benn wrote:I've put Don's photo here, so we can understand what we are talking about, (as if ever for me!).



Photo by Don Benn. 35009 passing Worting Junction.

Bryan, Don,

Where was this shot taken? Looks familar? And please don't say Worting Jct....

Thanks

Andy

Actually Battledown, just short of MP 51 on a cold and dreary Saturday June 30th 1962. Taken with my Franka 35mm on TriX. Some of these shots are producing half decent images with a lot of tlc from Photoshot. I had this camera from September 1961 until I bought an Agifold 6x6 in April 1963 and this camera then took me through to the end of steam.

Don

You can see the Worting Junction footbridge behind the last Pullman!

A further small piece of info what I have discovered is that the green Hastings line pullmans were sold by the Pullman Car Co to BR about 1960 & then used in the Southampton Docks boat trains. I think they had a short life as such & were withdrawn after a few years

John

JC

Only you could have discovered such detailed info.

Don

I'll take that a compliment (I think) otherwise I'll have words when I see you

John

johnc wrote:A further small piece of info what I have discovered is that the green Hastings line pullmans were sold by the Pullman Car Co to BR about 1960 & then used in the Southampton Docks boat trains. I think they had a short life as such & were withdrawn after a few years

John

Thanks John, that would explain why they were in Green Livery.

Have you any idea where they were scrapped, and how many were involved?

Weren't the Golden Arrow Pullman Parlour first in a green and grey livery? Or is this about another Pullman?

A bit more info that I have found out is that there were a total of 6 cars built in 1926 by the Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co for use on the Hastings line (Cars nod. 180-185). After the war 182/3/5 were converted to Buffet cars & still used on the Hastings line. The others went into the general Pullman stock.

In 1958 all 6 were sold to BR carrying the nos. S7872S - S7877S & used on Southampton Docks boat trains.

2 of the cars are still in existance, i.e., 184 & 185. They can both be found on the Kent & East Sussex Railway.

All cars had names originally but these were lost (I think) in 1932 when they were converted from first class to composite cars.

The K&ESR cars have reverted to their original names of Theodora (184) & Barbara (185).

I have found out that the preserved cars were withdrawn by BR in 1963 & believe that the others went at the same time.

John

Hi Everyone,
Does anyone have the consist/Formation for the Southern Region Golden Arrow Pullman Set? As I understand it 3 Parlour Cars were converted to Brakes, but didn't look like it in the formation set?
Thanks
Andy