Pullman

  • NYMR celebrates 45 years of Pullman dining

    NYMR celebrates 45 years of Pullman dining

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    2024 marks 45 years of Pullman dining services at the NYMR.

  • Good craic on Steam Dreams’ ‘Emerald Isle’ luxury charter

    Good craic on Steam Dreams’ ‘Emerald Isle’ luxury charter

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    BRITISH railtour operator Steam Dreams returned to Ireland during September with its multi-day ‘Emerald Isle Craic Express’. The charter was operated in conjunction with the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland (RPSI). The RPSI’s Dublin-based Cravens set was given the luxury treatment to bring it up to Pullman standards, including carpets, curtains, table lamps and antimacassars.…

  • The Lasting Legacy of Preservation’s ‘Mystery’ Man

    The Lasting Legacy of Preservation’s ‘Mystery’ Man

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    Peter Rampton – a man who spent a lifetime saving locomotives and reviving railways, but who remained an enigma to many.

  • Return of the Brighton Belle

    Return of the Brighton Belle

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    Restoring a 1930s all-electric Pullman train for use on the mainline is a project where the 5BEL Trust has faced and overcome numerous challenges. With the luxury train now being prepared for testing, Andy Coward brings us up-to-date with this ambitious restoration. Work on the restoration of four ‘Brighton Belle’ coaches is nearing completion, as…

  • Paddington hosts HST farewell

    Paddington hosts HST farewell

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    After almost 44 years of sterling service, the InterCity 125 – which transformed long-distance travel for British Rail – has ended its association with London Paddington.

  • Brighton Belle on course for main line

    Brighton Belle on course for main line

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    Gordon Rushton, 5BEL trustee, tells the story of the project to re-create the famous Brighton Belle luxury dining train, from its inception to how it is bringing back 1930s Art Deco finery to the main line – and how the challenges of complying with current and future regulations have been overcome. Additional reporting by Gareth…

  • ‘Scotsman’ to reunite with ‘Devon Belle’ car at Swanage

    ‘Scotsman’ to reunite with ‘Devon Belle’ car at Swanage

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    CELEBRITY ‘A3’ No. 60103 Flying Scotsman will pair up with one of the carriages that travelled with it across the Atlantic during its ill-fated tour of North America when it visits the Swanage Railway this spring. The National Railway Museum’s Gresley Pacific will spend 20 days on the Dorset line from March 22 to April 10,…

  • Layouts we love: ‘O’, what an amazing sight!

    Layouts we love: ‘O’, what an amazing sight!

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    If you want to watch something truly incredible, make yourself comfortable, open the video link at the end of this feature.

  • Layouts we love: ‘O’, what an amazing sight!

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    Roy James’s immense O-scale urban layout ‘Dream City’ covers 2000 square feet and features stations named after his grandchildren.

  • Onwards and upwards – the ever-changing story of the historic Ffestiniog Railway 

    Onwards and upwards – the ever-changing story of the historic Ffestiniog Railway 

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    Craig Amess charts the rise, decline and hard-earned rebirth of the Ffestiniog Railway – and enjoys the treats in store on this and the adjoining Welsh Highland Railway this Christmas.

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