63'10" Pullman Parlour First No.301 "Perseus" of VSOE at Bristol Temple Meads, 07/08. Built by Birmingham RC&W in 1951 with Gresley bogies - so it still has a fine ride! Note that, though built as "recently" as 1951, the design of the coach, though new, was essentially the same as the British Pullmans of the late 1920's(and they were ordered pre-war) - not a bad thing when the great comfort and kuxary of these coaches is borne in mind. "Perseus" was one of 10 built for the S.R. "Golden Arrow" Anglo-French service, though also worked on the S.R. "Bournemouth Belle".
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63'10" Pullman Parlour First No.243 "Lucille" of VSOE at Bristol Temple Meads, 07/08. Built by Metro-Cammell in 1928 for the LNER "Queen of Scots" Pullman service. It has Gresley bogies - so it still has a fine ride!
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66' Pullman Kitchen First No.280 "Audrey" of VSOE at Bristol Temple Meads, 07/08. Built by Metropolitan C&W in 1932 with emu bogies as it was originally a TPKF of the SR "Brighton Belle" 5-BEL emu No.3052.
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63'10" Pullman Parlour First No.254 "Zena" of VSOE at Bristol Temple Meads, 07/08. Built by Metro-Cammell in 1928 with Gresley bogies - so it still has a fine ride!
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57'6" Pullman Parlour First "Topaz" built by Birmingham RC&W in 1913 for the SECR and not withdrawn until 1960; at the National Railway Museum, York, 09/10. It has American-type bogies.
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