£30,000 APPEAL TO SAVE & RETURN TO THE UK A ‘FLYING SCOTSMAN’ PULLMAN OBSERVATION COACH FROM THE USA
HISTORICAL PHOTOS FROM AUGUST 1969 FROM ANDY STURT

Historical photos from Andy Sturt - dated 22nd January 2007
Supporter, Swanage Railway.
All photographs are copyright as acknowledged
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Devon Belle Pullman Observation Car No 14 at Twickenham Station, England, in preparation for the Flying Scotsman tour of the USA - Photo copyright Andy Sturt

Andy Sturt writes:

I remember visiting Twickenham station in August 1969 (almost my local station) having heard that there were some "unusual looking" railway coaches there.

I took the attached photos which I have just scanned from the original negatives.

As I recall the stock was there for final interior fitting out by a firm of shopfitters based in the former goods yard at Twickenham.

The train made a very colourful contrast with the passing 4SUB / 4EPBs and 2BILs, and needless to say I completely missed the following days activities when 4472 hauled the stock away!

Andy Sturt
Eleebana
NSW 2282
Australia

All the above photographs are copyright Andy Sturt

Donations to the Pullman repatriation project can be made to the Swanage Railway Trust (Devon Belle Fund), Station House, Swanage, Dorset BH19 1HB or on-line by debit or credit card via the Trust’s website at ‘www.swanagerailwaytrust.org.uk’ by following this link.

The Swanage Railway Trust website now has an Appeals section with the ability to make online donations to the Devon Belle Fund, the Churchill Project, the Heritage Coach Fund and to the General Fund.

Donations are processed via PayPal and the payment process includes an electronic Gift Aid form that conforms to HMR&C requirements. Donors do not need a PayPal account.

Please click here to visit the Swanage Railway Trust Appeals section at http://www.swanagerailwaytrust.org.uk/appeals/index.htm#Devon

In the event that the project is not successful, donations received with a return address will be refunded. Any balance will go to progress other projects.

Devon Belle Pullman Observation Car No 14 in original condition

Contact details:
Steve Doughty
Deputy Chairman
Swanage Railway Trust
Station House
Swanage
DORSET
BH19 1HB
Tel: 07860-108754
Email: stephen.doughty1@btopenworld.com