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Meals and refreshments will be served throughout the trains, to the traditional high Pullman standards. The power cars at each end contain a 1,000 h.p. 12-cyl. diesel engine coupled to a main electric generator designed to supply traction current at between 1,250 and 1,700 amperes, as well as auxiliary generators feeding the lighting, heating and air-conditioning, refrigeration and other comprehensive equipment. They also have some seating accommodation, guard's and luggage compartments. These conditions are achieved by a refrigerating and heating installation in each car which can be accurately controlled within a range to suit the detailed requirements of the particular service. An unusual feature incorporated in the hinged doors at the end of the passenger saloons is the window in the upper half of the door. This is glazed with specially prepared glass which has alternate vertical strips of mirror and clear glass.
Type – Kitchen Car, containing Passenger Saloon, pantry, kitchen, staff compartment, lavatory, luggage space, staff lavatory. The Bigjigs Rail Heritage Collection offers a delightful range of replicas from the golden age of rail, including the Class 8 Diesel Locomotive . Introduced by British Railways in 1952, there are now only 100 working locomotives on the main British Rail network. The advantages to the passenger are that the atmosphere inside thetrain is always draughtless, clean and comfortable; the upholstery, fittings and service appointments are always clean, andA Rolls-Royce auxiliary diesel engine, driving a Stone's alternator is mounted on the underframe of each of these cars. This equipment provides the power for the air-conditioning, heating, lighting and 24v. battery charging, etc., on the whole train. Two W.R. sets each of 8 cars, providing first and second class accommodation, and named the Birmingham Pullman and Bristol Pullman respectively operate twice each way. ... The necessary power to operate this equipment, and also the fluorescent lighting fitted to all passenger saloons, is provided by one of the auxiliary generating sets mounted under the Second Class Parlour Cars. This power is passed down the train by means of heavy jumper cables between coaches. In normal weather conditions the auxiliary engines at each end of the train will be used separately on alternate journeys, but in extremely cold weather both sets can be used, the second set providing additional floor heat. The decorative schemes in all Second Class saloons are identical, whereas two different schemes have been used in the First Class accommodation. Details of the materials used in all schemes are as follows:
AS a notable part of the B.R. modernisation plan, de-luxe Pullman diesel-electric multiple-unit train sets of entirely new type have been introduced on the London Midland and Western Regions. ... They are finished externally in striking Nanking blue and white, and are beautifully equipped internally to a standard equalling, if not surpassing, anything of their type in the world. They feature a complete air-conditioning system, adjustable reclining seats in first class cars and an advanced standard of seating throughout in centre-corridor saloons with tables. Double-glazed windows have venetian blinds between, and there is a remarkable absence of noise. Novel, wide gangways between the cars afford freedom from oscillation, and there is exceptionally complete kitchen and pantry accommodation, lighting, etc.
Circulation of air in the car is created by centrifugal fans in the ceiling mounted air-conditioning unit. Outside and re-circulated air is drawn through filters, mixed, passed over the cooling coils of the refrigerating equipment, then over a group of electric heating elements and finally into the air delivery ducts, from whence it is delivered into the car. General lighting in all saloons is provided by fluorescent tube fitted behind a fluted perspex screen about 2 ft. wide, running along the centre of the ceiling. Metal mouldings fitted to each side of this panel conceal the air delivery ducts through which the air from the air-conditioning unit is passed into the saloon. Introduction of PULLMAN DIESEL EXPRESS SERVICES between WOLVERHAMPTON & BIRMINGHAM AND LONDON (PADDINGTON): ALSO BRISTOL and LONDON (PADDINGTON),
The 6-car Midland Pullman carries first class passengers only from Manchester, Central to London, St. Pancras, in the morning, returning in the evening on overall timings less than 3¼ hrs. ... The northbound 85-minute schedule for 99 miles, averaging 70 m.p.h., is the fastest in Britain. ...The bogies are also of welded construction, the tubular frames of the leading and motor bogies being fabricated from special steel pressings. Type – Motor Car, containing Driver's Compartment, Engine Compartment, Generator Compartment, Guard's Compartment, Passenger Saloon. This system controls the temperature and humidity within established comfort limits regardless of outside conditions, supplies the correct amount of outside air, ensures that the distribution of air inside the coach is controlled and draughtfree, and eliminates dirt and dust both of external and internal origin. Total length of train over buffers 545 ft. 1 in. Total First Class seats 108 Total Second Class seats 120. Details of Power Equipment The Class 8 Diesel Shunter has magnetic couplings which seamlessly connect it to other toy trains and carriages. Most other major wooden railway brands are compatible with Bigjigs Rail. Made from high quality, responsibly sourced materials. Conforms to current European safety standards.
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