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The Bournemouth Belle was a British named train run by the Southern Railway from 1931 until nationalisation in 1948 (with a break for the war until 1947) and subsequently by British Railways until it was withdrawn on 9 July 1967. The train, composed of Pullman stock, first ran on Sunday 5 July 1931. [1]
Ian Allan Publishing was an English publisher, established in 1942, which specialised in transport books. [1] It was founded by Ian Allan.. In 1942, Ian Allan, then working in the public relations department for the Southern Railway at Waterloo station, decided he could deal with many of the requests he received about rolling stock by collecting the information into a book. [2]
This demanding schedule led Allan to resign from the Southern Railway in 1945 to set up his own publishing company, Ian Allan Ltd. [4] [7] One of the first directors of the company was Cecil J. Allen, the best-known railway writer at that time, who had agreed to author Ian Allan's first book, Titled Trains of Great Britain. [7]
The number of coaches got increased from 14 to 18 from April 6th 2024, subject to positive inspection report submitted by RDSO to Southern Railway for running 22 LHB/24 ICF coaches in the Ghats section. The number of coaches increased after the extension of platforms in stations along Kollam-Sengottai section to accommodate 24 coaches. [2]
Chennai Egmore (formerly: Madras Egmore, also known as Chennai Elumbur)(station code: MS [1]), is an NSG–1 category Indian railway station in Chennai railway division of Southern Railway zone. [2] Situated in the neighborhood of Egmore , it is one of the four intercity railway terminals in the city; the other three are Chennai Central railway ...
When the Richmond and Danville were re-organized as the Southern Railway In 1894, the Chester and Lenoir operated on its own for a short while. By 1896, it went into receivership, and the following year was re-organized as the Carolina & North-Western Railway. [2] The Carolina & North-Western was absorbed into the Southern Railway around 1940.
35028 Clan Line hauling the Belmond British Pullman in 2013, west of Bath. One month after finishing the farewell special, Clan Line was bought by the Merchant Navy Locomotive Preservation Society from British Railways for £3,850. [1]
The Southerner was one of two new streamliners put into operation by the Southern Railway in 1941, the other being the Tennessean. The new train made its first run on March 31, 1941, using new equipment delivered by Pullman-Standard. [1] The Pennsylvania Railroad handled the train between New York and Washington, D.C.