Model - CIWL Pullman Car 4018
Production date
1979
Country
England
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Description
A Gauge 1 (1:32) scale passenger car painted in cream and brown. The model is a Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits (CIWL) Voiture Saloon Pullman Car, No. 4018. The model features blue lounge chairs and reading lamps inside the car. 4018 was commissioned in 1926 and was built by the Metropolitan Carriage, Wagon and Finance Company Ltd of Birmingham, Engalnd. The CIWL Pullman cars offered passengers a luxury experience and were used extensively by CIWL for numerous routes across Europe.
Classification
TRANSPORT Railways model carriage
Maker
Production date
1979
Production place
Measurements
H135 x W735 x D100mm
Media/Materials description
Metal
Brass
Plastic
Paint
Brass
Plastic
Paint
Signature/Marks
COMPAGNIE INTERNATIONAL DES WAGONS LITS ET DES GRANDS EXPRESS EUROPEENS
VOITURE SALON PULLMAN \ No. 4018 EP
PULLMAN CAR \ No. 4018 EP
BUILT BY THE \ METROPOLITAN CARRIAGE \ WAGON & FINANCE Co LTD \ BIRMINGHAM ENGLAND
MADE IN ENGLAND \ BY J.&M. MODELS FOR \ FULGUREX \ MODEL No. 20-79
VOITURE SALON PULLMAN \ No. 4018 EP
PULLMAN CAR \ No. 4018 EP
BUILT BY THE \ METROPOLITAN CARRIAGE \ WAGON & FINANCE Co LTD \ BIRMINGHAM ENGLAND
MADE IN ENGLAND \ BY J.&M. MODELS FOR \ FULGUREX \ MODEL No. 20-79
History and use
The T-House model rail collection is a collection of national and international significance due to the size, quality and scope of the collection.
The collection, assembled over 30 years from the 1970s to the 1990s, holds 10 000+ models of locomotives, carriages and wagons. The collection is in excellent – often mint – condition. The models were collected by Mr Marsden Williams, who was born, raised and spent his life in the Wollongong area. Mr Williams was a business man who was renowned for philanthropy, he was an intensely private man, who nevertheless was well connected across the Australian business world. His 40 year fascination for model railways reflected his own interest in precision engineering, and his financial success allowed him to pursue his interest to a remarkable extent.
The collection, assembled over 30 years from the 1970s to the 1990s, holds 10 000+ models of locomotives, carriages and wagons. The collection is in excellent – often mint – condition. The models were collected by Mr Marsden Williams, who was born, raised and spent his life in the Wollongong area. Mr Williams was a business man who was renowned for philanthropy, he was an intensely private man, who nevertheless was well connected across the Australian business world. His 40 year fascination for model railways reflected his own interest in precision engineering, and his financial success allowed him to pursue his interest to a remarkable extent.
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Registration number
R7282
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