I am born and bred in Brighton and i never knew this place existed! I love the interior wood inside the train so beautiful! I dont understand why this historic building needs to be knocked down. Definately going be having a nose, thanks for the video
I'm afraid it was knocked down in 2008. There was a museum planned and volunteers were working there in the 80s and 90s, but the inaccessible location meant this was never going to work. Arsonists had their way in 2003 and eventually the building deteriorated to the point where demolition was inevitable. Many vehicles were saved for heritage railways and museums around the country and the ones too far gone were scrapped on site.
ValentaLamenter they saved D3255, it went to the colne valley where the one side was painted blue (not great for a photo). Then it moved north and is rotting in a farmers field..such a shame as it was was one of the lucky ones to not be cut on site.
Quite a rare one that one. I recall reading somewhere that it never received a TOPS number in BR days. It would be a very popular loco if it was able to haul passenger trains.
Details of the Pullman Works can be found here:- www.brightonlocoworks.co.uk/Pullman-Works.php www.brightontoymuseum.co.uk/index/Category:Preston_Park_Pullman_Works Among the items removed were two Ruston and Hornsby diesel shunters, a class 08 diesel shunter No. D3255, a Southern Railways NPCCS 'bogey B' goods van, an array of pre grouping wagons and a 12 wheeled 'well' wagon No. DB901203 carrying the remains of an LBSCR brake van, a GWR 'siphon G' van and a 24-and-a-half tonne coal wagon. The top attraction of the day, however, was the body of the apparently long lost Pullman sleeper car 'Balmoral', which will almost definitely be restored. This coach was built 126 years ago (1882) in Detroit and shipped to Derby, UK for assembly. It will need a lot of restoration work as there is a large section missing from one side. Internally there is still a mass of extraordinarily ornate paintwork which pre-dates the familiar Pullman livery that most rail enthusiasts will recognise as the norm. Balmoral was de-commissioned in 1907 and was sold as a grounded body (ie: no wheels or bogies). It is not known how it came to arrive at the Pullman Works, but it is highly possible it has lain there undiscovered ever since, furthermore that September 7th was the first time it had seen a platform in nigh on 100 years! Thanks to this £110,000 removal exercise, 11 items of historic rolling stock will be rehoused at Swanage, Colne Valley and Bluebell Railways rather than being scrapped, or worse still, put to the torch on site.
Excellent video, never knew there was a Ruston 48D in there, often used to look in through the gaps when up the Walk.
I think both the small locos came from Shoreham Cement Works.
Some very interesting stock in there, the poor 09/09.
I am born and bred in Brighton and i never knew this place existed! I love the interior wood inside the train so beautiful! I dont understand why this historic building needs to be knocked down. Definately going be having a nose, thanks for the video
I'm afraid it was knocked down in 2008. There was a museum planned and volunteers were working there in the 80s and 90s, but the inaccessible location meant this was never going to work. Arsonists had their way in 2003 and eventually the building deteriorated to the point where demolition was inevitable.
Many vehicles were saved for heritage railways and museums around the country and the ones too far gone were scrapped on site.
ValentaLamenter they saved D3255, it went to the colne valley where the one side was painted blue (not great for a photo). Then it moved north and is rotting in a farmers field..such a shame as it was was one of the lucky ones to not be cut on site.
Quite a rare one that one. I recall reading somewhere that it never received a TOPS number in BR days. It would be a very popular loco if it was able to haul passenger trains.
ValentaLamenter one of my last locos for site, waited years to see it
It's a shame those two little shunters were located at Shoreham cement works.. definitely keep busy
We have lost the Pullman - and they call it progress
Details of the Pullman Works can be found here:-
www.brightonlocoworks.co.uk/Pullman-Works.php
www.brightontoymuseum.co.uk/index/Category:Preston_Park_Pullman_Works
Among the items removed were two Ruston and Hornsby diesel shunters, a class 08 diesel shunter No. D3255, a Southern Railways NPCCS 'bogey B' goods van, an array of pre grouping wagons and a 12 wheeled 'well' wagon No. DB901203 carrying the remains of an LBSCR brake van, a GWR 'siphon G' van and a 24-and-a-half tonne coal wagon. The top attraction of the day, however, was the body of the apparently long lost Pullman sleeper car 'Balmoral', which will almost definitely be restored. This coach was built 126 years ago (1882) in Detroit and shipped to Derby, UK for assembly. It will need a lot of restoration work as there is a large section missing from one side. Internally there is still a mass of extraordinarily ornate paintwork which pre-dates the familiar Pullman livery that most rail enthusiasts will recognise as the norm. Balmoral was de-commissioned in 1907 and was sold as a grounded body (ie: no wheels or bogies). It is not known how it came to arrive at the Pullman Works, but it is highly possible it has lain there undiscovered ever since, furthermore that September 7th was the first time it had seen a platform in nigh on 100 years!
Thanks to this £110,000 removal exercise, 11 items of historic rolling stock will be rehoused at Swanage, Colne Valley and Bluebell Railways rather than being scrapped, or worse still, put to the torch on site.