Few people know that George Pullman’s hands stretched across the pond.

The Pullman name existed in the United Kingdom for many years.

Cruising the past looks at this famous British company, their Pullman trains and a video of the Brighton Belle.

Youtube video of the final run of the PULLMAN BRIGHTON BELLE in 1972…

The British Pullman Car Company was formed in 1882 and named after the Pullman concept pioneered in the United States by the American railroader George Pullman. The company entered into contracts with the railway companies to operate Pullman services over their lines. [Read more...]