The lounge-end of the car. The photos have been placed by the museum.

Lounge/observation area. Barometer and airbrake gauge on the wall.

Another look at the lounge and sitting areas. The blinds are kept down to protect the interior.

Bunk bed in the dropped-down position. Note original horsehair mattress.

This sideboard would have held the china and other tableware

The car did not have retention toilets in those days. Lift the lid and see the ballast!

Bathroom. Basin water supply in a tank inside that corner cupboard.

Hallway (as Dan tries to get out of my shot)

A fold-down seat in a cabin that covers a toilet

Porter/servant quarters, showing table and a portion of a toilet bowl. Galley hatch at right.

Porter/servant rest area at end of the car

Another view of the porter/servant rest area at rear of car

Coal-fired central heating boiler at servant's end of car

Open platform (Observation) end, showing original cut glass in window plus a porter call button

A compass was afixed to the Lounge/Observation ceiling

Sep 8: David Moffat's private railcar

September 9 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

Although he scarcely had the time available, Dan also unlocked and allowed me into one of Craig's treasured possessions, the private railcar of David Moffat, which he named 'Marcia' after his only child. I promised Dan that I'd point-and-shoot, and not delay him, so my general lack of proficiency with an iPhone camera and all of the skills necessary for good photography are on full display in the photo-essay on this private car.

The car was built by the Pullman Company in Chicago and was intended to be a workaday business vehicle rather than a luxury private car, so plush Victorian-style accoutrements are noticeably absent. The car is depicted in these photos in very original (albeit many years out-of-use) condition.Read more