Placed even out of reach of the Southern's "Withered Arm" the Pullman camping coaches at Marazion, Cornwall, became a well known place to see Pullman cars after their general withdrawal in the 1960s. Between 1960 and 1963 56 Pullman cars were converted to camping coaches. The Southern Region was the largest user with 25. The Western Region took 6, originally equally split between Marazion and Fowey, but after withdrawal of the camping coach service all six were kept at Marazion for staff holidays. All 6 had a Southern Railway eastern section heritage, with at least four of them originally having run in SECR crimson lake livery. Alicante was a 1912 kitchen car, Aurora a 1923 brake car, Calais a 1921 twelve wheel parlour car, Flora a 1923 brake parlour car, Juno also a 1923 brake parlour car and Mimosa a 1914 twelve wheel kitchen car.

photograph by Glen Woods

photograph by Glen Woods

Both these two Pullmans were originally built as ambulance cars by the LNWR and were converted into 1st Class Pullman Cars in 1921, by Claytons. They were subsequently rebuilt as Composite cars at Preston Park in the 1930s.
They were both further rebuilt and declassified to third class cars at Preston Park in 1948, Elmira becoming car 135 and Maid of Kent, car 137. They were then converted to Camping coaches in 1960, Elmira becoming 022261 and Maid of Kent 022262, both being allocated to Ravenglass.

photograph by Glen Woods