This is the western end of Reading General with one of the quot; Bristol Pullman quot; eight car Blue Pullman sets coming through , Paddington bound from Temple Meads .br/ The note has this as a quot; Special Train quot; , but the normal working schedule for the quot; Bristol Pullman , introduced as the first of the Western Region's Blue Pullman services on the 12th . September , 1960 , comprised an early morning run to Paddington from Bristol Temple Meads with a late afternoon return catering for businessmen wishing to spend a whole day in London .br/ As with all the other Blue Pullmans , there was an additional quot; Filling In quot; run from Paddington with this service running via Bath down to Bristol and returning to the Capital in time for the evening homeward duty , the sets thereby running some 470 miles dailybr/ Powered by a 1000 h.p. Diesel unit , each of the two power cars were distinctive in design although in later years the addition of jump leads for multiple unit workings did little to enhance their appearance .br/ High expectations for the units were sadly not met in service , however , with problems being encountered with the bogies together with reports by crewmen of poor acceleration and an apparent lack of power .br/ All the Western Region's quot; Blue Pullmans quot; were allocated to Old Oak Common , the Western's sets being eight car mixed First and Second class units whilst those on the Midland Region were smaller six coach , all First Class units.