Created 13-Mar-12
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The1960 glossy brochure which accompanied their introduction began “The British Transport Commission, as part of the Modernisation Plan, has decided to introduce de-luxe Pullman Diesel trains between important business centres”. The streamlined fixed formation sets were air-conditioned, an important selling point since no other trains had this feature at the time, and were painted in a striking pale blue livery set-off by white around the double-glazed windows.
British Railways introduced them on the London Midland and Western Regions in an attempt to attract business travellers on three important routes to London. The former employed its sets on the London-Manchester service while the latter put them on its West Midlands and Bristol business trains. They were built in Birmingham by Metropolitan-Cammell and those on the Western were eight car sets with a mix of first and second class seats whereas the London Midland six-car sets were all first class; meals were served at all seats in the traditional Pullman manner.
Blue Pullman 1960-06-23 High Wycombe

Blue Pullman 1960-09-13 High Wycombe

Blue Pullman 1960-09-24 Dock Junction

Blue Pullman 1960s

Blue Pullman 1960s

Blue Pullman 1960s Acocks Green & South Yardley.

Blue Pullman 1960s Paddington

Blue Pullman 1960s Paddington

Blue Pullman 1960s Wellingborough

Blue Pullman 1960s Wellingborough

Blue Pullman 1961-08-30 Saunderton

Blue Pullman 1962 Paddington

Blue Pullman 1962c Leamington Spa

Blue Pullman 1963 Birmingham Snow Hill

Blue Pullman 1963 Cardiff

Blue Pullman 1963-05-31 Sonning Cutting

Blue Pullman 1963-08 Ampthill

Blue Pullman 1964 Glendon

Blue Pullman 1964-03-16 High Wycombe

Blue Pullman 1964-03-31 London Paddington
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Keywords:BR, Blue Pullman, DMU