Unfortunately, none of these vehicles
were preserved. Some enthusiast stock books listed vehicles as being
preserved at 'location unknown', but this was never the case. Railway
Magazine, July 1975 reported:-
"Ten Blue
Pullman carriages, withdrawn from service by the Western Region in May
1973, have been saved from scrap by a private group with the principle
intention of making a train of six or more of them available for
charter over British Railways. They comprise of the first two (and the
last surviving) of the diesel-electric motor brake firsts Nos.
W60090/1; two kitchen firsts M60731/3; and six parlour seconds
W60644-9. All are to be towed to BRE Glasgow workshops for complete
renovation and repainting in the “Nanking Blue” livery carried
when they were supplied by Metropolitan-Cammell in 1960. Because the
number of drivers experienced in their operation is limited, initially
operations will be limited to the WR, probably from sidings rented
from BR, but they could eventually be accommodated at a preservation
centre when not on main line charter work. To assist in maintenance,
the Blue Pullman Group is seeking official drawings, circuit diagrams,
running manuals and so forth which might now be in the hands of
collectors."
Obviously this never happened. All that is know to survive is a seat
unit located at the Bluebell Railway! |