Blue Pullman
Staff Instructions
Instructions for the Operation of Auxiliary Power Units and Services
A 5 inch x 6 inch booklet on how to start and stop the auxiliary power unit and details about all the items on the train that they supplied power to.
Download PDF (3mb).
Multiple Unit Diesel Pullman Trains
A 4 inch x 6 inch booklet for Western Region (and Pullman Car) staff, full of information about operating the trains. It included a fold-out plan of the full 8-car set.
Download PDF (7.5mb).
The WR produced a similar booklet for their conventional DMUs.
Driving Instructions
Driver's instructions in the standard 33003 series of booklets were first issued in May 1960 marked as "Preliminary", and then re-issued in February 1962. In the same series was the "Standard Preparation And Disposal Duties" issued in April 1961. These booklets were issued as loose sets of pages which fitted into a small pocket sized plastic binder.
33003/81 Preliminary - May 1960
PDF (2.2mb)33003/81 - February 1962
33003/208 Standard Preparation And Disposal - April 1961
