Vehicle 60097
Blue Pullman
Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: -
Length: 65ft or 66ft
Coupling Code: -
Coupling Type: -
Gangway Type: -
Lot Number: 30554
Diagram: 654
Allocations
| Apr-60 | New to | WR (Western Region) | - allocation unknown |
| by Jun-62 | Transferred to | 84E (Tyseley) | |
| 01/01/63 | Boundary change | 84E | transferred from WR to LMR stock |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 2A | |
| 5w/e 08/04/67 | Transferred to | 81A (Old Oak Common) | - ex-loan LMR |
| May-73 | Depot code change | OC | |
| May-73 | Withdrawn from | OC (Old Oak Common) |
Modifications
6w/e 10/02/73 - Dual AWS fitted
Disposal
Scrapped by TW Ward, Briton Ferry arrived 01/10/74 cut circa late 1974 sold to T.W.Ward Ltd (Sheffield HQ) sale date 29/05/1974 Tender 52/230/552T/018 (BR Coaches Report 13/1974), 60095/097/736/746 arrived 01/10/1974 dispatched from Old Oak Common (BR Coaches Report 11/1974)
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 60095 | 60645 | 60736 | 60744 | 60747 | 60737 | 60647 | 60097 | Noted 02/09/69 - at Paddington1 | |
| 60096 | 60646 | 60736 | 60744 | 60747 | 60737 | 60647 | 60097 | Noted 30/05/70 - at Old Oak Common1 | |
| 60096 | 60646 | 60736 | 60746 | 60747 | 60737 | 60647 | 60097 | Noted 05/04/71 - at Old Oak Common1 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
Images:
1960
A Blue Pullman publicity photo showing a Western Region Pullman set arriving into Banbury, with W60097 closest. Negative 473-2633. Metropolitan Cammell.
July 1967
Metropolitan Cammell Class 251 8-car "Blue Pullman" dmu (for working “The Bristol Pullman” and "The South Wales Pullman") with the Type 1 1,000hp power car No.W60097 leading, folllowed by W60647, W60737, W60747 (all in the original Nanking Blue & White Pullman livery) and W60744, W60736, W60646, W60096 (all in the revised reversed White & Nanking Blue Pullman livery with all-yellow front end) at the Open Day at Old Oak Common depot, 07/67. The 8-car sets were actually two 4-car sets coupled together, hence two different liveries of this 8-car "set". Note elongated Pullman crest on nose - and no yellow warning panel. Hugh Llewelyn.
July 1967
Front end of Metropolitan Cammell Class 251 8-car "Blue Pullman" dmu (for working “The Bristol Pullman” and "The South Wales Pullman") Type 1 1,000hp power car No.W60097 leading, in Nanking Blue & White Pullman livery at the Open Day at Old Oak Common depot, 07/67. Note elongated Pullman crest on nose - and no yellow warning panel. Also note the air horns below the buffer beam and the lack of jumper cables. Hugh Llewelyn.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: August 1967
Metropolitan Cammell Class 251 8-car "Blue Pullman" dmu on the "South Wales Pullman" service in the revised reversed BR Rail Blue & light grey Pullman livery with all-yellow front end arriving at Swansea (High St), 08/67. Closest is thought to be W60096, the rear set with power car W60097, the only two half sets in this livery at the time. Hugh Llewelyn.