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 (WR Stock) | - 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| May-73 | Withdrawn from | OC (Old Oak Common) |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.
Unknown date
With a cloud of exhaust fumes the luxurious Birmingham Pullman glides out of Snow Hill Station. The train, in spotless Nanking blue and white livery, is led by motor brake second W60097. These trains, built by Metropolitan-Cammell, had a North British/M.A.N. 12cyl 1000bhp engine in each power car, as well as the engine the car had a guards compartment and seating for 18 second class passengers. Image taken by Peter Shoesmith, probably in 1962/63. Geoff Dowling and John Whitehouse Collection.
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.