Vehicle 60744
Blue Pullman
Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: -
Length: 65ft or 66ft
Coupling Code: -
Coupling Type: -
Gangway Type: -
Lot Number: 30558
Diagram: 664
Allocations
| Feb-60 | New to | WR (Western Region) | - allocation unknown, worked the Birmingham Pullman on the first day |
| circa Summer 1961 | Transferred to | 87E (Swansea Landore) | |
| by Jan-67 | Transferred to | 81A (Old Oak Common) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | OC | |
| May-73 | Withdrawn from | OC (Old Oak Common) |
Disposal
Scrapped by TW Ward, Briton Ferry arrived 18/09/74 cut circa late 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 | 60744 | 60748 | 60738 | 60648 | 60098 | Noted 06/11/70 - at Cardiff1 | |
| 60096 | 60646 | 60736 | 60744 | 60748 | 60738 | 60648 | 60098 | Noted 19/11/70 - at Old Oak Common1 | |
| 60090 | 60645 | 60735 | 60745 | 60744 | 60734 | 60644 | 60094 | Noted 02/05/1973 - 0640 Swansea-Paddington | |
| 60090 | 60645 | 60735 | 60745 | 60744 | 60734 | 60644 | 60094 | Noted 05/05/1973 - on the BR 'Last Blue Pullman' tour |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
Images:
July 1967
Interior of Pullman Trailer Parlour First (TPFL) No.W60744built by Metro-Cammell in 1960 for the 8-car Blue Pullman dmu's. At Old Oak Common shed Open Day, 07/67. The man in the gangway was a Spaniard who told me he was very impressed with British Railways and especially the Blue Pullmans - "Nothing like these on the RENFE", he told me. Hugh Llewelyn.
July 1967
Pullman Trailer Parlour First (TPFL) No.W60744 in BR Rail Blue & light grey Pullman livery built by Metro-Cammell in 1960 for the 8-car Blue Pullman dmu's. At Old Oak Common shed Open Day, 07/67. Hugh Llewelyn.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 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.