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![]() The Birmingham Pullman passing High Wycombe in 1962 | |
Overview | |
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Service type | Passenger train |
First service | 12 September 1960 |
Last service | 1966 |
Former operator(s) | British Rail |
Route | |
Termini |
London Paddington Wolverhampton Low Level |
Stops | Birmingham Snow Hill |
Service frequency | Daily Monday to Friday |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | British Rail Classes 251 and 261 |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
Operating speed | 90 mph (145 km/h) |
The Birmingham Pullman was a named passenger train operating in the United Kingdom. [1]
The Birmingham Pullman was operated by the Blue Pullman and introduced by British Rail on 12 September 1960. Departures from Wolverhampton Low Level station at 7:00 am, with pickups at Birmingham Snow Hill at 7:30 am, Solihull at 7:40 am and Leamington Spa at 8:00 gave an arrival time at London Paddington of 9:35 am. [2] A second departure left Birmingham Snow Hill at 2:30 pm, with an arrival at London Paddington of 4:25 pm.
The return services departed London Paddington at 12:10 pm, arriving in Birmingham Snow Hill at 2:05 pm. The evening train left Paddington at 4:50 pm and arrived back at Birmingham Snow Hill at 6:55 pm, and Wolverhampton Low Level at 7:20 pm.
On 15 August 1963, a replacement service for the Birmingham Pullman train, hauled by British Rail Class 52 D1040 Western Queen, ran into freight wagons near Solihull, killing all three men in the cab. [3] It was found to be a signaller's error. [4]
With the electrification of the West Coast Main Line in 1966, the service was withdrawn and the trains were transferred to Oxford, Bristol, and South Wales.
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![]() The Birmingham Pullman passing High Wycombe in 1962 | |
Overview | |
---|---|
Service type | Passenger train |
First service | 12 September 1960 |
Last service | 1966 |
Former operator(s) | British Rail |
Route | |
Termini |
London Paddington Wolverhampton Low Level |
Stops | Birmingham Snow Hill |
Service frequency | Daily Monday to Friday |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | British Rail Classes 251 and 261 |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
Operating speed | 90 mph (145 km/h) |
The Birmingham Pullman was a named passenger train operating in the United Kingdom. [1]
The Birmingham Pullman was operated by the Blue Pullman and introduced by British Rail on 12 September 1960. Departures from Wolverhampton Low Level station at 7:00 am, with pickups at Birmingham Snow Hill at 7:30 am, Solihull at 7:40 am and Leamington Spa at 8:00 gave an arrival time at London Paddington of 9:35 am. [2] A second departure left Birmingham Snow Hill at 2:30 pm, with an arrival at London Paddington of 4:25 pm.
The return services departed London Paddington at 12:10 pm, arriving in Birmingham Snow Hill at 2:05 pm. The evening train left Paddington at 4:50 pm and arrived back at Birmingham Snow Hill at 6:55 pm, and Wolverhampton Low Level at 7:20 pm.
On 15 August 1963, a replacement service for the Birmingham Pullman train, hauled by British Rail Class 52 D1040 Western Queen, ran into freight wagons near Solihull, killing all three men in the cab. [3] It was found to be a signaller's error. [4]
With the electrification of the West Coast Main Line in 1966, the service was withdrawn and the trains were transferred to Oxford, Bristol, and South Wales.