The Blue Pullman is the name of a luxury train, the name of a former fleet of luxury trains, and the title of a film about the latter fleet of trains. Both types of train operated in the United Kingdom

The Blue Pullman (1960-1973)

The 1960 fleet of Blue Pullmans were built by Metro-Cammell for services on the London Midland and Western Regions. After electrification of the West Coast Main Line in 1966, the London-Manchester Pullman was operated by a Class 86 electric from London Euston rather than a Blue Pullman from London St Pancras, and so the sets were transferred to the Western Region. Western Pullman 60099 with full yellow ends at Swansea in August 1967. ... The Metropolitan Cammell Carriage and Wagon (MCCW) was a Birmingham, England based manufacturer of railway carriages and wagons. ... Ex-LMS Jubilee Class 45641 Sandwich at Chinley in 1954 The London Midland Region (LMR) was one of the six regions created on the formation of the nationalised British Railways (BR) and consisted of ex-London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) lines in England and Wales. ... British Railways Western Region totem station sign for Chippenham. ... The WCML running alongside the M1 motorway at Watford Gap in Northamptonshire A Virgin Pendolino and freight train on the WCML The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important intercity railway lines in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Class 86/6, nos. ... Facade of Euston Station, London Euston Arch: the original Euston Station, as enlarged, ca 1851 Euston station concourse Euston station (also known as London Euston), is a large railway station in Central London. ... The Gothic Revival facade and clock tower of the disused Midland Hotel are the most visible part of St Pancras station. ...

With the imminent introduction of HST sets and the declining quality of the five sets, the fleet (by now the Absolutely Filthy Grey Pullmans) was withdrawn en-bloc in 1973. All the vehicles were broken up, although noises were made about preserving the first set. An InterCity 125 train (often referred to as High Speed Train or HST) is a formation of two Class 43 power cars with a rake of Mark 3 carriages in between. ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ...

The Blue Pullman (2006 onwards)

With the market for charter trains appearing buoyant and the company wishing to develop into more lucrative fields, FM Rail decided to re-introduce the Blue Pullman from the beginning of 2006. With the original stock scrapped, they had to provide a new fleet, which consisted of a rake of Mk.2 coaches, topped and tailed by Class 47 diesel locomotives. As no Mk.2 kitchen cars had been built, two Mk.1 coaches were inserted into the set. The Mk.2s were painted in the original livery of Nanking Blue with a white band around the windows, but, as the Mk.1 vehicles had much larger windows, they were simply painted in plain blue. This unfortunately broke up the lines of the train somewhat. Class 31, no. ... Mark 2A Tourist Standard Open (TSO) 5278 Melisande at Cheltenham Spa on 18th September 2004, whilst forming a charter service to Swindon. ... thank god for class 57s that took the bodies of 47s - NO MORE 47 FREAKS!!! POGO, LIVES IN YORK REAL NAME - PAUL ILLINGSWORTH GED THE TRAMP, BIRMINGHAM REAL NAME - GERALD IZAAC HAPPLE ADDRESS - 378 GILLIOTT ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM PHONE NO - 0121 454 4679 (PLEASE CONTACT ABOVE FOR GEN... British Rails first design of carriages were given the designation Mark 1. ...

The service, although normally worked by two Class 47s, would be hauled by a single Class 87 if the entire working was due to be "under the wires". The 87 would be hired-in from GB Railfreight (now FirstGBRf) - in a bid to get the whole business in house, FM Rail was rumoured to be considering buying their own dedicated Class 86 locomotives when the company entered administration in December 2006. No. ... Class 66 66713 Forest City on display at Crewe Works open day on 1 June 2003. ... Class 86/6, nos. ... Administration is a procedure under the insolvency laws of a number of common law jurisdictions which functions as a rescue mechanism for insolvent companies and allows them to carry on running their business. ... December 2006 is the twelfth and final month of the year and will begin in 2 day(s). ...

Subsequently Cotswold Rail purchased the coaches, although they have used their own silver Class 47s on the Blue Pullman workings. Class 87s are no longer involved in the working, although other railtours with other operators do still see Class 87 haulage. The blue Class 47s were taken on by one of the companies which were set up following the collapse of FM Rail, and are now involved with a new Pullman working - although the title of "Blue Pullman" now firmly belongs to Cotswold Rail. Class 47, no. ...

The film

Following the introduction of the Blue Pullman units in 1960, the British Transport Films Unit (BTF) produced a film about the new trains, featuring the construction process and the various innovations which lead to the introduction of the fleet, before covering the run to London. BTF = Bidirectional Texture Function is 6-dimensional function depending on planar texture coordinates (x,y) as well as on view and illumination spherical angles. ...