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Vehicle 60090


Blue Pullman

Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: -
Length: 65ft or 66ft
Coupling Code: -
Coupling Type: -
Gangway Type: -
Lot Number: 30553
Diagram: 653

Allocations

Nov-59 New to Reddish
09/09/63Depot code change9C
Mar-67 Transferred to 82A (Bristol Bath Road) - paper date, on WR since late summer / autumnn 1966
w/e 06/11/71 Transferred to 81A (Old Oak Common)
May-73Depot code changeOC
May-73 Withdrawn from OC (Old Oak Common)

Modifications

circa Jul-70 - Dual AWS fitted

Disposal

Scrapped by TW Ward, Briton Ferry arrived 12/12/74 cut circa early 1975

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


60090 60730 60740 60741 60731 60091 Noted 30/05/70 - at Old Oak Common1
60090 60730 60740 60741 60731 60091 Noted 19/11/70 - at Old Oak Common1
60090 60730 60740 60741 60731 60091 Noted 05/04/71 - 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:

Blue pullman at Gorsey Bank on the Wirksworth branch

1960

A Blue Pullman publicity photo showing a Midland Pullman set, taken on Gorsey Bank on the Wirksworth branch. M60090 is closest, date / negative number unknown. Metropolitan Cammell.

Blue pullman at Neath

2nd May 1973

A diesel Pullman set departs from Neath as the 15:55 Swansea-Paddington on 2 May 1973. The power car at this end is W60090, W60094 at the far end. Robert Thomas.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 2nd May 1973

A diesel Pullman set in Neath station on 2 May 1973 with the 15:55 Swansea-Paddington service. Closest is W60094, the rear power car is W60090. Robert Thomas.