DMU Operations: Western Region
The Bristol Pullman
The Diesel Pullmans were introduced to this service on 12 September 1960, the same day as The Birmingham Pullman. Both were a Monday - Friday only service.
The final service ran on Friday 4 May 1973, the same day The South Wales Pullman ended.
Sample Timetables
From 12 September 1960
This appeared in the 24 August 1960 Punch magazine, scan courtesy of Kevin Lane.
From 11 September 1961
5 1/4" x 8"
From October 1962
5 1/4" x 8"
Images
27th April 1965
The up Bristol Pullman service heads away from the camera at Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, on 27 April 1965. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Unknown date
A Western Region Pullman unit passing through Sydney Gardens in Bath on an up service to London sometime in the 1960s. The KDH Archive.