Reprint Now Available
Blue
by Kevin Robertson
The
history of the Metropolitan-Cammell Blue Pullman units can be compared to a
ride on a roller-coaster –
indeed, that very comparison was made about the ride of these trains at the
time, and their entry into service, and success on the line, followed a similar
pattern.
Often
referred to (rather incorrectly) as the forerunners of the HSTs, the Blue
Pullmans had the similar advantage of a fixed formation and the quick
turnaround times made possible as a result.
However, where they did point towards the future was in the standard of
service provided, and while this was only available to a select (some might say
a privileged) few, in later years, the speed and passenger facilities
demonstrated by the sets would become the norm.
How and why
the sets came about, their construction, testing and introduction, are all
covered in this detailed work, most of
the information and many of the photographs appearing in print for the
first time. Full of facts, figures and
anecdotes, “Blue Pullman” is of interest to enthusiasts of the BR Modernisation
Plan, the London Midland and Western Regions in the 1960s, and the Blue Pullmans
themselves.
First
published in 2005, and unavailable for some, the title has been reprinted due
to popular demand.
Hardback: 168 pages with
180 illustrations, including colour and black and white photographs and 4mm
scale plans for the modeller
304mm x 214mm over covers (A4 page size)
ISBN: 0954485963
£19.95
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