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Old August 5th 09, 08:37 PM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london
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Recliner wrote:

"Just zis Guy, you know?" wrote in message

On Wed, 5 Aug 2009 12:13:45 -0700 (PDT), MaxB
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Does anyone know why there is (at least) one old Blue Pullman in
Barking carriage shed? Spotted it today as I was passing.


Really? I thought they were all scrapped.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_251


So it must be one of the FM Rail Mk 2 Blue Pullman carriages. I think
about five of them ended up with Stobart Rail after it merged with Victa
Westlink, but I don't know if they kept them (Cotswold bought the
others). Stobart certainly didn't use them, preferring to use DRS's Mk 3
set during the brief period that it operated the Stobart Pullman
service.


Are those the carriages that used to run in the Boat Train from Harwich
to Liverpool Street? I remember them as being used as restaurant cars.
(Akward inward opening doors IIRC)