Midland Pullmans compared with High Speed Trains

There were only 5 Midland Pullmans made which seems such a shame when it was such a good looking train. There were only two trainsets which operated on the St Pancras to Manchester route. There were 6 carriages and they were all 1st Class! (talk about elitism eh?!)

Technically it wasn’t a locomotive because electric power was also being supplied to powered carriages but hey, it’s so good looking!

There were only 5 Midland Pullmans made which seems such a shame when it was such a good looking train. There were only two trainsets which operated on the St Pancras to Manchester route. There were 6 carriages and they were all 1st Class! (talk about elitism eh?!)

Technically it wasn’t a locomotive because electric power was also being supplied to powered carriages but hey, it’s the best looking diesel ever!

	Midland Pullman	High Speed Train
Build years	1959-1960	1975-1982
No. Built	5	197
In Operation	1960-1973	1975 – present
No. Operating + Preserved	0	~ 170
Top Speed	90mph	125mph
Total Power	2000BHP	4500BHP
Appearance from the front	Elegant and interesting	Square (and boring)
No. of windscreens	2	only 1
No. of windscreen wipers	2 (positioned symmetrically)	only 1 (and it “parks” non symmetrically!)

You can read more about the Midland Pullmans at https://railcar.co.uk/type/blue-pullman/ and http://www.old-dalby.com/pullman.htm (not https) (Both open in new tabs)