The ''Birmingham Pullman'' was a named passenger train operating in the

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History

The ''Birmingham Pullman'' was operated by the

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and introduced by British Rail on 12 September 1960. Departures from Wolverhampton Low Level station at 7:00am, with pickups at Birmingham Snow Hill at 7:30am, Solihull at 7:40am and Leamington Spa at 8:00 gave an arrival time at London Paddington of 9:35am. A second departure left Birmingham Snow Hill at 2:30pm, with an arrival at London Paddington of 4:25pm. The return services departed London Paddington at 12:10pm, arriving in Birmingham Snow Hill at 2:05pm. The evening train left Paddington at 4:50pm and arrived back at Birmingham Snow Hill at 6:55pm, and Wolverhampton Low Level at 7:20pm. On 15 August 1963, a replacement service for the ''Birmingham Pullman'' train, hauled by

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D1040 ''Western Queen'', ran into freight wagons near Solihull, killing all three men in the cab. It was found to be a signaller's error. With the electrification of the

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in 1966, the service was withdrawn and the trains were transferred to Oxford, Bristol, and South Wales.

References

{{reflist Named passenger trains of British Rail Railway services introduced in 1960 1960 establishments in England