See main article: Pullman train (UK).
These British Pullman carriages are preserved, or have continued to operate on the main line beyond their original service life:
| Name | Type | Manufacturer | Location | Owner | Photograph | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MR | — | Ariel | Parlour First | Pullman, USA | 1876 | Selsey | — | |
| Body only, Now a house[2] | ||||||||
| MR | 1–4 | — | Clerestory third Baggage | Pullman, USA | — | Midland Railway – Butterley | Midland Railway trust | |
| Grounded body only[3] | ||||||||
| MR | 21 | — | Clerestory Sleeping/Day Car | Pullman, USA | — | Midland Railway – Butterley | Midland Railway Trust | |
| Grounded body only[4] | ||||||||
| LBSCR | — | Princess Ena | Kitchen First | Brighton | 1906 | Petworth | Old Station Petworth | |
| Under restoration at The Old Railway Station B & B, Petworth [5] | ||||||||
| GNR | — | Dunrobin | Clerestory Day / Sleeping car | Pullman Car Company | 1882 | Embsay | — | |
| Used on Great Northern Railway. Body only in remnants as parts for Balmoral.[6] | ||||||||
| GNR3 | Balmoral | Clerestory Day/Sleeping Car | Pullman, Detroit/Derby | 1882 | Embsay | Stephen Middleton | ||
| One of four built. Sold to the Midland Railway where it was put onto a 6-wheel underframe. Later worked for GNR on the East Coast Main Line, later bought by the Highland Railway, where given bogies circa 1895. Withdrawn 1907. Eventually went to Brighton in 1918 where it was added to a home for the family of Mr Marks, the Superintendent of the Pullman Car Company, using spare parts from Pullman car Dunrobin and bogies and a few other parts from a scrapped LMS Scenery Van from the Foxfield Railway.[7] [8] | ||||||||
| SER | 88 | Dolphin | First Parlour | Gilbert Car Company | 1891 | Selsey | — | |
| Body only, now a house[9] | ||||||||
| SECR | 90 | Figaro | Baggage car | Gilbert Car Company | 1892 | Selsey | — | |
| Body only, now a house | ||||||||
| SER | 79 | Mabel | First Parlour | Metro Carriage Wagon | 1897 | Selsey | — | |
| Body only, now a house[10] | ||||||||
| SER | 77 | Dora | First Parlour | Midland Carriage Wagon | 1897 | Selsey | — | |
| Body only, now a house[11] | ||||||||
| SER | 76 | Venus II | First Parlour | Metro Carriage Wagon | 1897 | Selsey | — | |
| Body only, now a house[12] | ||||||||
| SER | 75 | Hilda | First Kitchen | Jackson & Sharp, USA | 1897 | Selsey | — | |
| Body only, now a house[13] | ||||||||
| SER | 72 | Tulip | First Parlour | Jackson & Sharp, USA | 1897 | Selsey | — | |
| Body only, now a house[14] | ||||||||
| Name | Type | Manufacturer | Location | Owner | Photograph | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SECR | 32 | Emerald (1st) | Kitchen First | BRCW | 1910 | Conwy Valley | Conwy Valley Railway | |
| Awaiting Restoration[15] | ||||||||
| SECR | 43 | Sapphire | Parlour First | BRCW | 1910 | Barrow Hill | Folkestone Harbour Company | |
| For Sale by tender, January 2017. Built with wooden frames and bogies, which would preclude running above 25 mph[16] [17] Intended to become a restaurant at the former Folkestone Harbour railway station.[18] | ||||||||
| SECR | 47 | Alicante | Kitchen First | Cravens | 1912 | Petworth | Old Station Petworth | |
| Restored, now Bed and Breakfast accommodation.[19] | ||||||||
| SECR | 50 | Mimosa | Kitchen First | BRCW | 1914 | Petworth | Old Station Petworth | |
| Restored, now Bed and Breakfast accommodation.[20] | ||||||||
| SECR | 59 | Topaz | Parlour First | BRCW | 1914 | NRM York | National Railway Museum | |
| Operational[21] | ||||||||
| SECR | 92 | Malaga | Parlour First (12 wheel) | Pullman, Longhedge | 1921 | Shepperton | Ian Allan Publishing | |
| Directors and visitors dining room[22] | ||||||||
| SECR | 99 | Padua | Parlour First (12 wheel) | BRCW | 1920 | Barrow Hill | Folkestone Harbour Company | |
| For Sale by tender, January 2017. Built with wooden frames and bogies, which may preclude running above 25 mph[23] Intended to become a restaurant at the former Folkestone Harbour railway station. | ||||||||
| SECR | 102 | Rosalind | Kitchen First (12 wheel) | BRCW | 1921 | Barrow Hill | Folkestone Harbour Company | |
| For Sale by tender, January 2017. Built with wooden frames and bogies, which may preclude running above 25 mph[24] Intended to become a restaurant at the former Folkestone Harbour railway station. | ||||||||
| LBSCR | 113 | Car 13 | Kitchen Third rebuilt Observation Car | Clayton Wagons Ltd | 1921 | Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway | Dart Valley Railway plc | |
| Operational[25] | ||||||||
| LBSCR | 114 | Car 14 | Kitchen Third rebuilt Observation Car | Clayton Wagons Ltd | 1921 | Swanage Railway | Swanage Railway | |
| Operational[26] | ||||||||
| SECR | 135 | Elimira | Kitchen First | Clayton Wagons Ltd | 1921 | Ravenglass | Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway | |
| Under Restoration[27] | ||||||||
| SECR | 136 | Formosa | Kitchen First | Clayton Wagons Ltd | 1921 | Portsmouth Arms | — | |
| Under Restoration[28] | ||||||||
| SECR | 137 | Maid of Kent (1st) | Kitchen First | Clayton Wagons Ltd | 1921 | Ravenglass | Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway | |
| Under Restoration[29] | ||||||||
| Name | Type | Manufacturer | Location | Owner | Photograph | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR | 154 | Flora | Guard Parlour First | BRCW | 1923 | Petworth | Old Station Petworth | |
| Restored, now Bed and Breakfast accommodation.[30] | ||||||||
| SR | 156 | Montana | Guard Parlour First | BRCW | 1923 | Petworth | Old Station Petworth | |
| Restored, now Bed and Breakfast accommodation.[31] | ||||||||
| LNER | 157 | Car 54 | Brake Parlour Third | Clayton Wagons Ltd | 1923 | Bluebell Railway | Bluebell Railway | |
| Restored to service, with wheelchair access, 22 March 2024[32] [33] | ||||||||
| SR | 175 | Fingall | Kitchen First | BRCW | 1924 | Bluebell Railway | Bluebell Railway | |
| Operational[34] | ||||||||
| SR | 184 | Theodora | Kitchen First | Metropolitan | 1926 | Kent and East Sussex Railway | Kent and East Sussex Railway | |
| Operational.[35] | ||||||||
| SR | 185 | Barbara | Kitchen First | Metropolitan | 1926 | Kent and East Sussex Railway | Kent and East Sussex Railway | |
| Operational.[36] | ||||||||
| SR | 194 | Car 36 | Parlour Brake Third | BRCW | 1926 | Bluebell Railway | Private individual | |
| Awaiting Restoration[37] | ||||||||
| LNER | 208 | Car 208 | Parlour Third | Midland RC&W | 1927 | Galway | Gleno Abbey Hotel | |
| Awaiting Restoration; ex-Leona (2nd); Grounded Body and only surviving Pullman coach in Ireland[38] | ||||||||
| LNER | 213 | Minerva (3rd) | Parlour First | Midland RC&W | 1927 | Stewarts Lane | VSOE Pullman | |
| Operational[39] | ||||||||
| LNER | 219 | Car 64 | Parlour Third | Metropolitan | 1928 | Bluebell Railway | Bluebell Railway | |
| Operational; named Christine[40] | ||||||||
| LNER | 228 | Car 75 | Parlour Third | Metropolitan | 1928 | Hilderstone | Spot Gate Inn | |
| Built into restaurant since 1967[41] | ||||||||
| LNER | 229 | Car 76 | Parlour Third | Metropolitan | 1928 | Carnforth MPD | ||
| Awaiting Overhaul; named Lillian[42] | ||||||||
| LNER | 232 | Car 79 (2nd) | Brake Parlour Third | Metropolitan | 1928 | North Yorkshire Moors Railway | North Yorkshire Moors Railway | |
| Operational[43] | ||||||||
| LNER | 238 | Phyllis | Kitchen First | Metropolitan | 1928 | Stewarts Lane | VSOE Pullman | |
| Awaiting Restoration[44] | ||||||||
| LNER | 239 | Agatha | Parlour First | Metropolitan | 1928 | Stewarts Lane | VSOE Pullman | |
| Awaiting Restoration[45] | ||||||||
| LNER | 242 | Ursula | Parlour First | Metropolitan | 1928 | Hilderstone | Spot Gate Inn | |
| Built into restaurant since 1967[46] | ||||||||
| LNER | 243 | Lucille | Parlour First | Metropolitan | 1928 | Stewarts Lane | VSOE Pullman | |
| Operational[47] | ||||||||
| CIWL | 245 | Ibis | Kitchen First | BRCW | 1925 | Stewarts Lane | VSOE Pullman | |
| Operational[48] | ||||||||
| CIWL | 246 | Lydia | Kitchen First | BRCW | 1925 | Private individual | ||
| Under restoration[49] | ||||||||
| CIWL | 247 | Isle of Thanet | Guard Parlour First | BRCW | 1925 | Private individual | ||
| Operational[50] | ||||||||
| GWR | 254 | Zena | Parlour First | Metropolitan | 1928 | Stewarts Lane | VSOE Pullman | |
| Operational[51] | ||||||||
| GWR | 255 | Ione | Kitchen First | Metropolitan | 1928 | Stewarts Lane | VSOE Pullman | |
| Operational[52] | ||||||||
| LNER | 261 | Car 83 | Parlour Third | BRCW | 1930–31 | Keighley and Worth Valley Railway | VSOE Pullman | |
| Operational[53] | ||||||||
| LNER | 262 | Car 84 | Parlour Third | BRCW | 1930–31 | Keighley and Worth Valley Railway | Keighley and Worth Valley Railway | |
| Operational; named Mary[54] | ||||||||
| Name | Type | Location | Owner | Photograph | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR | 264 | Ruth | Kitchen Composite | Stewarts Lane | VSOE UK Pullman | |
| Awaiting Restoration, Originally with 6-PUL set 3017, later 3042[55] | ||||||
| SR | 278 | Bertha | Kitchen Composite | Carnforth | West Coast Railway Company | |
| Operational, Originally with 6-PUL set 3012, later 3001[56] | ||||||
| SR | 279 | Hazel | Kitchen First | Barrow Hill Engine Shed | 5-BEL Trust | |
| Awaiting Restoration, Originally with 5-BEL Unit 2051[57] | ||||||
| SR | 280 | Audrey | Kitchen First | Stewarts Lane | VSOE UK Pullman | |
| Operational, Originally with 5-BEL Unit 2052[58] | ||||||
| SR | 281 | Gwen | Kitchen First | Stewarts Lane | VSOE UK Pullman | |
| Operational, Originally with 5-BEL Unit 2053[59] | ||||||
| SR | 282 | Doris | Kitchen First | 5-BEL Trust | ||
| Exchanged for 307 Carina; Originally with 5-BEL Unit 2051[60] | ||||||
| SR | 283 | Mona | Kitchen First | Stewarts Lane | VSOE UK Pullman | |
| Awaiting Restoration, Originally with 5-BEL Unit 2053[61] | ||||||
| SR | 284 | Vera | Kitchen First | Stewarts Lane | VSOE UK Pullman | |
| Operational, Originally with 5-BEL Unit 2052[62] | ||||||
| SR | 285 | Car 85 | Parlour Third | Barrow Hill Engine Shed | 5-BEL Trust | |
| Awaiting Restoration, Originally with 5-BEL Unit 2053[63] | ||||||
| SR | 286 | Car 86 | Parlour Third | Stewarts Lane | VSOE UK Pullman | |
| Awaiting Restoration, Originally with 5-BEL Unit 2051[64] | ||||||
| SR | 287 | Car 87 | Parlour Car | Barrow Hill Engine Shed | 5-BEL Trust | |
| Awaiting Restoration, Originally with 5-BEL Unit 2052[65] | ||||||
| SR | 288 | Car 88 | Driving Motor Parlour Third | Barrow Hill Engine Shed | 5-BEL Trust | |
| Awaiting Restoration, Originally with 5-BEL Unit 2051[66] | ||||||
| SR | 289 | Car 89 | Driving Motor Parlour Third | Fen Drayton | Carriages of Cambridge | |
| Originally with 5-BEL Unit 2051[67] Formerly located at Little Mill Inn, Derbyshire. Sold to Carriages of Cambridge and moved to new location in June 2023.[68] | ||||||
| SR | 291 | Car 91 | Driving Motor Brake Parlour | Barrow Hill Engine Shed | 5-BEL Trust | |
| Awaiting Restoration, Originally with 5-BEL Unit 2052[69] | ||||||
| SR | 292 | Car 92 | Driving Motor Parlour Third | Stewarts Lane | VSOE UK Pullman | |
| Awaiting Restoration, Originally with 5-BEL Unit 2053[70] | ||||||
| SR | 293 | Car 93 | Driving Motor Parlour Third | Stewarts Lane | VSOE UK Pullman | |
| Awaiting Restoration, Originally with 5-BEL Unit 2053[71] | ||||||
| Name | Type | Manufacturer | Location | Owner | Photograph | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR(S) | 301 | Perseus | Parlour First | BRCW | 1951 | Stewarts Lane | VSOE Pullman | |
| Operational[72] | ||||||||
| BR(S) | 302 | Phoenix | Parlour First | Pullman, Preston Park | 1952 | Stewarts Lane | VSOE Pullman | |
| Operational[73] | ||||||||
| BR(S) | 304 | Aries | Kitchen First | Pullman, Preston Park | 1952 | Kent and East Sussex Railway | Kent and East Sussex Railway | |
| Under Restoration[74] | ||||||||
| BR(S) | 305 | Aquila | Kitchen First | BRCW | 1951 | Garden Park, Hewish, Weston-super-Mare | Carriages Cafe at Hewish | |
| Intended for use as static restaurant | ||||||||
| BR(S) | 306 | Orion | Kitchen First | BRCW | 1951 | Seaton | Peco | |
| Static Display / Coffee shop[75] | ||||||||
| BR(S) | 307 | Carina | Kitchen First | BRCW | 1951 | Bluebell Railway | Private individual | |
| Awaiting removal from Bluebell Railway | ||||||||
| BR(S) | 308 | Cygnus | Parlour First | BRCW | 1951 | Stewarts Lane | VSOE Pullman | |
| Operational[76] | ||||||||
| BR(S) | 310 | Pegasus ("The Trianon Bar") | Bar Car | Metro Cammell | 1951 | Crewe Diesel Depot | Locomotive Services Ltd | |
| Operational[77] | ||||||||
| Name | Type | Location | Owner | Photograph | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR(E) | 311 | Eagle | Kitchen First | Tyseley | (Previously National Railway Museum) | |
| Operational; restored as part of the Channel 4 television series Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow.[78] [79] | ||||||
| BR(E) | 313 | Finch | Sleeping Car (ex Kitchen First) | Hamilton LMD | Belmond Group | |
| Operational; rebuilt as sleeping car by Royal Scotsman[80] | ||||||
| BR(E) | 315 | Heron | Kitchen First | Carnforth | West Coast Railway Company | |
| Poor Condition[81] | ||||||
| BR(E) | 316 | Magpie | Kitchen First | Hamilton LMD | Private owner | |
| Poor Condition[82] | ||||||
| BR(E) | 317 | Raven | Dining Car (ex Kitchen First) | Hamilton LMD | Belmond Group | |
| Operational; rebuilt as dining car by Royal Scotsman[83] | ||||||
| BR(E) | 318 | Robin | Kitchen First | North Yorkshire Moors Railway | North Yorkshire Moors Railway | |
| Operational[84] | ||||||
| BR(E) | 319 | Snipe | Observation Car (ex Kitchen First) | Hamilton LMD | Belmond Group | |
| Operational; rebuilt as lounge car with open observation platform by Royal Scotsman[85] | ||||||
| BR(E) | 321 | Swift | Dining Car (ex Kitchen First) | Hamilton LMD | Belmond Group | |
| Operational; rebuilt as dining car by Royal Scotsman[86] | ||||||
| BR(E) | 324 | Amber | Sleeping Car (ex Parlour First) | Hamilton LMD | Belmond Group | |
| Operational; rebuilt as sleeping car by Royal Scotsman[87] | ||||||
| BR(E) | 325 | Amethyst | Parlour First | Carnforth | West Coast Railway Company | |
| Operational[88] | ||||||
| BR(E) | 326 | Emerald (2nd) | Parlour First | Carnforth | West Coast Railway Company | |
| Operational[89] | ||||||
| BR(E) | 327 | Garnet | Parlour First | North Yorkshire Moors Railway | North Yorkshire Moors Railway | |
| Operational[90] | ||||||
| BR(E) | 328 | Opal | Parlour First | North Yorkshire Moors Railway | North Yorkshire Moors Railway | |
| Operational[91] | ||||||
| BR(E) | 329 | Pearl (2nd) | Sleeping Car (ex Parlour First) | Carnforth | Belmond Group | |
| Operational; rebuilt as sleeping car by Royal Scotsman[92] | ||||||
| BR(E) | 331 | Topaz (2nd) | Sleeping Car (ex Parlour First) | Hamilton LMD | Belmond Group | |
| Operational; rebuilt as sleeping car by Royal Scotsman[93] | ||||||
| BR(E) | 335 | — | Kitchen Second | Tyseley | Birmingham Railway Museum Trust | |
| Operational[94] | ||||||
| BR(E) | 337 | — | Kitchen Second | Belmond Group | ||
| Operational[95] | ||||||
| BR(E) | 340 | — | Kitchen Second | Hurn | Wadsworth and Co | |
| Static use at 'The Avon Causeway' Hotel, former Hurn Station, near Bournemouth.[96] | ||||||
| BR(E) | 347 | Diamond | Parlour Second | Carnforth | West Coast Railway Company | |
| Operational[97] | ||||||
| BR(E) | 348 | Topaz[98] | Parlour Second | Carnforth | West Coast Railway Company | |
| Operational[99] | ||||||
| BR(E) | 349 | — | Parlour Second | Tyseley | Birmingham Railway Museum | |
| Operational[100] | ||||||
| BR(E) | 350 | Tanzanite | Parlour Second | Carnforth | West Coast Railway Company | |
| Operational[101] | ||||||
| BR(E) | 351 | Sapphire | Parlour Second | Carnforth | West Coast Railway Company | |
| Operational[102] | ||||||
| BR(E) | 352 | Amethyst | Parlour Second | Carnforth | West Coast Railway Company | |
| Operational[103] | ||||||
| BR(E) | 353 | — | Parlour Second | Tyseley | Birmingham Railway Museum Trust | |
| Operational[104] | ||||||
| BR(E) | 354 | The Hadrian Bar | Bar Car | Carnforth | West Coast Railway Company | |
| Operational[105] | ||||||
| Name | Type | Location | Owner | Photograph | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Rail | 504 | Ullswater | Kitchen First | Carnforth | West Coast Railway Company | |
| Operational[106] | ||||||
| British Rail | 506 | Windermere | Kitchen First | Carnforth | West Coast Railway Company | |
| Operational[107] | ||||||
| British Rail | 546 | City of Manchester | Parlour First | Carnforth | West Coast Railway Company | |
| Awaiting restoration[108] | ||||||
| British Rail | 548 | Grasmere | Parlour First | Carnforth | West Coast Railway Company | |
| Operational[109] | ||||||
| British Rail | 549 | Bassenthwaite | Parlour First | Carnforth | West Coast Railway Company | |
| Operational[110] | ||||||
| British Rail | 550 | Rydal Water | Parlour First | Carnforth | West Coast Railway Company | |
| Operational[111] | ||||||
| British Rail | 551 | Buttermere | Parlour First | Carnforth | West Coast Railway Company | |
| Operational[112] | ||||||
| British Rail | 552 | Ennerdale Water | Parlour First | Carnforth | West Coast Railway Company | |
| Operational[113] | ||||||
| British Rail | 553 | Crummock Water | Parlour First | Carnforth | West Coast Railway Company | |
| Operational[114] | ||||||
| British Rail | 586 | Derwent Water | Brake Parlour First | Carnforth | West Coast Railway Company | |
| Operational[115] | ||||||
| Name | Type | Location | Owner | Photograph | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Rail | 11073 | William Ewart Gladstone | Pullman First Open | Mid-Norfolk Railway | Mid-Norfolk Railway Preservation Trust (MNRPT) | |
| Name carried when in use on Manchester Pullman. Refurbished by Greater Anglia. Preserved on the Mid-Norfolk Railway following withdrawal. Operational[116] | ||||||
| British Rail | 11080 | Emmeline Pankhurst | Pullman First Open | Mid-Norfolk Railway | MNRPT | |
| Name carried when in use on Manchester Pullman. Refurbished by Greater Anglia. Preserved on the Mid-Norfolk Railway following withdrawal. Operational[117] | ||||||
| British Rail | 11081 | Elizabeth Gaskell | Pullman First Open | Mid-Norfolk Railway | MNRPT | |
| Name carried when in use on Manchester Pullman. Refurbished by Greater Anglia. Preserved on the Mid-Norfolk Railway following withdrawal. Operational[118] | ||||||
| British Rail | 11082 | James Joule | Pullman First Open | Barry Tourist Railway | Barry Rail Centre | |
| Name carried when in use on Manchester Pullman. Refurbished by Greater Anglia. Preserved on the Barry Tourist Railway following withdrawal. Operational[119] | ||||||
| British Rail | 11085 | Sir John Barbirolli | Pullman First Open | Mid-Norfolk Railway | MNRPT | |
| Name carried when in use on Manchester Pullman. Refurbished by Greater Anglia including fitting with accessible toilet facilities. Preserved on the Mid-Norfolk Railway following withdrawal. Operational[120] | ||||||