Bachmann Mk1 Pullman Cars
By the late 1950s, the British Transport Commission was unhappy about the great age of
the Pullman cars being used on the East Coast services and felt that they should be
replaced before the contract with Pullman terminated in 1962. So it was decided to build
some new ones and they would be based on the standard Mk1 coach design, but with certain
modifications to satisfy Pullman shareholders. This included recessed doors, which make
the coaches stand out amongst other Mk1 stock.
The models of them, produced by Bachmann, have metal bearings within the bogie face and foil-plated window frames. The table lamps have fibre optic lighting, which light up when power is applied to the track. Two recent additions, both in Umber and cream livery, are 39-310B SP as No.349 and 39-300B SK as No.334.