Lovely model. Always been a fan of these units. Such a shame they were all scrapped. Bachmann have done well to capture the character of these famous trains.
Hmmm Happy coincidence! the week before looking on ebay saw two Bachman Pullam train sets, one at £229 with I thought very reasonable and the other I think was £375 and they had a lovely crest right on the front of the unit, any keep those Pullman's going. 😀😀
I did the same thing with a triang Pullman model . I fitted a modified Bachmann sprinter chassis , added 3d printed details, and a full repaint to get rid of the plastic look , and modern wheel sets. With a bit of light weathering it looks superb. I don’t really use it that much as it is not the period I model, but it’s still a nice thing to have . It’s a shame that none of them were preserved. It’s a bit of railway history and considered by many as the inspiration for the HST.
I saved up specially for the Bachmann Blue Pullman set and no regrets. Never travelled on them but used to see them at Paddington in reverse livery on day trips to London. Sneaked onto a withdrawn one at Old Oak Common and have loved them ever since.
I saw the Midlands Pulman a couple of times. Once sat in St Pancras Station on my first ever trip to London with my Father, and once under power going through Bakewell on its way North.
Had the Bachmann set when I had a model railway, reluctantly sold it along with everything else. Although not having a layout now I do have the Graham Farish collectors set. I remember seeing the Blue Pullman as a child and have always had fond memories of it.Great video, thank you.
Well this brings back some horrible memories! I've had one of these sets from the original production run. Over the years it has disintegrated; lighting has gradually failed or gone intermittent, both motors got very noisy and have been replaced. I got so frustrated with it I dismantled it, stripped out the lighting and run it on DC. Meanwhile, my 1960s Triang set, unmodified apart from Ultrascale wheels, runs well on its original motor. Crude, no detail, too short etc, but it works. You've done a great job with yours, well done!
Agreed. This is one of my best ever purchases. I wonder what a new one would cost from Bachmann today..........Excellent presentation, a great strip-down tutorial for me and many others I'm sure. Thanks.
A very comprehensive video, I can't believe that Bachmaan modelled the bog. I remember going to St Pancras in the very early 60s to see the Midland Pullman in all its glorious pristine livery. Sadly BR had to ruin in in reverse corporate blue and grey qith a yellow front end. I often think it would also have looked nice in tradition pullman livery too.
I travelled on the blue Pullman from Bristol to London. I did not notice that it was uncomfortable. I was probably overwhelmed by the experience and the breakfast. great trains
What a wonderful sight, the Nanking Blue (never liked the reverse livery) Midland Pullman. A superb bit of film of the real train at the start as a history lesson. Then, shifting into the early kits and production models. The review of the details, etc, about the model was great and informative. Going onto the stripping down and rebuilding the locomotive is great to see for what is involved if one had to do it. An enjoyable, well laid out video by yourself of these delightful sets. I've the six car Bachman set myself, and I have to say, they are a marvellous piece of model engineering. Even up todays standards (2024) with Accurascale models, these units were on power with any models now in their construction. Thanks, and kudos to you in making this neat film of these classic items.
Hi Dan. Brilliant vlog buddy Loved the history information. Metro Cammell made our carriages on our 62 tube stock when I was a motorman/driver. As for the pullman what a wonderful setup. Lovely colour. You have fantastic patients Dan. A job well done. Thank you for sharing with us mucker. Pete.
Thanks for sharing this video, i purchased mine new when they came out on pre order it runs lovely on my DC layout with Gaugemaster controller, all lights work, lovely model, my grandson also has a 6 car set in N gauge, these do not have interior lighting but runs beautifully thanks again John
Hi Dan and I loved the video, I bought this new many years ago now and has remained faultless, stunning quality from Bachmann. I have polished all six coaches to represent the clean, shiny examples of the real thing when in service. Mine came with Sound fitted in both front and rear cars and sound beautiful when running on the layout - one of my best and cherished trains I own. I hope you get as much enjoyment running yours as I do mine. 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers. ………..Graham
Beautiful thing. I used to ride the western region version with mum back in the early 70s but even then I could get the feeling of faded grandeur off something i didnt understand. As I got older I understood about the Nanking blue originals off my dad and have always loved both liveries.
Great video Dan. I truly admire your patience and knowledge in stripping it down. My model was bought new in 2012 and has run well. It is sound fitted and have added some passengers too. Have also weathered it slightly with roof exhaust and frame dirt on the bogies. I reckon mine could do with a wheel clean as coach C lamps come on but flicker on occasions. Don't think it as drastic as a new PCB board thankfully. You are right. It is a stunning model.Great video and thanks for sharing 😊
thanks for posting such an informative and great video. I purchased the same set 2 years ago from eBay and had never run it owing to the fact I didn't have a layout. to be fair I don't have one now owing to the fact I'm still building the baseboards. I decided to check mine out to see if they have the same faults as yours. luckily the only thing wrong with mine was spider poo.
The traincrew got the best ride as they had an unpowered bogie under the cabs. The traction motor bogies were under the rear of the power cars and the first bogie of the coupled coaches.
Lovely model. I never got round to owning one as they were to expensive for me at the time of their release. I bought a good condition Triang one and I was going to try and fit a Springfield motor bogie in it instead. We,ll see how that goe's. Nice video.
I had thought about that. But the bachmann sound is clearly an MTU HST. Footage with quality sound of what these actually sounded like seems to be non existent.
@dansmodelrailways7886 Hi Dan I have one in N GAUGE I fitted a decoderin it from yourchoochoo and it works fine just got one speaker in the front I am pleased with 🍻 cheers Brian
When I saw the real Midland Pullman for the first time I was smitten and when Bachmann bought out a model I just had to have one and what a beauty, I enhanced mine with passengers and sound at both ends. I can now relive those boyhood memories. My sound decoders came from YouChoos.
hi. i remember these trains going through Reading General stn in 1967 as a child,great fun, why the clowns at BR scrapped them i don't know, had the Triang version when it came out,
A Heljan Pullman was originally commissioned by Olivia's Trains (Sheffield) along with a Class 76 and 77. Bachmann then announced a Blue Pullman and so the CADs were shared with Bachmann and the Heljan Pullman cancelled.
Hi Dan, your re-build of the Triang Pullman - did you film this rebuild as you did it? This is what I'm doing right now and I would appreciate all the help I can get. I have several Pullmans and I've taken the most 'grotty' of them to form a complete train. I've sanded all the scratches out and now I'm working on each individual unit starting with the Kitchen cars. I've purchased a couple of bogeys from Silver Fox and I'm pleased with them so I'll be getting enough for the whole train. I've also changed the power cars' chassis. They now take Lima Ringfield motors from a HST which I will be replacing with CD motors. I have a battery operated sound capsule for one of the drive cars and some simple lighting is to be fitted. I've painted the interiors and the list goes on. As I say I would love to see how someone else has done things. Thanks a lot.
You really do need to put some passengers in the coaches, it looks scary, like a railway version of the Marie Celeste. Add the ice cream men, it will be perfect. Did the HST125 ever run in Pullman livery?
They are I lovely model. I bought one last year but it wasn't advertised as dcc fitted with sound when I bought it or say on the box anywhere so unfortunately can't use it for now. But I will keep it for the future as I will try dcc eventually.
Notice you are use Gaugemaster prodigy to run it like me. Did you know you can re-map the cab lights( currently on F2 there) to say F4 & F5 where they will stay on permanently if you so wish. Nice video. Mine had a dry motor bearing which I must sort
This video has been edited to remove ‘banned’ footage which removed the video off RUclips.
Lovely model. Always been a fan of these units.
Such a shame they were all scrapped.
Bachmann have done well to capture the character of these famous trains.
Hmmm Happy coincidence! the week before looking on ebay saw two Bachman Pullam train sets, one at £229 with I thought very reasonable and the other I think was £375 and they had a lovely crest right on the front of the unit, any keep those Pullman's going. 😀😀
I did the same thing with a triang Pullman model . I fitted a modified Bachmann sprinter chassis , added 3d printed details, and a full repaint to get rid of the plastic look , and modern wheel sets. With a bit of light weathering it looks superb. I don’t really use it that much as it is not the period I model, but it’s still a nice thing to have . It’s a shame that none of them were preserved. It’s a bit of railway history and considered by many as the inspiration for the HST.
Brilliant. To think you could travel Pullman from Derby to Manchester through the Peak. Also no longer.
This has to be one of the best ready-to-run models ever made and looks great on your layout. Thanks for uploading.
There must be an awful lot of modern production models running around without on-going motor and drive maintenance.
Thanks for your efforts.
A terrific model and splendid camera work on this video. Thanks for sharing it.
I saved up specially for the Bachmann Blue Pullman set and no regrets. Never travelled on them but used to see them at Paddington in reverse livery on day trips to London. Sneaked onto a withdrawn one at Old Oak Common and have loved them ever since.
Thank you sir your patience is inspiring.
A daunting strip down, well executed, great video Dan!
What a gorgeous model!! I wonder if the Epping Ongar Railway will ever have one to visit!!
Good looking model and well done with the repairs
It was fascinating to see the innards of this unique set for the first time. Glad it went well. A beautiful model.
I saw the Midlands Pulman a couple of times. Once sat in St Pancras Station on my first ever trip to London with my Father, and once under power going through Bakewell on its way North.
Very impressive model!! A fabulous unit of which one is actually being recommissioned to running order.
Excellent video Dan, That has to be the best looking train and you have done a great job on it.
Very enjoyable, had a Triang Hornby Pullman set aged 4 in 1965.
Another great video Dan!!! Thanks again for sharing! Cheers Onno.
Great video dan 👍 a fine piece of work to swap the pcb . Keep up the good work 👏 👍
Had the Bachmann set when I had a model railway, reluctantly sold it along with everything else. Although not having a layout now I do have the Graham Farish collectors set. I remember seeing the Blue Pullman as a child and have always had fond memories of it.Great video, thank you.
Well this brings back some horrible memories! I've had one of these sets from the original production run. Over the years it has disintegrated; lighting has gradually failed or gone intermittent, both motors got very noisy and have been replaced. I got so frustrated with it I dismantled it, stripped out the lighting and run it on DC. Meanwhile, my 1960s Triang set, unmodified apart from Ultrascale wheels, runs well on its original motor. Crude, no detail, too short etc, but it works. You've done a great job with yours, well done!
Agreed. This is one of my best ever purchases. I wonder what a new one would cost from Bachmann today..........Excellent presentation, a great strip-down tutorial for me and many others I'm sure. Thanks.
A very comprehensive video, I can't believe that Bachmaan modelled the bog.
I remember going to St Pancras in the very early 60s to see the Midland Pullman in all its glorious pristine livery.
Sadly BR had to ruin in in reverse corporate blue and grey qith a yellow front end.
I often think it would also have looked nice in tradition pullman livery too.
I travelled on the blue Pullman from Bristol to London. I did not notice that it was uncomfortable. I was probably overwhelmed by the experience and the breakfast. great trains
What a Beauty. Great video as always.
What a wonderful sight, the Nanking Blue (never liked the reverse livery) Midland Pullman. A superb bit of film of the real train at the start as a history lesson. Then, shifting into the early kits and production models. The review of the details, etc, about the model was great and informative. Going onto the stripping down and rebuilding the locomotive is great to see for what is involved if one had to do it. An enjoyable, well laid out video by yourself of these delightful sets. I've the six car Bachman set myself, and I have to say, they are a marvellous piece of model engineering. Even up todays standards (2024) with Accurascale models, these units were on power with any models now in their construction. Thanks, and kudos to you in making this neat film of these classic items.
Hi Dan.
Brilliant vlog buddy
Loved the history information.
Metro Cammell made our carriages on our 62 tube stock when I was a motorman/driver.
As for the pullman what a wonderful setup. Lovely colour. You have fantastic patients Dan.
A job well done.
Thank you for sharing with us mucker.
Pete.
Thanks for sharing this video, i purchased
mine new when they came out on pre order it runs lovely on my DC layout with Gaugemaster controller, all lights work, lovely model, my grandson also has a 6 car set in N gauge, these do not have interior lighting but runs beautifully thanks again John
That is nice Dan
Hi Dan and I loved the video, I bought this new many years ago now and has remained faultless, stunning quality from Bachmann. I have polished all six coaches to represent the clean, shiny examples of the real thing when in service. Mine came with Sound fitted in both front and rear cars and sound beautiful when running on the layout - one of my best and cherished trains I own. I hope you get as much enjoyment running yours as I do mine. 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers. ………..Graham
Beautiful thing. I used to ride the western region version with mum back in the early 70s but even then I could get the feeling of faded grandeur off something i didnt understand. As I got older I understood about the Nanking blue originals off my dad and have always loved both liveries.
Nice Video, I like it. Thumps up👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Great video Dan. I truly admire your patience and knowledge in stripping it down.
My model was bought new in 2012 and has run well. It is sound fitted and have added some passengers too. Have also weathered it slightly with roof exhaust and frame dirt on the bogies.
I reckon mine could do with a wheel clean as coach C lamps come on but flicker on occasions. Don't think it as drastic as a new PCB board thankfully. You are right. It is a stunning model.Great video and thanks for sharing 😊
Superb model and video..
Fantastic piece of kit 👌
thanks for posting such an informative and great video.
I purchased the same set 2 years ago from eBay and had never run it owing to the fact I didn't have a layout. to be fair I don't have one now owing to the fact I'm still building the baseboards.
I decided to check mine out to see if they have the same faults as yours. luckily the only thing wrong with mine was spider poo.
The traincrew got the best ride as they had an unpowered bogie under the cabs. The traction motor bogies were under the rear of the power cars and the first bogie of the coupled coaches.
Lovely model. I never got round to owning one as they were to expensive for me at the time of their release. I bought a good condition Triang one and I was going to try and fit a Springfield motor bogie in it instead. We,ll see how that goe's. Nice video.
as a child did have the triang one .the blue ,white and silver under carriage ,beautiful trainset.anymore about?
Yes Tri-Ang models seem to be plentiful, although the middle coaches are still quite expensive.
Loved the presentation. Do not have the set in my collection.
love it
I have an triang early model, sill quite effective..
nicer it you fit a sound decoder sounds great😀😄
I had thought about that. But the bachmann sound is clearly an MTU HST. Footage with quality sound of what these actually sounded like seems to be non existent.
@dansmodelrailways7886 Hi Dan I have one in N GAUGE I fitted a decoderin it from yourchoochoo and it works fine just got one speaker in the front I am pleased with 🍻 cheers Brian
When I saw the real Midland Pullman for the first time I was smitten and when Bachmann bought out a model I just had to have one and what a beauty, I enhanced mine with passengers and sound at both ends. I can now relive those boyhood memories. My sound decoders came from YouChoos.
hi. i remember these trains going through Reading General stn in 1967 as a child,great fun, why the clowns at BR scrapped them i don't know, had the Triang version when it came out,
ii got a yellow end bachmann some years ago , the modelshop had it from new for some time,i i offered 200 pounds and got it for that price
If you’re wondering where the running footage of a Midland Pullman in the original blue livery is; it’s nearly all between Wellingborough and Bedford.
A Heljan Pullman was originally commissioned by Olivia's Trains (Sheffield) along with a Class 76 and 77. Bachmann then announced a Blue Pullman and so the CADs were shared with Bachmann and the Heljan Pullman cancelled.
Hi Dan, your re-build of the Triang Pullman - did you film this rebuild as you did it? This is what I'm doing right now and I would appreciate all the help I can get. I have several Pullmans and I've taken the most 'grotty' of them to form a complete train. I've sanded all the scratches out and now I'm working on each individual unit starting with the Kitchen cars. I've purchased a couple of bogeys from Silver Fox and I'm pleased with them so I'll be getting enough for the whole train. I've also changed the power cars' chassis. They now take Lima Ringfield motors from a HST which I will be replacing with CD motors. I have a battery operated sound capsule for one of the drive cars and some simple lighting is to be fitted. I've painted the interiors and the list goes on. As I say I would love to see how someone else has done things. Thanks a lot.
You really do need to put some passengers in the coaches, it looks scary, like a railway version of the Marie Celeste. Add the ice cream men, it will be perfect. Did the HST125 ever run in Pullman livery?
have the grahm farish model.great design loco but no table lamps .
They are I lovely model. I bought one last year but it wasn't advertised as dcc fitted with sound when I bought it or say on the box anywhere so unfortunately can't use it for now. But I will keep it for the future as I will try dcc eventually.
Think they all come DCC fitted. just remove the DCC chip and install the blanking plate included. I use mine on DC no worries.
@@stevem879 Ar there weren't any included. Will have to look for some if that's all I need to do to run it for now ☺
Notice you are use Gaugemaster prodigy to run it like me. Did you know you can re-map the cab lights( currently on F2 there) to say F4 & F5 where they will stay on permanently if you so wish. Nice video. Mine had a dry motor bearing which I must sort
FYI “Pathe” is pronounced “path-ay”.