Train Factsheet

Taking its name from George Mortimer Pullman, who, in the 19th Century, designed the first railway carriages for true passenger comfort and whose company dominated luxury train travel from the 1880s, the spectacular British Pullman is steeped in history. Some have been used extensively by the British royal family. Others have carried luminaries including President de Gaulle and Nikita Khrushchev. Two were part of Winston Churchill’s funeral train.

Since making its first passenger trip in 1982, the splendidly refurbished British Pullman has delighted passengers with luxury excursions and weekend breaks to the stately homes and historic towns of the British countryside. It also carries passengers on the London/Folkestone section of the legendary journey that continues via Paris to continental destinations, including Venice, Prague and Istanbul.