It ran twice daily from Liverpool Lime Street to London Euston and return, calling only at Runcorn and Watford Junction.

It was introduced in 1966 upon the electrification of the West Coast Main Line.

The Liverpool Pullman made the end-to-end London-Liverpool journey in a record 2 hours 35 minutes.

Unlike many British Pullman services (including its sister train of the same era, the Manchester Pullman), it was not all-Pullman but also conveyed second-class coaches.

Upon introduction on 18 April 1966 the timetable was:[1] In 1968 the down (northbound) Liverpool Pullman was scheduled to cover the 163 miles from Watford Junction to Runcorn in 119 minutes, for an average speed of 82.3 mph, then the fastest-ever start-to-stop regular timing in Britain.