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The Northern Belle train was once part of the iconic Orient Express and will soon be making its journey through Edinburgh on a scenic tour of Scottish countryside.
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Aberdour: DRS 68003 Astute leads the Northern Belle from Edinburgh to Inverness downhill into Aberdour on 13th August 2017. Classmate 68027 was on the rear.
Bill Roberton 13/08/2017


Carrbridge: The Northern Belle southbound at Carrbridge on 10 August 2009 behind 37670(leading)+37401. The train is on its way back to Kings Cross via Edinburgh after visiting Aberdeen and Kyle of Lochalsh ...
Gus Carnegie 10/08/2009


Culross [2nd]: The Northern Belle skirting the Forth on its way from Glasgow Central to Dunfermline nears Culross on 25 October. The train is headed by 47790 and tailed by 57312.
Bill Roberton 25/10/2014

The posh day out on Northern Belle lasts for just over six hours but costs an eye-watering £215, working out at roughly £35 per hour, for one drink and tea, sandwiches and cakes.
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Bookings for a luxury train trip to Inveraray Castle soared this week after the BBC screened A Very British Scandal.
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Leaving on Sunday, August 8, it will be coupled up to operator Northern Belle's 1930s-style Pullman carriages. [Check Northern Belle site for locomotive use details - RS.]
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Appleby: Water stop at Appleby for 6201 Princess Elizabeth on the Cumbrian Mountain Express. The twelve coach train had arrived on time and stopped just long enough to take on water and get under ...
Mark Bartlett 14/08/2010

A TV star's praise for a luxury Northern train service to Carlisle crashed the companys website as would-be passengers clamoured for a booking.
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Bay Horse: Pullman liveried 57601 leads a Northern Belle service south along the WCML at Bay Horse on 9th June 2019. The train had originated in Scunthorpe and picked up in Leeds before making its way to ...
Mark Bartlett 09/06/2019

Two Champagne Christmas Lunch trips aboard one of the worlds most luxurious trains have been temporarily derailed by the Scottish governments new Covid-19 restrictions.
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