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'''Belmond Northern Belle''' is a private luxury train owned by Belmond Limited. The train launched in 2000 which operates mainly in northern Britain with departures from Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester. It reflects the style of 1930s rail travel on England's 'Belle' trains and the Pullman carriages of the company's sister train, the 'Belmond British Pullman' which operates mainly around London.<ref>[http://www.belmond.com/northern-belle-train/ Northern Belle Train on www.belmond.com]</ref> Belmond Limited was a sister to the 'Belmond British Pullman' which operates mainly around London.

==Contract with the SVR==In [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2010-2019#February 2017|February 2017]], the SVR announced that they had entered into a 10-year contract to stable the Northern Belle set at Kidderminster using Carriage Siding 1, located between the [[Kidderminster Carriage Shed|Carriage Shed]] and the running line. The Belmond rolling stock comprises 11 operational carriages and two spare vehicles.<ref>[http://www.svrlive.com/copy-of-news-180916-1-smf-2 Announcement on SVR Live]</ref> ==2017 sale==In November 2017 the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express sold The Northern Belle for an undisclosed sum to a 50-50 joint venture between tour promotor David Pitts, owner of Wakefield-based marketing agency D P Publicity, and David Smith, owner of West Coast Railways.<ref>[http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/huddersfield-businessman-bought-train-13889254 Huddersfoeld Examiner, 12 November 2017].</ref>

The Belmond rolling stock comprises 11 operational carriages and two spare vehicles. The carriages are painted in ‘Northern Belle’ livery and have been re-engineered in the style of 'Pullman' coaches. The interiors feature artwork, mosaics and wooden marquetry panels. They comprise: