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A Northern Belle excursion in 2011 (Wikimedia Commons)

Belmond Northern Belle is a private luxury 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 Pullman carriages.[1] Belmond Limited was a sister to the 'Belmond British Pullman' which operates mainly around London.

Contract with the SVRSevern Valley Railway

In February 2017, the SVRSevern Valley Railway 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 Carriage Shed and the running line.[2]

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.[3]

Rolling stock

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:

Number Name Type Built Build location Notes RHR Carriage Survey
3273 Alnwick BRBritish Rail or British Railways Mk 2e First Open 1974 Derby Dining Carriage 3273
3267 Belvoir BRBritish Rail or British Railways Mk 2e First Open 1974 Derby Dining Carriage 3267
3247 Chatsworth BRBritish Rail or British Railways Mk 2e First Open 1972 Derby Dining Carriage 3247
3174 Glamis BRBritish Rail or British Railways Mk 2d First Open 1971 Derby Dining Carriage 3174
3275 Harlech BRBritish Rail or British Railways Mk 2e First Open 1974 Derby Dining Carriage 3275
3182 Warwick BRBritish Rail or British Railways Mk 2d First Open 1971 Derby Dining Carriage 3182
325 Duart BRBritish Rail or British Railways Mk 1 Restaurant First 1961 Swindon spare Kitchen diner 325
10729 Crewe BRBritish Rail or British Railways Mk 3a Convertible Sleeper 1980 Derby Staff sleeper 10729
10734 Balmoral BRBritish Rail or British Railways Mk 3a Royal Train Staff Sleeper 1984 Staff sleeper (formerly No 2914) 10734
17167 Mow Cop BRBritish Rail or British Railways Mk 2d Brake Corridor First 1972 Derby Brake staff service car (formerly No 14167) 17167
1566 Caerdydd BRBritish Rail or British Railways Mk 1 Buffet Kitchen (RKB) 1961 Cravens Kitchen car 1566
1953 BRBritish Rail or British Railways BRBritish Rail or British Railways Mk 1 Unclassed Restaurant Car (RU) 1960 Swindon Kitchen car 1953
92904 BRBritish Rail or British Railways Mk 1 Gangwayed Full Brake (BG) 1956 Pressed Steel Baggage car (formerly No 80867) 92904

See also

Carriages visiting the SVR
Mk 3a Convertible Sleeper

References

  1. Northern Belle Train on www.belmond.com
  2. Announcement on SVR Live
  3. Huddersfoeld Examiner, 12 November 2017.

Links

www.belmond.com
Belmond Northern Belle on Wikipedia