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'''Belmond The 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.<ref>[httphttps://www.belmondnorthernbelle.co.comuk/northern-belle-train/ luxury-train-journeys-uk Northern Belle Train on www.belmond.comwebsite]</ref> Belmond  Northern Belle Limited was owned by Venice Simplon-Orient-Express and operated the train under under the title 'Belmond Northern Belle' as a sister to the 'Belmond British Pullman' , which operates mainly around London.

In November 2017 the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express sold The Northern Belle Limited for an undisclosed sum to Northern Belle (Holdings) Limited, a new company being 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 Huddersfield Examiner, 12 November 2017].</ref>

[httphttps://www.belmondnorthernbelle.comco.uk/northern-belle-train/ www.belmond.comNorthern Belle website]<br>