{"id":243273,"date":"2025-07-06T18:13:23","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T18:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/243273\/"},"modified":"2025-07-06T18:13:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T18:13:23","slug":"iconic-luxury-train-to-come-to-glasgow-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/243273\/","title":{"rendered":"Iconic luxury train to come to Glasgow next week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the world\u2019s most luxurious trains will be calling at Glasgow twice next weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The 1930s-style Northern Belle will leave <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glasgowtimes.co.uk\/topics\/glasgow-central\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Glasgow Central;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Glasgow Central<\/a> Station\u00a0at 10.55am on Friday, July 11 and at the same time on Sunday, July 13.<\/p>\n<p>It is scheduled to arrive back in the city at 6.20pm.<\/p>\n<p>Both times, passengers will board over a red carpet laid on the station platform before being handed their first glasses of champagne and being served caviar blinis on the luxury trip.<\/p>\n<p>Then,\u00a0a sumptuous seven-course meal with wine will be served with diners being serenaded by the train\u2019s onboard musicians while a conjurer adds his own touch of magic.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0journey will travel across\u00a0the West Highland line, which, with its stunning scenery of glens, lochs, waterfalls and mountains, has been voted the world\u2019s top railway journey.<\/p>\n<p>Iconic luxury train to come to Glasgow Central next week\u00a0 (Image: Supplied)<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.glasgowtimes.co.uk\/news\/25288261.tried-beloved-glasgow-spot-just-closes-huge-refurb\/?rel=cl_mra\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:I tried this beloved Glasgow spot just before it closes for huge refurb;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">I tried this beloved Glasgow spot just before it closes for huge refurb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The train will also pick up passengers from Edinburgh Waverley at 12.40 both days.<\/p>\n<p>The train will do two further trips in August, including one to Oban, and then later in the year, there will be two slap-up Christmas Lunch excursions.<\/p>\n<p>Hollywood actor Bill Nighy described the Northern Belle, once part of the iconic Orient Express set-up, as \u201cthe Grand Dame of luxury travel\u201d when it featured on a Channel 5 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glasgowtimes.co.uk\/topics\/tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TV;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">TV<\/a> documentary.<\/p>\n<p>Fares start at \u00a3365. For more details and to book, see\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.northernbelle.co.uk%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cnews%40glasgowtimes.co.uk%7C4452c0c614064141da6508ddbca1ffec%7Cb0660fd33ef04a73b44ef93c297faf15%7C0%7C0%7C638874126183144551%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=1%2B1s1%2F9UT0RwgFQYUzTeglQc1KJQPRVfEt8RUqjNGwM%3D&amp;reserved=0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:www.northernbelle.co.uk;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">www.northernbelle.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One of the world\u2019s most luxurious trains will be calling at Glasgow twice next weekend. 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