{"id":513491,"date":"2025-10-20T04:10:26","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T04:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/513491\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T04:10:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T04:10:26","slug":"luxury-train-dubbed-britains-poshest-to-call-at-derby-railway-station-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/513491\/","title":{"rendered":"Luxury train dubbed &#8216;Britain&#8217;s poshest&#8217; to call at Derby Railway Station this week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.derbytelegraph.co.uk\/all-about\/transport\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:A fancy train ride dubbed &#039;Britain&#039;s poshest&#039;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">A fancy train ride dubbed &#8216;Britain&#8217;s poshest&#8217;<\/a> is set to call at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.derbytelegraph.co.uk\/all-about\/derby-train-station\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Derby Railway Station;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Derby Railway Station<\/a> later this week before embarking on a sightseeing trip up north. Fine wine and a six-course dinner are expected on board as the 1930s Pullman-style Northern Belle <a href=\"https:\/\/www.derbytelegraph.co.uk\/news\/derby-news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:thunders from Derby to Carlisle on Saturday (October 25).;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">thunders from Derby to Carlisle on Saturday (October 25).<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On the way, the route will take in 14 tunnels and cross 22 bridges, including the magnificent 24-arch Ribblehead Viaduct, which is 104ft high and a quarter of a mile long. A former British Rail steam locomotive called Tangmere, which used to operate on express trains between London and the South Coast, will haul the gleaming umber and cream carriages.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A red carpet will be laid across the platform in Derby as passengers board on Saturday, before guests are handed their first glass of champagne. Then, as they are served a three-course brunch, a heritage diesel engine will haul the train to Carnforth in Lancashire, where Tangmere will take over.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There will be time to look around Carlisle and visit the ancient castle, or the 12th-century cathedral, before a champagne reception back on the train. Then, as the band\u2019s musicians play, a sumptuous dinner accompanied by fine wines will be served during the journey over the moors to Settle and back to Derby.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Northern Belle will make two further trips from Derby to Edinburgh in November for a spot of shopping along the Royal Mile, or in the city\u2019s fascinating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.derbytelegraph.co.uk\/all-about\/christmas\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Christmas markets;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Christmas markets<\/a>. There will also be a chance to visit the Royal Yacht Britannia, on which the late <a href=\"https:\/\/www.derbytelegraph.co.uk\/all-about\/the-queen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Queen Elizabeth;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Queen Elizabeth<\/a> made so many memorable voyages.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A spokesman for the Northern Belle said: \u201cThis is one of our most popular trips \u2013 it\u2019s a wonderful journey on a wonderful train through some of the country\u2019s most beautiful scenery.\u201d Fares on the train start at \u00a3595.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A fancy train ride dubbed &#8216;Britain&#8217;s poshest&#8217; is set to call at Derby Railway Station later this week&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":513492,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5018,3,4],"tags":[748,167824,393,4884,94531,1144,712,167825,16,15,1764],"class_list":{"0":"post-513491","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-britain","8":"category-uk","9":"category-united-kingdom","10":"tag-britain","11":"tag-derby-railway-station","12":"tag-england","13":"tag-great-britain","14":"tag-northern-belle","15":"tag-northern-ireland","16":"tag-scotland","17":"tag-tangmere","18":"tag-uk","19":"tag-united-kingdom","20":"tag-wales"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115404539426996696","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/513491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=513491"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/513491\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/513492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=513491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=513491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=513491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}