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A luxury 'firework train' is set to depart this Bonfire Night offering passengers a unique experience to experience some of the nation's prettiest displays.
The Northern Belle will serve caviar and champagne to 200 guests as they enjoy a seven-course feast and the country's most spectacular fireworks display. The train, which features 1930s Pullman-style carriages that were once part of the iconic Orient Express, will park on a viaduct at Arnside for a bird's eye view of the pyrotechnics over Morecambe Bay having departed from Liverpool.
Guests get to travel in one of seven highly detailed carriages, each bearing the name of a great British castle or stately home. They have been individually designed and lovingly restored by some of the country's top craftspeople, including marquetry experts, muralists and mosaic artists, Liverpool Echo reported.
Along the luxurious route musicians wander the carriages serenading passengers as they chow down on a selection of delicious cheeses and ports.
Tickets aboard the service can be bought for £395 (TimMcGuinness/ChronicleLive)Passengers will board the Northern Belle over a red carpet at Lime Street station at 4.55pm. The train is scheduled to return at 10.15pm, with tickets costing around £395. The Belle will return to the city in December for a festive Christmas lunch trip. Tickets start from £295. For more information, visit www.northernbelle.co.uk.
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A spokesman for the train firm said: "Remember, remember the 4th of November. This will be one Bonfire Night our passengers will never forget. Dinner starts with caviar on blinis, followed by potted Southport shrimps, pumpkin veloute, treacle tart and our Great British Cheese Board before hand-made petits four.. We will also be serving some of the finest wines and champagne. This is one Bonfire Night that will certainly go with a bang."
If you can't make it to the special Bonfire Night service, then there are plenty of other journeys aboard the Northern Belle that may be more suitable. At the end of October the Settle and Carlisle Steam Special will take passengers on a journey from Nottingham, Derby and Sheffield.
Within minutes of arriving, "one of our liveried Stewards will carefully pour you a sparkling Mimosa cocktail as you study celebrated Head Chef Matthew Green’s sumptuous menu", the train firm promises on its website.
"Ahead lies a journey back to the Golden Days of rail travel, a time when nothing was too good for the pampered passengers. As the date of your journey draws near our Executive Head Chef and his team will be hard at work in the kitchen carriage preparing a sumptuous three-course brunch and six-course dinner, accompanied by our Sommelier’s choice of wine. Each course boasts the finest seasonal ingredients from the British Isles, classic and innovative dishes are crafted in our recently refurbished kitchen carriage.
The Northern Belle will take guests on a special firework route this November (Handout)"The legendary Flying Scotsman, Princess Elizabeth, which hauled the late Queen’s Jubilee Royal Train and Tangmere are just three of the engines that have operated this famous route with the Northern Belle. En route to Carnforth a delicious three-course brunch is served, once in Carnforth we join the steam locomotive for our journey.
"After a short break we rejoin the Northern Belle with a Champagne reception as the chefs and Stewards prepare to serve a delicious six-course dinner as we steam majestically through 14 tunnels and across 22 bridges – including the spectacular 24-arch Ribblehead Viaduct, which is 104ft high and a quarter of a mile long – to Settle."
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