Northern Belle

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Reported today that NB has been sold to WCRC, those DRS 57s in Pullman livery will need a repaint soon then. I guess Kidderminster will lose some work as well.

[Hilux5972]

Where did you read that?

[37038]

Copied from the WNXX forum:

 

 

Belmond Northern Belle Update

 

Belmond has today completed the sale of its shares in Northern Belle Limited to a joint venture company owned by David Smith, Chairman of West Coast Railways Limited and his business partner David Pitts.

 

As a previous guest of Belmond Northern Belle who has opted in to receive marketing materials about it, we are writing to inform you of this change in Northern Belle Limited’s ownership and to provide you with its new contact details and privacy policy. The remainder of the 2017 programme is unchanged and a programme for next year will be announced shortly.

 

Jeanette, James, Richie and the team can be contacted on 0845 077 2222 or email reservations@northernbelle.co.uk. The website can be found at northernbelle.co.uk

 

If you have any queries, please contact: privacy@northernbelle.co.uk

 

or by post to:

Central Marketing Northern Belle Limited

2/3b Chapel Court,

Hospital Street,

Nantwich,

CW5 5RP

 

Details of the privacy policy can be found at northernbelle.co.uk/privacypolicy

 

Belmond Northern Belle thanks you for your custom and interest and wishes Northern Belle and its experienced team every success under its new ownership.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Gary Franklin

Managing Director Trains and Cruises

[Hilux5972]

Thanks for that 37038. Maybe some kind of olive branch as a way of apologising for taking the Royal Scotsman contract away from WCRC.