A heritage locomotive trailing ‘one of the world’s most luxurious trains’ will be making its first-ever trip from Ascot this year. Every year, the Northern Belle brings horseracing fans to Ladies’ Day at Royal Ascot – but it has never before started a leisure trip with Ascot as the departure point. The Northern Belle is sometimes seen being pulled by a classic steam engine, Princess Elizabeth. Class 57s were not built entirely from scratch. The wine, the food, the service, the luxury… The whole experience will linger in the memory forever.”For more details about the Northern Belle, go to northernbelle.co.uk

Source: Express January 09, 2026 14:10 UTC