The Northern Belle is touring the UK, with the stylish train being voted one of the most luxurious in the world – here is when it will be heading to Liverpool and how you can get tickets A luxury train journey which features a seven-course Champagne and caviar lunch is coming to Liverpool soon and it offers guests the chance to step back in time into a bygone era of rail travel. The 1930s Pullman-style Northern Belle – once part of the iconic Orient Express group – is heading to Lime Street Station, with a red carpet even laid out for passengers while boarding. Passengers will be picked up from Lime Street at 12pm on Thursday, December 12 on a Christmas luxury lunch journey which stops off at Crewe and Chester before returning home just after 6:30pm.

Pristine white linen and sparkling glassware will adorn the tables of the dining carriages which have been restored by specialist craftspeople, including muralists and mosaic artists. After boarding the train, guests will be greeted by a steward who will pour a glass of Laurent-Perrier La Cuvée Brut NV Champagne, while menus for the luxury seven-course lunch are handed out. The Christmas feast is accompanied by a sommelier's choice of wine, and the dishes are all created in the kitchen carriage on board.

As the train journey gets underway, passengers will be served freshly prepared canapés including caviar blinis. Starters come next, followed by the soup course, and then a festive main course. Later, passengers will be .