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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Travel
Hayley Spencer

2025's hottest ticket? A new luxury Belmond sleeper train makes its maiden voyage this month

Think of train journeys in the capital and no doubt your mind goes to crammed carriages, delays and views of endless tower blocks amid grey skies. But later this month, departures from London will look a whole lot more glamorous.

The Britannic Explorer, a Belmond train, is launching with routes from 21 July to some of the UK’s most iconic natural beauty spots. It will be the first luxury sleeper train to launch with extended itineraries from the capital to England and Wales.

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