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Restored ‘Brighton Belle’ Pullman set for debut on the main line this year

THE celebrated‘Brighton Belle’luxury EMU is set to make a comeback to the national network after nearly half a century.

The restored set – widely regarded as potentially having the status equivalent in electric traction to the likes of Flying Scotsman in the steam world – will start off as a four-car train and could undertake its commissioning runs in the spring – with the debut public trips later in the year.

The £6 million 5BEL project, backed by multi-millionaire enthusiast and locomotive owner Jeremy

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