London to Edinburgh by Lumo: The first train

New open-access train operator Lumo ran its inaugural train from London to Edinburgh on 21 October 2021, carrying press & media plus special guest singer-songwriter Tom Walker. Experience the event, the train and the journey from London to the Scottish capital…

Lumo fares start at £14.90, with a promise that 60% of their fares will be £30 or less. These - and the thousands of extra seats capacity Lumo brings to the London-Edinburgh route - are aimed squarely at the airlines on the UK’s busiest domestic air route.

For practical information and how to buy tickets see https://www.seat61.com/london-to-edinburgh-by-train.htm

CONTENTS:
00:06 Kings Cross station - passengers serenaded by singer-songwriter Tom Walker
00:40 The train arrives
01:34 Boarding Lumo
02:26 Departure from London
02:52 Emirates Stadium, home to Arsenal football club
03:04 Alexandra Palace
03:28 Seating comfort on Lumo, drop-down tables and power sockets
03:52 Peterborough
04:11 Grantham
04:34 Doncaster
05:00 York - using the York station avoiding line
05:17 A glimpse of York Minster
05:22 The Half Way sign
05:34 Darlington
06:01 Durham castle & Cathedral
06:21 Angel of the North
06:24 Crossing the Tyne
06:42 Arrival at Newcastle
07:43 Morpeth
08:05 Alnmouth
08:37 Royal Border Bridge, River Tweed & Berwick
09:04 The coast!
09:31 England/Scotland border marker
09:41 Scottish coast
10:44 Arrival at Edinburgh Waverley