New Lumo train service between London and Edinburgh to challenge short haul flights

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Electric train service to launch between London and Edinburgh this autumn | Credit:Lumo
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Electric train service to launch between London and Edinburgh this autumn | Credit:Lumo

New travel service to operate five electric trains and charge passengers as little as £15 to get from London to Edinburgh

Leading transport operator FirstGroup will today launch Lumo, a new electric train service running between London and Edinburgh, that will from October seek to challenge the market for short haul domestic...

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