Lumo (train operating company)
East Coast Trains Limited and First Rail Stirling Limited, trading as Lumo, is a British open-access operator owned by FirstGroup. It operates passenger trains on the East Coast Main Line between London King's Cross, Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Queen Street; and on the West Coast Main Line between London Euston and Stirling. It is headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne. Lumo originated in 2015 with the submission of a bid by FirstGroup to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) to establish a new open-access operator to use additional rail paths on East Coast Main Line. In May 2016, the ORR granted a ten-year track access agreement to the FirstGroup subsidiary East Coast Trains Limited, which would later be branded as Lumo. During March 2019, a £100 million order for five Class 803 electric multiple unit high speed trains was placed to operate Lumo's services. The company commenced passenger services between London and Edinburgh in 2021, later adding a number of expansions. More services began...
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