Channel: The Man in Seat 61

Category: Travel & Events

Tags: lumolumo trainlondon newcastle trainkings crosslondon edinburgh train

Description: 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 seat61.com/london-to-edinburgh-by-train.htm CONTENTS: 00:00 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 Filmed in 4K with an iPhone 11 Pro Max