A brand-new low-cost rail service between Stirling and London is set to hit the tracks next Monday 25th May with commuters winning a golden ticket getaway.
Award-winning drag queen Cherry West was out and about in the Scottish city giving away the free journeys donated by Lumo, which has partnered with Stirling Pride to promote its festival on 29th August. The event promises to be bigger than ever with fabulous music, drag artists, ceilidh dancing and family activities.
Lumo also recently partnered with Preston Caribbean Carnival to open its new rail base in the city, organising an eye-catching procession to celebrate the creation of around 100 jobs and also proudly supports Glasgow’s Pride, Edinburgh Pride and Pride in Gateshead in North East England.
The train operator’s new route will offer big savings for customers, with tickets starting from just £29.90 between London Euston and Stirling.
Travelling from London to Preston can cost just £23.90 and Preston to Stirling from as little as £14.90. The service will also call at Milton Keynes, Nuneaton, Crewe, Carlisle, Lockerbie, Motherwell, Whifflet, Greenfaulds and Larbert.
The new service will use eye-catching trains in Lumo’s signature blue with refreshed interiors and will operate as a single-class service designed to offer low-cost fares and attract more people to train over air and road.
Stuart Jones, Managing Director of First Rail Open Access, said:
“This is a very exciting moment in our journey to launching a pioneering new service for the West Coast. Customers can look forward to simple, low-cost fares with an excellent experience on our services between Scotland, the North West of England and London.
“I’m very proud that we’re already forging some meaningful connections in the communities on the route. Thank you to the team at Stirling Pride for helping us to reveal the news of our official start date in true Lumo style, by giving people in the city a chance to join us on a journey very soon.”
Scott McMurray, co-founder of Stirling Pride, added:
“Stirling is buzzing about the arrival of Lumo in the city later this month, so it’s amazing to see the team already proudly standing alongside LGBTQ+ events like ours. We loved teaming up with Lumo to announce their official launch date in style and also give a taste of this year’s Pride celebrations in the city!”
Lumo is renowned for being among the top performing UK rail operators with industry leading customer satisfaction scores and reliability and has also won a range of awards for its powerful community partnerships driven by purpose and making a positive difference.
The operator already successfully serves the East Coast Main Line, linking Glasgow, Falkirk and Edinburgh with the North East of England and London.
For more information, ticket prices and availability, please visit: www.lumo.co.uk.
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Photograph courtesy of Lumo
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