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Budget Trains, Royal Core, Coca-Cola Bottles

We try out a new low cost, low carbon train service running between London and Edinburgh. The company, Lumo, says that 60 per cent of all fares will cost 拢30 or less.

The steep cost of train tickets in the UK leads many travellers to take to the skies instead, because low-cost airlines undercut rail firms on many domestic routes. But today one company is launching a new low cost, low carbon train service on one of the busiest routes: London to Edinburgh. A one-way ticket on its all electric trains will start from around 拢15. The company, Lumo, says that 60 per cent of all fares will cost 拢30 or less.

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Producer: Jay Unger
Presenter: Winifred Robinson

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39 minutes

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  • Mon 25 Oct 2021 12:18

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