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New rail operator to launch quicker Cardiff-London trains

South Wales is the latest battleground between an existing rail firm and an ‘open-access’ operator

The Independent UK

Three companies cancel all Newcastle trains due to driver strike on Saturday November 26

LNER and Lumo will run very limited trains to and from Newcastle on Saturday November 26, CrossCountry, Northern and TransPennine's are all cancelled

Chronicle Live

Newcastle Christmas and New Year rail strike dates - RMT walkout to affect North East train services

LNER, CrossCountry, TransPennine, Northern and Network Rail staff have agreed to take part in a series of 48-hour RMT strikes in December and January

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Exact date you can book the cheapest train tickets home for Christmas

Cheap Christmas train tickets are going on sale and LNER, Lumo, GWR, Southern, Thameslink, Avanti, Scotsrail and Chiltern Railways have shared their advance Christmas ticket schedules

Daily Mirror

Brits increasingly opting for trains over planes on domestic routes

Tuesday marked a year since Lumo started operating on the route between Edinburgh and London, joining Avanti West Coast and London North Eastern Railway on the line

Daily Mirror

Cheap rail fares and lousy flight schedules shift passengers from air to train

Train Talk: Lumo’s success on the East Coast Main Line has been at the expense of the airlines, not LNER

The Independent UK

More than half of London-Edinburgh travellers now going by train instead of plane

New low-cost trains have helped travellers switch from domestic flights to rail travel

The Independent UK

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October 2022 rail strikes and how they affect trains in Newcastle and around North East

LNER, Transpennine, Northern and CrossCountry all operate trains in the Newcastle area, their drivers and train staff are set to strike

Chronicle Live

Why are there more rail strikes and which routes are affected?

Passengers can expect to be told to attempt to travel only if essential, but as with previous strike days many trains will run

The Independent UK

Lumo train passenger told there's airline-style luggage limit - with charge for extra bags

A train passenger has warned others after finding an airline-style luggage limit on Lumo - with those who go over facing extra charges

Chronicle Live

Train passenger told there's luggage limit like on airlines - with charge for extra bags

A train passenger has warned others after discovering an airline-style luggage allowance on budget UK rail firm Lumo - and those who go over could face extra charges

Daily Mirror

Edinburgh Festival performers shocked at budget train’s ‘airline style’ luggage limit

Lumo allows each passenger ‘a maximum of one medium sized suitcase and one small bag, rucksack or holdall’

The Independent UK

National rail strike: How July 27 RMT strike affects trains in Newcastle and North East

Northern is not running any trains through Newcastle or Sunderland, LNER, Transpennine, CrossCountry will only have a reduced service

Chronicle Live

Rail travel between Scotland and England disrupted following record heat

Services on the east and west coast mainlines were affected on Wednesday with passengers being urged to check journeys before they travel.

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‘Only travel if absolutely necessary’: LNER warns against heatwave train travel

‘If you do travel on Monday and Tuesday we highly recommend you bring water and wait in cool areas or in shade when you’re at the station’ – LNER

Chronicle Live

Rail strike: How RMT strike affects trains in Newcastle and North East on Saturday

How RMT train strike affects LNER, CrossCountry, TransPennine, Northern, Lumo and Grand Central trains in the North East

Chronicle Live

North East train stations to close and services to be 'significantly disrupted' as rail strike action looms

Train services across the North East may be cancelled or disrupted

Chronicle Live

National rail strike June 2022: Timetable changes and cancellations for trains affected

LNER, Northern, CrossCountry, Lumo and Transpennine are among the companies that will run reduced services or no trains at all during the RMT strike

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Rail strike June 2022: The trains and stations that will be hit by three days of RMT walkouts

Railway and train workers are set to go on strike for three days: June 21, June 23 and June 25

Birmingham Post

New managing director for Hull Trains after second departure in a year

FirstGroup to unite its East Coast Main Line non-franchise businesses as David Gibson takes senior leadership role away from rail

Birmingham Post

Go North East boss lands new role in charge of Lumo & Hull Trains

Martijn Gilbert will leave Go North East and become managing director of the operator later this year

Liverpool Echo

Passengers thrown from seats as train going 50mph over speed limit turns 'sideways'

Fifteen people were injured after luggage landed on them from overhead

The Independent UK

Lumo train went 50mph over the speed limit, say investigators

Train did not derail but passengers were hurt as it lurched sideways

Wales Online

Passengers hit by falling luggage and thrown from seats on train going '50mph above speed limit'

Investigators say the train "suddenly lurched sideways"

The Independent UK

Passengers thrown from seats on train driven ’50mph above speed limit’

The Lumo service passed over three sets of points near Peterborough station at 75mph, investigators said.

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