Lumo 803 to Glasgow Queen Street

[dan4291]

A Lumo class 803 has made it to Glasgow Queen Street for the first time today (23/11) with 803003 working a return trip to and from Craigentinny depot. This is ahead of Lumo's launch of Glasgow services from the ECML December timetable change on Sunday 14th December.

Realtime Trains | 5Z90 1004 Craigentinny T.&R.S.M.D to Glasgow Queen Street | 23/11/2025

Real-time train running information for 5Z90 1004 departure from Craigentinny T.&R.S.M.D to Glasgow Queen Street on 23/11/2025. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

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Realtime Trains | 5Z91 1136 Glasgow Queen Street to Craigentinny T.&R.S.M.D | 23/11/2025

Real-time train running information for 5Z91 1136 departure from Glasgow Queen Street to Craigentinny T.&R.S.M.D on 23/11/2025. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

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[numtot12345]

Do they allow passengers to travel solely between Glasgow and Edinburgh?

 

[_toommm_]

Do they allow passengers to travel solely between Glasgow and Edinburgh?

They do indeed.

 

[GuyGibsonVC]

Might have to do a Morpeth - Glasgow run in the New Year. I haven’t been on Lumo since they refurbished the seats.

 

[Warrior2852]

Might have to do a Morpeth - Glasgow run in the New Year. I haven’t been on Lumo since they refurbished the seats.

The new seats are pretty comfortable, the only point against them is they insist you stick in your reserved one even if it's a bad one and the train's half empty!

 

[Bletchleyite]

The new seats are pretty comfortable, the only point against them is they insist you stick in your reserved one even if it's a bad one and the train's half empty!

They didn't seem to care when I used it.

 

[Peter0124]

The new seats are pretty comfortable, the only point against them is they insist you stick in your reserved one even if it's a bad one and the train's half empty!

Are you able to choose seats when booking?

 

[Warrior2852]

They didn't seem to care when I used it.

I've only done Lumo once but the guard on the train I was on was insistent on everyone being in their allocated seats, it was announced a couple times at the start then checked as part of the ticket check.

Sticking to the thread topic though, I imagine this wouldn't be the case on the Glasgow leg past Edinburgh.

 

[Bletchleyite]

Are you able to choose seats when booking?

Yes, on Lumo's site or TrainSplit.

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

Looks like tonight's run to London has been cancelled due to a fatality.

 

[dan4291]

Looks like tonight's run to London has been cancelled due to a fatality.

Delayed due to a person hit by a train (non-fatality thankfully) at Huntingdon and also a trespass incident at Durham. Will terminate at Edinburgh.

 

[800Travel]

Looks like tonight's run to London has been cancelled due to a fatality.

Based on allocations:

1S95 1214 London Kings Cross to Glasgow Queen Street will terminate short at Edinburgh
1E88 1920 Glasgow Queen Street to London Kings Cross will start short from Edinburgh

Its delay is currently 147 minutes at Widdrington, which has it arriving at Edinburgh at 1859, 8 minutes before it was supposed to arrive at Edinburgh from Glasgow Queen Street, and 21 minutes before it is booked to head back down south.

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:C08155/2025-12-16/detailed#allox_id=0

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:C08176/2025-12-16/detailed

Lumo Journeycheck states:

18:18 Glasgow Queen Street to London Kings Cross due 23:59 will be started from Edinburgh.
It will no longer call at Glasgow Queen Street, Falkirk High and Haymarket.
This is due to trespassers on the railway.

https://www.journeycheck.com/lumo/

Lumo Twitter states:

The 12:14 from London Kings Cross which was due into Glasgow at 17:46 will terminate at Edinburgh this evening. This is due to trespassers on the railway

https://x.com/LumoTravel/status/2000967614063849767?s=20

 

[dk1]

The new seats are pretty comfortable, the only point against them is they insist you stick in your reserved one even if it's a bad one and the train's half empty!

How would they know? Seems exceptionally petty?

 

[Warrior2852]

How would they know? Seems exceptionally petty?

Tickets have the seat numbers on, they got checked on my train.
As I said I've only done Lumo once, sounds like this isn't the norm from what others here have said.

 

[dk1]

Tickets have the seat numbers on, they got checked on my train.
As I said I've only done Lumo once, sounds like this isn't the norm from what others here have said.

Pleased to hear it isn’t the norm. No need for it.

 

[GuyGibsonVC]

The new seats are pretty comfortable, the only point against them is they insist you stick in your reserved one even if it's a bad one and the train's half empty!

The old ones were comfy but they quickly needed a refurb’. I much prefer them to the LNER seats, although you are tightly packed in.

Anyway, I digress. I get staff travel but £13.90 advance from Morpeth to Glasgow isn’t bad at all.

 

[GhostManDN91]

What's the ride quality like on them? I'm looking forward to when we get those Hitachi's on the WCML with Lumo. Assuming it will be cheaper than Avanti?

 

[Kite159]

What's the ride quality like on them? I'm looking forward to when we get those Hitachi's on the WCML. Assuming it will be cheaper than Avanti?

The WCML already has the Hitachi 805/807s running on it, although the furthest north they run is Preston*

(*other for the first week or so in January when they are diverting via the S&C)

 

[GhostManDN91]

Error on my original post which I've fixed. I meant the Lumo Hitachi's. I know it's 222s first but yep.

 

[stantheman]

What catering is there on Lumo esp for longer journeys ?

 

[williamn]

What catering is there on Lumo esp for longer journeys ?

Just a trolley.

 

[dk1]

Just a trolley.

Can you still pre-order M&S and Pret etc?

 

[dan4291]

Can you still pre-order M&S and Pret etc?

No they don't do that any more, but they do get sandwiches onboard and advertise onboard meal deals so still plenty to choose from.

 

[dk1]

No they don't do that any more, but they do get sandwiches onboard and advertise onboard meal deals so still plenty to choose from.

Oh that’s not too bad then. Cheers.

 

[Russel]

How would they know? Seems exceptionally petty?

On that note, if it was policy, how would they enforce it and what would they be able to do in reality if you simply said "No, I'm not moving, I'm happy where I am." ?

 

[dk1]

On that note, if it was policy, how would they enforce it and what would they be able to do in reality if you simply said "No, I'm not moving, I'm happy where I am." ?

There simply is just no logical point in enforcing it if it’s not causing any issues.