Open
access
operator
Lumo,
which
is
owned
by
FirstGroup
and
runs
between
Edinburgh
and
London, said
the
number
of
people
travelling
by
rail
on
the
route
has
increased
to
57
per
cent
of
the
rail-air
market,
compared
with
35
per
cent
before
the
Covid
pandemic.
Lumo started
running
on
25
October
2021
and
introduced
its
full
timetable
in
April.
The
operator
also
said
it
is
looking
forward
to
welcoming
its
millionth
passenger
in
November.

First
Class
387
electric
unit
to
get
ETCS

Govia
Thameslink
Railway
has
sent
a
Class
387
Electrostar
unit
from
London
to
Worksop,
so
that
it
can
be
fitted
with
in-cab
signalling
by
Alstom.
The
work
marks
the
begnning
of
the
conversion
of
the
fleet
for
operation
on
the
southern
section
of
the
East
Coast
Main
Line,
which
is
to
be
converted
to
ETCS.
It
will
also
lay
the
foundations
for
a
similar
upgrade
of
the
wider
Electrostar
fleets.
The
train
will
be
tested
at
Litchurch
Lane
in
Derby
before
it
is
moved
to
Network
Rail’s
RIDC
Melton
test
track,
where
it
will
be
able
to
run
at
the
387s’
maximum
speed
of
110mph
(177km/h).