LUMO vs LNER London to Edinburgh and back Review

A couple of extra additions of info… LUMO: Morning travel £46.90 LNER: Afternoon Travel £87

I'm liking this Rebecca, great idea to do comparisons like this. Nicer sitting on your bum rather than walking ten leagues a video like Paul. Lovely to have Rebecca's Nest back.

Having a commentary is so much better than some of the dumb YouTube train trips, well written and spoken too. It was also a good length. Excellent.

Useful comparison. One aspect that I don't think was mentioned was the difference in seat comfort. The LNER Azumas are, as with so many newer trains, fitted out with 'ironing board' seats, which are hard and uncomfortable over longer distances. Lumo seats on the other hand have significantly more padding and are much more comfortable.

Lumo for me too.. We live in Newcastle upon Tyne and have on occasions, used Lumo one way and LNER the other whilst visiting our son in London. Really enjoying these vlogs Rebecca, please keep them coming 👍🏻😊

The camera work on this is very good, something that often lets other vloggers down

I did similar last year, London-Edinburgh up on LNER and back on Lumo! There's a lot to like about Lumo (you mentioned the headrest). However I was doing both journeys with an 18 month old one my lap in both directions and with a baby pram, lots of baby stuff etc... on LNER the staff members brought out a colouring book which helped keep him amused and it was nice to be able to walk him to the buffet car as well to settle him/change scenery. Lumo also charges you extra for baggage which we hadn't clocked when booking, and there's seemingly less space to stow big luggage... we managed to escape the charge (no one mentioned it) but it did add to the stress on the journey a bit. On that basis I'd prefer LNER, though it's good to have options and obviously not everyone has the same needs!

Nice review Rebecca. One correction: You intimated that if you haven't ordered your food, you can buy some on the train. In fact Lumo do not do food on the train, the trolley just does drinks and snacks. You have to preorder your food as you did, or bring your own. LNER have a good range of food on the train, hot & cold. If you're over 6ft tall then unfortunately Lumo don't welcome tall people on their train!- the fold down table hits your knees before it is level, so your coffee goes on to the floor! You have to sit with your legs to one side in order to lay the table flat. LNER do faster trains than your LNER one, and in my experience their ticket prices are very similar to Lumo. In my experience, overall they are very similar, its the small things that make the difference on the day.

hello again Rebecca, what an interesting Review, my choice would be Lumo too , well done and thank you 😊😍

Good to see you, again, Ms Whitacre. Always loved your facial expressions.

Very well made video, really interesting to watch these comparisons. I wish You Tube was around during British Rail! Made this journey several times onboard HSTs in the 1980’s, both 1st and 2nd Class were a level above these trains. The catering too was superb then, at your seat silver service dining and the trains just as fast. Walk-on tickets at decent prices, where did it all go wrong Mr Major?

Thank you for sharing your experiences with us Rebecca looking forward to seeing more videos from you ❤

Now if I'd known in advance that you were planning this trip Rebecca I would have come to my local ECML station (New Barnet) & waved as you whooshed past me ! 😎

Love the video. Trains + UK always good. Your presentation style is great. Voice, details and use of English is very endearing. Also looking cute and abfab as always.

I sort of expected that. Lumo, being a smaller independent company with fewer services, were bound to pull out all the stops to make it a more enjoyable experience. Good for them :D

Very good video, Thanks for posting!

Hello from Australia ... Great video Rebecca, I just saw your personal update about ramping up this channel a couple of days back. I was "initially" thinking on your return LNER journey that your rocky situation could be to do with your seat placement compared to the prior journey. HOWEVER ... You did then comment on passengers walking up the aisle bracing themselves. So that shot me out the water. ... So then ... In many train VLOGS the presenter never tells you where their seat is placed inside the saloon. A seat in the centre will always be more comfortable a ride than the seats at the end. In the centre you are away from the key stress points of sitting over the bogies (the wheel structure) and away from the coupling between carriages. Even more true in a sleeper cabin. It would be great if a VLOGGER one day points this out. Either way probably more comfortable than trekking a Roman road in inclement weather. :)

Great comparison and great to see you out and about. 👍

Think I’d choose Lumo too. What a great vlog. Thank you Rebecca. So enjoyable to watch.

What a beautiful video I absolutely loved it I must do more train journeys in the future myself my I say u looked stunning as always Rebecca ❤❤❤🥰🥰🥰