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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Neil Lancefield

Lumo to launch new London to Manchester low-cost trains

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New train services between London Euston and Rochdale via Manchester Victoria could be launched by the low-cost train operator Lumo.

Transport company FirstGroup, which owns the brand, plans to run six returns a day using new UK-built trains powered by electricity and batteries.

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