Lumo Runs 417-Mile West Coast Trains Without Toilets, Extending Stops for 5.5-Hour Journeys
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 7
Lumo Runs 417-Mile West Coast Trains Without Toilets, Extending Stops for 5.5-Hour Journeys
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 7
Summary
Lumo is operating West Coast services of more than 5.5 hours without onboard toilets, forcing longer station stops so passengers can use platform facilities.
A fault first flagged on a Stirling-to-Crewe service on Saturday has spread into wider reliability problems, and Lumo said it is working with Alstom to fix the refurbished trains.
The 06:11 departure from London Euston on Friday was delayed 58 minutes and terminated at Motherwell, with passengers told their tickets would be accepted on ScotRail services.
The disruption affects Lumo's new 417-mile Stirling-London Euston route on the West Coast Main Line, operated by FirstGroup on an open-access basis without taxpayer subsidy.
Britain does not legally require onboard train toilets, though the issue has drawn criticism and echoes similar toilet faults on East Midlands Railway's Class 222 Meridian fleet.