Lumo to Edinburgh with baby?

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2. Lumo is a British open-access operator owned by FirstGroup that operates passenger trains on the East Coast Main Line between London King’s Cross and Edinburgh Waverley. It is headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne

   It’s the same train you will get on regardless of who you book with.

   This is just an app that will charge you more money for your journey

3. Time wise and getting on and off you’ll be fine. Both stations are well staffed if you need help but fellow passengers will help lift a buggy on and off.

   Do bear in mind that you might need to collapse the buggy and store it if there’s not room to keep it unfolded.

4. Time wise and getting on and off you’ll be fine. Both stations are well staffed if you need help but fellow passengers will help lift a buggy on and off.

   Do bear in mind that you might need to collapse the buggy and store it if there’s not room to keep it unfolded.

5. Space on the train is as inadequate as any other British train service, you’ll almost certainly be asked to fold down the buggy – potentially before you get on the train.

   I would advise, if you’re travelling solo and have one, that you use a car seat / pushchair type thing so you can put the baby down and so they can have a seat. You won’t be able to automatically book a child seat (unless you have a Family and Friend’s railcard), but if you contact Lumo’s customer service team (phone or twitter usually the most reliable) they will be able to sort you out with a seat reservation. On the train the accessible toilet has a changing space.

   Fortunately you’ll be boarding at the start of the journey, and disembarking at the end, so you shouldn’t have too much time pressure.

   King’s Cross is super accessible with a pram and there is a new family waiting room there too – however the changing space (upstairs at least) doesn’t have a toilet in it, you can’t get a push chair in the normal loo, and the disabled toilets are locked with a radar key. Edinburgh is less accessible (in that there are lifts) and it’s a more confusing layout, I would advise giving yourself extra time on your way out of Edinburgh.

   If there are two adults travelling it is worth buying a Two Together Railcard, it will almost certainly pay for itself on this one journey.

6. There is very little space but it depends if it’s full. They do tend to be full though. Lumo trains don’t have many stops (basically only Newcastle, but sometimes also Stevenage and Morpeth where very few people get on/off) so assuming you get on at Kings Cross, you will quickly know whether you have any extra space.