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ILLUMONATING READ

I READ your report on the new Lumo train interiors (RE307 December issue) with interest.... and some considerable disappointment at what you found. A budget train interior for a budget fare, as opposed to the traditional Mark III or Mark IV interior at a traditional (higher) fare.

I wonder how long it will be before a train operator tumbles to it that offering a superior train interior but at a budget fare might be a winning combination?

David Thrower By email

Just to clarify, Rail Express did not describe Lumo’s train interior as “budget”; in fact, we praised