Lumo Meridian 222005 Passes Bamfurlong - 22nd December 2025

A look into what will be the normal in 2026 with Former East Midlands Railway Class 222 Meridian unit 222005 speeds south along the west coast main line and through Bamfurlong south of Wigan on the afternoon of Monday 22nd December 2025.

The class 222 unit was working from Polmadie depot near Glasgow back south to Barton Underwood depot in the Midlands having completed weeks of driver and route learning duties between Sterling and Preston ahead of a new device next year.

The class 22 unit will be working for Lumo Trains from mid 2026 on a brand new passenger service from London Euston to Stirling in Scotland offering some valuable competition.

Planned calling points are London Euston, Nuneaton, Crewe, Preston, Carlisle, Lockerbie, Motherwell, Whifflet, Greenfaulds, Larbert and Sterling.

https://www.lumo.co.uk/who-we-are/lumonews/lumo-to-expand-scotland%E2%80%99s-rail-network-with-new-london-stirling-route-from-spring-2026

I saw this train run north at Springs Branch a few weeks ago which can be watched here.
https://youtu.be/A8fGu5dvwvI

The official working today Lumo 222005
5Q60 1007 Polmadie Car M.D. to Barton Under Needwood Rsmd

Passed 1418
Running Ontime

Ex East Midlands Railway.
Returning back south after successful training and route learning work between Polmadie Depot and Stirling to Preston.

Thanks for watching and subscribe to see more rail videos coming soon

Filmed at Bamfurlong
Filmed Monday 22nd December 2025

#lumotrains #lumo #wcml
#eastmidlandsrailway #eastmidlandstrains
#222005 #class222