Overview
- The operator will run four daily return services between London Euston and Stirling, plus a fifth return between Preston and London.
- Trains will call at Larbert, Greenfaulds, Whifflet, Motherwell, Lockerbie, Carlisle, Preston, Crewe, Nuneaton and Milton Keynes Central.
- Larbert, Greenfaulds and Whifflet will get their first direct trains to London, giving residents a one‑seat ride that these stops have not had before.
- Fares are single‑class and pitched as budget, with London–Carlisle tickets starting from £25.90 each way.
- The launch introduces the first open‑access rival to Avanti West Coast on this route, bringing fresh price and service competition.