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# Rail operator Lumo named Best Small Employer at national Proud Scotland Awards
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/rail-operator-lumo-named-best-small-employer-at-national-proud-scotland-awards/
- Published: 2026-06-02T16:21:22.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-02T16:21:22.000Z
- Author: Graham Robson
- Tags: News, UK

Rail operator [**Lumo**](https://www.lumo.co.uk/?ref=scenemag.co.uk) has been recognised as the ‘Best Small Employer' at the annual **Proud Scotland Awards**, Scotland’s national LGBTQ+ celebration of the individuals and businesses that champion diversity and equality.

The positive news comes at the start of **Pride Month**, with Lumo this week announcing that it will be supporting more Prides this year than ever before. The company is proudly partnering with **Glasgow Pride**, **Stirling Pride,** **Pride Edinburgh** and **Pride in Gateshead**. 

Lumo is also a headline partner for the Proud Scotland Awards. As part of a commitment to creating an inclusive place of work for everyone, Lumo introduced gender-neutral uniforms for Customer Experience Ambassadors on its **East Coast Main Line** services last year. Trains on the route link **Glasgow**, **Falkirk** and **Edinburgh** with the North East of England and **London**. The company also created around 100 new jobs with the launch of its new **West Coast Main Line** service in May, which connects **Stirling** with **London Euston**. 

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/2026/06/Lumo---Image-2.jpeg)

Members of the Lumo team collect the award at the ceremony in Glasgow

The new route also calls at **Larbert**, **Greenfaulds**, **Whifflet**, **Motherwell**, **Lockerbie**, **Carlisle**, **Preston**, **Crewe**, **Nuneaton** and **Milton Keynes**. As part of the launch celebrations, Lumo partnered with **Pride Radio**, an inclusive station broadcasting across the UK. The radio station’s Breakfast Show was broadcast live from a special **‘Rail Roadshow’** at **Stirling Station**, giving listeners the chance to win a range of prizes and find out more about the new service. The bus has since visited Carlisle and **Durham**. 

**Jen Clare**, Service Delivery Director at Lumo, said: “We’re genuinely honoured to have been recognised for our commitment to equality and diversity, two things that we’re incredibly passionate about as an employer in Scotland. This year is a particularly special one for us, as we continue to expand with new routes and new opportunities to stand proudly in support of LGBTQ+ communities and welcome everyone onboard.”

**Peter Ferguson**, Event Director at the Proud Scotland Awards, added: “Lumo’s support of the Proud Scotland Awards 2026 was instrumental in helping us deliver one of our most successful and impactful celebrations to date. As a brand that champions connectivity, accessibility and positive change, Lumo was a natural partner for an event dedicated to recognising excellence, courage and inclusion

“Their involvement demonstrated a genuine commitment to supporting Scotland’s diverse communities, and we are incredibly proud to have had them alongside us as we celebrated the outstanding achievements of this year’s finalists and winners.”