I'm fully aware that Skyhook previously ruled out adding a 222 due to not being viable to add the train for one route (or something like that), however due to EMR replacing them with 810 Aurora units and the 222s being cascaded elsewhere (specifically Lumo) I believe that there is now more room for a 222 to be added on more routes. Just as a bit of background, the Class 222 Meridian is a Diesel Multiple Unit built by Bombardier, and is part of the Voyager family of trains. It has a max operating speed of 125mph Lumo In Spring 2026 Lumo will start operating a London Euston to Stirling service using a fleet of six car Class 222 units. The calling pattern for these services will be London Euston, Milton Keynes, Nuneaton, Crewe, Preston, Carlisle, Lockerbie, Motherwell, Whifflet (serving Coatbridge), Greenfaulds (serving Cumbernauld), Larbert and Stirling. This means that a Lumo 222 add-on would add gameplay to Euston to Milton Keynes as well as the upcoming Milton Keynes to Crewe route. Of course, there's future potential there should a route between some of those other Scottish towns ever be made. East Midlands Trains The Class 222s are what currently run the St. Pancras to Sheffield or Nottingham services as EMR's Intercity Fleet, although they are slowly being replaced by the aforementioned Class 810 Aurora's. Adding a Class 222 in East Midlands Trains colours would fit right in alongside the existing Midland Mainline route, and would provide a chance to provide an updated timetable not too dissimilar to what Rivet have provided for Birmingham Cross-City with their 170 pack. In addition to the obvious 222, this new timetable would have playable Cross Country services with the mentioned 170 pack, as well as Voyager AI. In addition there would also be increased AI 158 services at Derby (bound for Crewe) and Nottingham (bound for Liverpool Lime Street, Norwich, Skegness or Worksop). East Midlands 222s are formed of either 5 or 7 car sets. The East Midlands version could also come as EMR but it would need to be bundled with a 170 to run the stopper services.
