London North Eastern Railway (LNER) has revealed three East Coast inspired face masks which are launching this week for customers to order including the national symbol of Scotland, the thistle, for a limited edition Edinburgh design.
The first three exclusive designs of a collection have been hand-illustrated to celebrate some of the most popular destinations on the LNER route – Edinburgh, London and Newcastle.
The reusable face masks will be available for customers to purchase online for use when travelling on train services, where face coverings are now mandatory in most parts of the UK.
Customers can select a uniquely-designed thistle, Tyne Bridge or London Eye face mask, with 100% of the proceeds going to the official LNER charity partner, Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM). The masks have been locally produced and distributed as LNER continues to support communities and businesses on the East Coast.
LNER Communications Director, Kate McFerran, said: “We know how passionate our customers and colleagues are about the great towns and cities of the LNER route. The thistle design reflects our gateway to Scotland, Edinburgh, and as a national symbol of Scotland we are excited to see our Scottish communities wear it with pride. Whilst we all adjust to these new ways of going about our daily lives, including using our services, we wanted to ensure that customers and colleagues could travel safely and in style.
“Of course, we’re also interested to see if there’s any regional rivalry when it comes to finding out which is the most popular design.”
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