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Old August 3rd 10, 07:20 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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On Aug 3, 7:51*pm, Roland Perry wrote:

In message , at 18:55:05 on Tue, 3
Aug 2010, Eric remarked:

How do you want to define and enforce the rules for size and type of
luggage to require a charge?


* It's already in the NCoC. (appendix B)


Which doesn't apply to the London Underground. Instead the TfL
conditions of carriage do - see (PDF):
http://preview.tinyurl.com/25tf3vl

Relevant bit is section 12...

---quote---
12.1.2. You may bring with you:
• personal luggage that you are able to carry yourself (including up/
down fixed stairways)
• folding buggies, folding pushchairs and folding cycles that you are
able to carry yourself (including up/down fixed stairways)
• any other item, provided it is not dangerous or likely to injure
anyone.

12.1.3. You must not bring with you anything that:
• is more than 2 metres long
• you are unable to carry yourself (including up/down fixed stairways)
• is a hazardous or inflammable substance
• is likely to cause injury or offence to other customers or to our
staff
• is likely to cause damage to buses, Underground trains or stations.
---/quote---

Anti-rucksack-ites will of course pounce on the "likely to cause
injury or offence to other customers" line as a way that rucksacks
could be banned, an interpretation that wouldn't pass muster for a
second with LU staff or management, TfL 'chiefs' (as the tabloids love
to say), the Mayor, London Assembly members, MPs or the Department for
Transport let alone any police officer or indeed court of law - of
course I doubt that'll stop Clive claiming it does though...