On 27 Jan, 14:45, Adrian wrote:

Mizter T gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying:

The webpage specifically says:
"Storage of cycles is only available for rail season ticket holders."

Which is perhaps a little ambiguous, because there aren't any rail- only
season tickets available for journeys on Chiltern from/to stations
shared with the Metropolitan line (i.e. Chalfont and Latimer), only
Travelcard seasons. The intention however is fairly clear - they are for
the use of Chiltern passengers.

Thinking about it, I seem to recall that bikes are required to carry some
kind of permit - bikes without a current permit gain a snottygram then,
presumably, disappear.

If you've got an LU season (even a weekly) that covers a Chiltern-served
station, I can't see how they could claim "rail season ticket holders"
didn't include you - at least, without any additional Ts&Cs, which almost
certainly do exist somewhere.


No, I can't imagine they either could or would claim that either.
However I can also imagine that they wouldn't be at all happy with
Travelcard-holders simply making use of their station as a convenient
bike park if they weren't also travelling on their trains at all.

Interesting info about the bike permit - perhaps parking space is
limited and rationed there, or maybe it's simply there to show that
the bicycle owner has agreed to the rules and has provided evidence of
holding an appropriate ticket. I suppose it might possibly help one's
case if one were to buy the required season Travelcard from Marylebone
ticket office itself - my general impression of staff at Marylebone is
that they're very friendly and helpful.