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Train-home ban for big bike ride
Steven wrote: On Fri, 17 Jun 2005 14:46:10 +0100, "Dave Larrington" wrote: One could, however, argue that had they specified trains which could carry a sensible number of bikes in the first place. They *will* carry a sensible number of cycles. They just can't cope with the number that they'd get for an event such as this. I use Electrostars regularly, and have never seen more than two bikes in one carriage. And that's *very* rare. You can't expect then to waste space on providing facilities that are rarely used but would detract from the comfort and utility of the trains for their bread and butter work. The answer is to have trains that are flexible use. Ie carriages that will allow bulky luggage, prams, bikes, wheelchairs etc. or hods of standing cattle^^^^^^^commuters during crush hour. There is nothing to be lost and everything to be gained from such a configuration. Oh, except that people might actually use the trains with a bit more than just a small briefcase.. I would be quite happy for bulky goods (large suitcases, bicycles, prams etc.) to be carried at a nominal handling charge if I could be reasonably sure of getting a bike oto a train. It makes a mockery of the train service when a family of five cannot travel with bikes.. I'm thinking of the highland lines where you can only fit 2 bikes per train (officially). ...d |
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