dk1
Veteran Member
Had to leave 5 cyclists behind at Brandon last night heading for Ely as already 12 on board. They had gone by the time we returned so must have got a few extra miles in on such a lovely evening.
Had to leave 5 cyclists behind at Brandon last night heading for Ely as already 12 on board. They had gone by the time we returned so must have got a few extra miles in on such a lovely evening.
Furthermore there are only three main sizes of folding bike: 16-inch wheeled, 20-inch wheeled, and then the full size bikes that just happen to have a hinge in them (26-inch). I used to own one of the latter, but found that its folding credentials were not all that useful. (I'm back to riding a proper diamond frame these days.)
I think you can on East Coast's website - but that may be for their services only.Does anyone know if there is a way of simultaneously booking an advance ticket and a cycle space for the booked train at the same time, or finding out if a cycle space is available at the time of booking an advance ticket?
I think you can on East Coast's website - but that may be for their services only.
I would be very interested as to whether a passenger, holding an AP ticket and cycle reservation, would be entitled to compensation if he were unable to board the last train to his/her destination with their bike due to overcrowding (say, the previous train was cancelled meaning there were two trainloads of passengers on one train).
Not a situation I hope to find myself in, but an interesting one nonetheless.
What's the record number of bikes you've seen on a train?
Last stummer I took mine on the 0849 Leeds to Carlisle on a saturday morning and the very affable guard let no less than 12 bikes onto her train (a 158 + 153 formation). I thought about writing to Northern to praise her for being so accommodating but then thought in the crazy world of rail companies she'd probably get into trouble for breaking health and safety laws or something.
I would be very interested as to whether a passenger, holding an AP ticket and cycle reservation, would be entitled to compensation if he were unable to board the last train to his/her destination with their bike due to overcrowding (say, the previous train was cancelled meaning there were two trainloads of passengers on one train).
Not a situation I hope to find myself in, but an interesting one nonetheless.
The first UK example of OV Fiets where you can hire a bike at a local station is soon to be rolled out in Northern's area.