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Class 153 for stranraer services?

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BDLhouston

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Wouldn't it make sense to bring the class 153s down to stranraer along with the 156 a few times a day from glasgow? A lot of people come from glasgow for cycling or onto the ferries and i feel like it could make sense to get a few more for those services, what do you think?
 
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BDLhouston said:
Wouldn't it make sense to bring the class 153s down to stranraer along with the 156 a few times a day from glasgow? A lot of people come from glasgow for cycling or onto the ferries and i feel like it could make sense to get a few more for those services, what do you think?
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Does the number of cyclists on Stranraer trains frequently exceed the number of bicycle spaces on a 156?
 
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There are no trains from Glasgow to Stranraer in the current (non-temporary) timetable, also, as a local on the line I don't see many people use the cycle spaces. If demand for cycle spaces pick up then sure, but at the moment you'd be lucky to even see 6 people head down to Stranraer on each service.
 
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Anyone heading for the ferries will be going to Ayr for the buses to Cairnryan.
 
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Do the buses take bikes? If not, cycling from Stranraer is a sensible option.
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From experience, yes they do. I've done it multiple times. The bikes go in the luggage hold of the coach

Cycling from Stranraer, which would be along an A road with a lot of HGV traffic, past the P&O terminal to the Stena line terminal, would be a very unattractive option for most. Much easier and safer to use the bus from Ayr to the ferry terminal
 
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