cjp
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The future is worse for cyclist.
At the moment I can get trains to Liverpool Street.
At the moment I can get trains to Paddington.
I can link the two either by cycling, or, outside rush hours, I can get a ride on H&C line.
I then continue my journey by bike.
Not in the future.
Despite planning to have dedicated areas for cycles Crossrail will no longer let me make such journeys.
Integrated transport going backwards
Tunnels being a problem? I think not just blinkered thinking. (Think bikes on the district, Circle, East London and Heathrow Connect lines)
Why?
With a bit of hand washing in the first sentence this is what Crossrail think....
It makes me cross.
Why are bikes seem as a problem but not oversized luggage or the politically correct wheelchairs? - (I have no problem with wheelchair carriage but buggies and oversized luggage are not life changing items anymore than a bicycle.)
Who is doing this detailed development?
How does one make them see how stupid and inconsistent they are?
Source
http://74f85f59f39b887b696f-ab656259048fb93837ecc0ecbcf0c557.r23.cf3.rackcdn.com/assets/library/document/e/original/e02cyclecarriageandcycleparking.pdf
At the moment I can get trains to Liverpool Street.
At the moment I can get trains to Paddington.
I can link the two either by cycling, or, outside rush hours, I can get a ride on H&C line.
I then continue my journey by bike.
Not in the future.
Despite planning to have dedicated areas for cycles Crossrail will no longer let me make such journeys.
Integrated transport going backwards
Tunnels being a problem? I think not just blinkered thinking. (Think bikes on the district, Circle, East London and Heathrow Connect lines)
Why?
With a bit of hand washing in the first sentence this is what Crossrail think....
4. Cycle Carriage on Trains
4.1 The final policy on cycle carriage on Crossrail will be a matter for the Train Operating Company (TOC) responsible for the railway at that time. Crossrail is not currently in a position to be able to make commitments on the final cycle carriage policy that would be adopted by the TOC in the future
The project shares most subsurface stations with LUL and the working assumption is that there will be a ban on cycle carriage at all times between Acton Main Line and Stratford/Abbey Wood. Cycle carriage will be allowed on all other sections of Crossrail, but with peak hour restrictions as appropriate. Decisions on the restrictions on cycle carriage will be the subject of detailed development. A Crossrail route map showing these provisional arrangements, and based on TfLs existing Cycle Carriage Map for the London Underground, is attached. 4.2 Crossrail trains are likely to include areas of flexible space within each train. This would be prioritised for the use of wheelchair users. However, it would combine wheelchair space with the capacity to carry prams, bicycles, other oversize luggage and standing passengers. Restrictions are likely to be required on the
carriage of tandems
It makes me cross.
Why are bikes seem as a problem but not oversized luggage or the politically correct wheelchairs? - (I have no problem with wheelchair carriage but buggies and oversized luggage are not life changing items anymore than a bicycle.)
Who is doing this detailed development?
How does one make them see how stupid and inconsistent they are?
Source
http://74f85f59f39b887b696f-ab656259048fb93837ecc0ecbcf0c557.r23.cf3.rackcdn.com/assets/library/document/e/original/e02cyclecarriageandcycleparking.pdf
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