Re: Cycles on trains
- From: tom<tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 08:13:04 +0000 (UTC)
>Chatting to the train manager, he mentioned that if Stagecoach get the Great
>Western franchise, there will be no cycle provision. Can anyone comment on
>whether there is a precedent for this anywhere? What do Stagecoach do on
>their other franchises (if any)?
I wonder if they have been briefed to say things like this to encourage
their customers to write in support of their 'fantastic' service.
I've never been much of a fan of the First Great Western operation,
however I have to say I've not experienced many hassles with them, which is
rare for taking a bike on a train.
Stagecoach are responsible for South West Trains, amongst other things,
who have very strict rules about bicycle carriage (ie banned from peak
time trains going into / out of London). The National Express group, who
is the other bidder, currently own Wessex Trains, who also had a short
time of bicycle bans (dropped, after considerable pressure from
customers) and still have severe restrictions, ie max 2 bikes per train, even
where there is space for 8-12! Guards are relatively flexible these days
though..
Tom
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