Yet Another Blog » trains http://www.yetanotherblog.com Notes from Sven Latham Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:22:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Bikes on Trains http://www.yetanotherblog.com/2007/11/06/bikes-on-trains/ http://www.yetanotherblog.com/2007/11/06/bikes-on-trains/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2007 08:25:53 +0000 sven http://www.yetanotherblog.com/2007/11/06/bikes-on-trains/ This morning: “Good morning Ladies & Gentlemen, this is your on-board steward. Due to the number of bicycles on this morning’s train I am unable to pass through the train.”

This is the South West Trains’ 06.15 from Portsmouth Harbour, arriving at London Waterloo at 07.56, so it’s very definitely a commuter train. Haslemere and beyond is standing-room only.

I have two questions, and this isn’t a cyclist-bashing post. I genuinely would like to know the answers:

1) I thought bikes were discouraged, if not banned from peak-hour trains into London?

2) How much extra do cyclists have to pay to carry their bikes on the train?

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