Annoying, but predictable

Anglia trains intend to restrict the carrying of bikes on their trains.
Northern Rail have already achieved this by simply greeting cyclists
with a wall of people at the doors of their overcrowded services.

Since the demise of the guard's van, and the massive increase in the
usage of trains, is this inevitable?

http://road.cc/content/news/95778-gr...plans-bike-ban

On 06/10/2013 10:48, Brian Robertson wrote:

Anglia trains intend to restrict the carrying of bikes on their trains.
Northern Rail have already achieved this by simply greeting cyclists
with a wall of people at the doors of their overcrowded services.

Since the demise of the guard's van, and the massive increase in the
usage of trains, is this inevitable?

http://road.cc/content/news/95778-gr...plans-bike-ban

Why do bikes need to travel by train?

They're supposed to be a viable means of transport in their own right.

Cross-Channel ferries (even cross-Mersey ferries) are one thing (after
all, none of us can walk, drive or cycle on water and even the
circuitous route round an estuary may take too long), but why the need
for a bike to be carried between two points connected by a fairly direct
route on land?

On 06/10/2013 12:15, JNugent wrote:
On 06/10/2013 10:48, Brian Robertson wrote:

Anglia trains intend to restrict the carrying of bikes on their trains.
Northern Rail have already achieved this by simply greeting cyclists
with a wall of people at the doors of their overcrowded services.

Since the demise of the guard's van, and the massive increase in the
usage of trains, is this inevitable?

http://road.cc/content/news/95778-gr...plans-bike-ban

Why do bikes need to travel by train?

They're supposed to be a viable means of transport in their own right.

Cross-Channel ferries (even cross-Mersey ferries) are one thing (after
all, none of us can walk, drive or cycle on water and even the
circuitous route round an estuary may take too long), but why the need
for a bike to be carried between two points connected by a fairly direct
route on land?


I hope that nobody credits the f'wit with an attempt at an answer to his
stupid.

"Brian Robertson" wrote in message ...

On 06/10/2013 12:15, JNugent wrote:
On 06/10/2013 10:48, Brian Robertson wrote:

Anglia trains intend to restrict the carrying of bikes on their trains.
Northern Rail have already achieved this by simply greeting cyclists
with a wall of people at the doors of their overcrowded services.

Since the demise of the guard's van, and the massive increase in the
usage of trains, is this inevitable?

http://road.cc/content/news/95778-gr...plans-bike-ban

Why do bikes need to travel by train?

They're supposed to be a viable means of transport in their own right.

Cross-Channel ferries (even cross-Mersey ferries) are one thing (after
all, none of us can walk, drive or cycle on water and even the
circuitous route round an estuary may take too long), but why the need
for a bike to be carried between two points connected by a fairly direct
route on land?

Good point well made.

On Sunday, 6 October 2013 12:15:00 UTC+1, JNugent wrote:

Why do bikes need to travel by train?

Why do we need car ferries?

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On Sunday, 6 October 2013 12:15:00 UTC+1, JNugent wrote:

Why do bikes need to travel by train?

Why do we need car ferries?

I think J Nugent has already answered that one quite sufficiently

On 07/10/2013 09:20, wrote:
On Sunday, 6 October 2013 12:15:00 UTC+1, JNugent wrote:

Why do bikes need to travel by train?

Why do we need car ferries?


I was thinking more that people are using their bikes for part of their
journey because it is the CAR that is not a viable form of transport.

"Brian Robertson" wrote in message ...

On 07/10/2013 09:20, wrote:
On Sunday, 6 October 2013 12:15:00 UTC+1, JNugent wrote:

Why do bikes need to travel by train?

Why do we need car ferries?


I was thinking more that people are using their bikes for part of their
journey because it is the CAR that is not a viable form of transport.

BrianNob goes off on a tangent yet again.

On Monday, 7 October 2013 09:38:53 UTC+1, Tarcap wrote:
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On Sunday, 6 October 2013 12:15:00 UTC+1, JNugent wrote:

Why do bikes need to travel by train?

Why do we need car ferries?

I think J Nugent has already answered that one quite sufficiently

What words of wisdom did his royal jimness utter on the subject?
If you want to stick to trains... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorail

On Sun, 06 Oct 2013 12:15:00 +0100, JNugent
wrote:

Why do bikes need to travel by train?

I would have thought that the answer to that is obvious:
They don't *need* to, but a bike and train is a very viable intercity
door-to-door travel option.

But this raises a much more pertinent question:
http://www.seat61.com/Motorail.htm

I expect the answer is remarkably similar to that above.