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Isle of Wight Railways and Bicycles
"Farmer Alfalfa" wrote in message ... Does anyone have any readily-available information about the ability to take bicycles on the Railways of the Isle of Wight (electric and steam)? From the Island Line website (www.island-line.co.uk) under the Passenger's Charter section: Bicycles are carried on Island Line trains free of charge. We reserve the right to refuse carriage of bicycles when trains are full and when to do so would inconvenience other customers. Passengers making through journeys to the mainland should enquire in advance regarding restrictions on ferries and other train operators' policies on the carriage of cycles. |
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"Jan" wrote in message
... Don't know about the steam train, would doubt it though as its primarily a tourist attraction. I can't speak for the IoW, but normally heritage line trains include an old-fashioned brake van with lots of room for bikes or the like. Roger |
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"Roger H. Bennett" wrote in message ... "Jan" wrote in message ... Don't know about the steam train, would doubt it though as its primarily a tourist attraction. I can't speak for the IoW, but normally heritage line trains include an old-fashioned brake van with lots of room for bikes or the like. Thanks for both your responses. F A |
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On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 21:56:56 +0100 someone who may be "Farmer
Alfalfa" wrote this:- Does anyone have any readily-available information about the ability to take bicycles on the Railways of the Isle of Wight (electric and steam)? Others have answered about the trains. It is worth adding that the roads are relatively quiet on the island and there are a number of paths and the like that can be used instead of the roads. It is also possible to cycle round the island more quickly than the bus makes the same journey. -- David Hansen, Edinburgh | PGP email preferred-key number F566DA0E I will always explain revoked keys, unless the UK government prevents me using the RIP Act 2000. |
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"Farmer Alfalfa" wrote in message ... Does anyone have any readily-available information about the ability to take bicycles on the Railways of the Isle of Wight (electric and steam)? TIA F A PS I've tried Googling but far too much irrelevant junk comes up and very little of it looks reliably up-to-date. Official line is that up to 4 cycles will be carried at the Shanklin end of trains. However this is not strictly enforced- last Sunday there were 5 on board- and there is no specific cycle area. The steam railway doesn't take bikes afaik but since only one end of the line actually has vehicle access (Smallbrook Junction being only accessible by train) this is not normally a problem. Apart from Ryde St Johns Road, all stations have flat access to the platform so no steps to climb. |
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"Ian Johnston" wrote in message news:cCUlhtvFIYkV-pn2-ouCqOo1IY6Re@localhost... On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 20:56:56 UTC, "Farmer Alfalfa" wrote: : Does anyone have any readily-available information about the ability to take : bicycles on the Railways of the Isle of Wight (electric and steam)? Why would you want to? It's not a very big island and it's well equipped with "roads" ... One very good reason is that Ryde pier is a nightmare to cycle on - wooden planks in direction of travel. I'd take the train to Ryde town anyday. Lots of Bikerail info at http://www.atob.org.uk/Bike_Rail.html Simon |
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"Simon Geller" wrote in message ... "Ian Johnston" wrote in message news:cCUlhtvFIYkV-pn2-ouCqOo1IY6Re@localhost... On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 20:56:56 UTC, "Farmer Alfalfa" wrote: : Does anyone have any readily-available information about the ability to take : bicycles on the Railways of the Isle of Wight (electric and steam)? Why would you want to? It's not a very big island and it's well equipped with "roads" ... One very good reason is that Ryde pier is a nightmare to cycle on - wooden planks in direction of travel. I'd take the train to Ryde town anyday. snip You think its a nightmare to ride on- try walking down it! And if you think that is bad, it is a VERY mild preparation for cycling on the roads on the Island where 40 degree cambers on the outer 2 feet of road are not unusual and speed bumps pale into insignificance compared to the potholes on many of our roads. Going a bit off topic, the Island has a number of very good cycle routes and is building many more. Which is handy as we are probably the only bit of the UK whose rail infrastructure is better than its roads. The train is usually a good bet, like you say. |
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"Andrew" wrote: You think its a nightmare to ride on- try walking down it! And if you think that is bad, it is a VERY mild preparation for cycling on the roads on the Island where 40 degree cambers on the outer 2 feet of road are not unusual and speed bumps pale into insignificance compared to the potholes on many of our roads. Nevermind the pot holes, when we cycled around it a few weeks ago it was the hills that nearly did for us. Unremitting, steep, big and punishing! Good thing they go downhill the other side for a bit of a thrill. |
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On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 07:27:54 +0100 someone who may be Christopher
Mahon wrote this:- Nevermind the pot holes, when we cycled around it a few weeks ago it was the hills that nearly did for us. Unremitting, steep, big and punishing! The train bypasses many of the hills. The former railway line gets cyclists most of the way from Shanklin to Ventnor on a gentle slope. If they opened up the tunnel then cyclists could avoid a bit of hill into the town. However, the railway (from that direction) could not get to sea level and stopped half way up the hills, so there will always be a bit of up and down. The hills on the Isle of Wight are steep and long, but the same can be said of many other places. -- David Hansen, Edinburgh | PGP email preferred-key number F566DA0E I will always explain revoked keys, unless the UK government prevents me using the RIP Act 2000. |
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