Bikes on Trains

[ColinJ]

Credit to him - he took out a notebook, wrote down the details and said that he'd make sure to issue those tickets in future when they would be cheaper than standard tickets. It's a bit sad though, that passengers are having to tell rail staff how to do their jobs!

to be fair there are about sixty billion ticket combos so expecting staff to know all of them, especially one on the dark side of the hill , is a bit much

Yes, but that was my point really - that he was a conscientious worker defeated by a ridiculously complicated system!

He was a nice man. It was a very quiet early morning train so he was able to stop and chat to me for about 10 minutes. He had been over to Hebden Bridge the week before to do a long walk over the moors. He looked pretty fit.

 

[PeterK]

being the sad feck i am I know the ham and city platforms are on the left of the train ( looking in direction of travel) from Stepney Green to Baker street. west ham is on right.

You're clearly not that sad. Whitechapel, Kings Cross and Liverpool Street are all on the right

 

[subaqua]

You're clearly not that sad. Whitechapel, Kings Cross and Liverpool Street are all on the right

Liverpool street is definitley on left going towards Kings X. central line at liverpool st is on right .

 

[sheddy]

probably of little use but if you allowed plenty of time, you might ride (slowly) west on the regents canal towpath to paddington station

 

[srw]

I try and avoid central London entirely on the bike. Most of my cycling has either been along the River Lea, or the local roads, or by taking the Tube out to Epping or Upminster and cycling out from there.

I think you're missing out. Central London - zone 1 - is one of those rare places in this country where there are loads of cyclists, relatively little car traffic, wide roads, good sightlines and plenty of traffic lights. If you avoid the ring roads round the outside of the congestion charge zone (e.g. the Euston Road or Park Lane) it's a very good place to ride.

 

[PeterK]

Definitely one to check out for the future, sheddy. I'd like to ride the route when I'm not in a hurry in order to get to know it, especially as it seems to be easy to reach from the River Lea (until the Olympics starts, that is, when the towpath that skirts the Stratford site is apparently due to be closed for security reasons).

 

[PK99]

Early next week I have to get my bike from East London to Paddington and then to Bristol. According to what I've read, the Paddington to Bristol section is easy - go to carriage 'A' of the train, which is clearly marked with a while-on-vivid pink sticker. The carriage can take five or six bikes at a time.

an alternative is train to waterloo east and then train from waterloo to bristol (some direct some change at reading)

 

[subaqua]

Definitely one to check out for the future, sheddy. I'd like to ride the route when I'm not in a hurry in order to get to know it, especially as it seems to be easy to reach from the River Lea (until the Olympics starts, that is, when the towpath that skirts the Stratford site is apparently due to be closed for security reasons).

it is and its a right PITA that it will be closed.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

an alternative is train to waterloo east and then train from waterloo to bristol (some direct some change at reading)

If you are not change averse...

East London cycle to
London Bridge and get First Capital Connect train to
Gatwick Airport where you board a First Great Western to
Reading where a 'proper' inter-city style train whisks you to
Bristol

Me. I'd just ride to Paddington. Was a time when I wouldn't, mind, and not that long ago.