Is it anti social bringing a bike on a train?

[ayceejay]

I used to employ university students during the summer. Rachel introduced me to 'brung' and with one stroke swoped bring and brought out the winder.

 

[Feastie]

For sure it is antisocial. Especially on First Capital Connect which has NO space for bikes and even less room for people. There's literally nothing you can do, they're always blocking the doors/a person somehow.

Even outside rush hour I feel guilty taking my bike on those trains because it's such an obstruction. It's also tipped over a few times (because standing with it for a whole hour is where I draw the line...) and onto people which was so embarrassing! I do more or less anything to avoid taking my bike on the train unless absolutely necessary. Other train lines I might consider it - London Overground is amazing for bikes, easy to stand with them out of the way.

That and of course you can't take it on at rush hour anyway nowadays. Even if you wanted to.

 

[Profpointy]

No, you would bring it to the station and take it on the train.

but the question is implied from the point of view of being on the train surely? Sat on the train you wouldn't normally y say "you can't take that in here"

 

[Richard Fairhurst]

One little thing that really is antisocial - booking up the bike spaces when you don't intend to use them.

On our line there are people with season tickets who phone up to block-book the bike spaces, a fortnight at a time. Will they use them every day? Hell no. But the conductors won't let other (unreserved) cyclists on until the last minute, when it's clear the bookers won't be turning up.

And don't get me started on the guy who D-locked his unicycle to the (very limited) amount of bike space in a CrossCountry Voyager, meaning that people with full-size bikes had to be turned away. For goodness' sake, you could fit that in a luggage rack...

 

[wiggydiggy]

Like on rush hour. And not a fold up bike.

Its not anti social in the slightest although it could be considered inconsiderate if you don't travel with your bike correctly like the unicycle guy, don't travel with it at all like the people who block book the spaces or are just a bit rude with it.

I traveled this week by train at rush hour, I could have cycled the distance but was tired, wet and dirty after a days MTBing so wanted to get the train. Train was very full and the bike spots taken, but there was space in the luggage/disabled area - I asked people to move down/make room politely and they did, then after I was on coming into the first stop I had to stop one chap and ask him to wait until there was some room after some peeps got off ahead of him so I could maneuver the bike out the way and he was fine with that.

Most people either with bike or not just want to travel with the least amount of fuss, its the train companies that make it hard to do that not any of the passengers*

*Drunk footy fans and friday night specials excepted!

 

[Beebo]

get on, get on, get on, get on, get on, my groovy train.
(but only with a folded bike between the hours of 6.30 - 9.30 am & 5.00 - 7,00pm)

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Whether you use “bring” or “take” generally depends on your point of reference for the action. You ask people to bring things to the place you are, and you take things to the place you are going.

So you could bring your bike with you from home, but you would take it on the train.

If you had been my English teacher it might not have taken me three attempts to get a grade C at GCSE.

 

[markharry66]

"It is anti-social to use 'bringing' when you mean 'taking', another Americanism creeping into English usage! "
Its anti social pointing out mistakes in other peoples grammar. Who gives a fook

 

[jonny jeez]

Is it anti-social bringing a pram in a train ?

In 20 years of working in london i cant say ive ever seen a pram on the train in rush hour.

Its not antisocial taking a non folder on a train in the rush hour, just ill considered, with the current limitations of space and rolling stock.

Now, if the train companies woke up and created specific cycle carriages for those wanting to ridenthe last part of their journey, now that would be smart.

We must see a thread a week asking how far is too far to commute... I know a couple of guys who leave late, ride 20 miles out to kent, so that they can take the train the last 20 miles after 7.00.

 

[morrisman]

Its anti social pointing out mistakes in other peoples grammar. Who gives a fook

Did you mean "It's anti social pointing out mistakes in other people's grammar." Apostrophes are wonderful when used correctly

 

[thefollen]

It can be a little awkward being on a train with bike. I'm very experienced in filtering techniques, but It's murder trying to cycle down four carriages to the buffet car.

 

[vickster]

Like on rush hour. And not a fold up bike.

In rush hour around London, yes. Not that you'd get a bike on a train in rush hour, barely get all the people on the trains I take

 

[Dogtrousers]

It can be a little awkward being on a train with bike. I'm very experienced in filtering techniques, but It's murder trying to cycle down four carriages to the buffet car.

I was on a Virgin train that terminated at Euston at the weekend. No one came to open the guards van (or whatever it's called) door leaving me locked in, so I couldn't get out other than by going down the train. As the carriage was by now deserted I was really tempted to try to ride my bike down the aisle. I wish I had. But I carried it instead.

 

[Bromptonaut]

In 20 years of working in london i cant say ive ever seen a pram on the train in rush hour.

Are you serious? I couldn't count the times in twenty four years commuting I've seen prams/non folding pushchairs in vestibules on the Northampton/MK/Euston service

 

[srw]

In rush hour around London, yes. Not that you'd get a bike on a train in rush hour, barely get all the people on the trains I take

This. Which is why it's anti-social. Yes, @User's right that it's anti-social of the TOCs not to make it possible, but doing so would take a sustained and very large investment in rolling stock and signalling over the course of probably the next 15 years.