@Solocle your schedule thingy appears to have piccadilly and district lines listed which are London underground. you are Ok with a bike on them outside peak times, but only on certain bits. central bits with escalators are a bit sniffy about bikes - best to check. You might want to pick up a "proper" train service into Waterloo, if starting in central london, or driving to Streatham or similar and picking it up thereSolocle have you thought about Gordon’s suggestion...and starting with him....the ride as a whole is an easier route than say the Heart Foundation London to Brighton ride; no Woodmansterne lane/ Turner’s Hill or Ditchling Beacon...
I shall be following the same route as you Bob but whether I will be at Streatham before you head off or if I will be catching you up, I cannot say!Thanks for the offer Gordon , but no thanks....will you join us at Streatham?
I checked - anywhere on the district line is allowed, and Piccadilly allows bikes between Hounslow West and Baron's Court. There don't seem to be any trains from a convenient location early enough, and obviously Salisbury is a no go!@Solocle your schedule thingy appears to have piccadilly and district lines listed which are London underground. you are Ok with a bike on them outside peak times, but only on certain bits. central bits with escalators are a bit sniffy about bikes - best to check. You might want to pick up a "proper" train service into Waterloo, if starting in central london, or driving to Streatham or similar and picking it up there
I shall be following the same route as you Bob but whether I will be at Streatham before you head off or if I will be catching you up, I cannot say!
Solocle you could drive car to Streatham common. Free parking there. There are 2 local stations you could get train from Brighton back to Streatham common mainline station or Norbury station. Streatham mainline station is different line, accessible from London bridge every half hour. You can get to Streatham common station from Waterloo change at Clapham junction.... Streatham common station is a10minutewalk 5 min cycle from the south corner of the common by a petrol station/opposite entry to Sainsbury's... Where I suggested we meet at 8.30