Send bike by rail

[taximan]

I am thinking of doing Lejog next year and I really do not fancy the hassle of taking the bike on the train.Is it possible to sent it on ahead so I can collect it at the station when I arrive.

 

[biggs682]

why not send it via a courier to your start point ?

 

[jay clock]

Post office can send a boxed bike for £28; Find a friendly CC member or Warmshowers host or bike shop and post it

 

[jay clock]

How are you going to travel yourself?

possibly by train but doesn't want the hassle of taking the bike?. Great Western are a real pain in that regard

 

[Cycleops]

This was commonplace practice at one time but now I think most railway companies don't want to be bothered.
I've discovered this company called: https://www.carrymyluggage.com/domestic/
Might be a solution for you.

 

[Globalti]

It was called PLA or Passenger's Luggage in Advance. It worked in the era when railway chappies like clerks and porters knew their place and tugged their forelocks and would bust a gut to do their duty for The Railway.

 

[Drago]

Buy a bike at the cycle shop closest the start.

 

[taximan]

No plans made as yet, I am just thinking about the logistics at the moment. If I can persuade a friend to drive me, there will be no problem. Otherwise it will be train or possibly a coach. I have heard that sometimes there are problems finding space for bikes on some trains, hence my question. I did wonder about buying a bike at the start as Drago suggests but that would add significantly to the costs. I live in Whitby, N Yorks which is more or less midway and I am even considering doing a Lands End & return this year, and John o Groats next year but at 73 next birthday, time is probably against me.
However, as I said at the start, I am just thinking it through at the moment. Thanks for your interest guys.

 

[Cycleops]

It was called PLA or Passenger's Luggage in Advance. It worked in the era when railway chappies like clerks and porters knew their place and tugged their forelocks and would bust a gut to do their duty for The Railway.

Even later than that, I remember up until the eighties and even nineties I think I used to pick up parcels sent from Banbury to Marylebone 'for collection'. Back then you drive right onto the platform.

 

[Globalti]

One last thought - there are people who will deliver your bike and then your overnight bag to your overnight stop for you for a fee, meaning you only need to worry about getting there. Worth considering?

 

[boydj]

One way car hire?

 

[taximan]

One way car hire?

I hadn't thought of that

 

[taximan]

One last thought - there are people who will deliver your bike and then your overnight bag to your overnight stop for you for a fee, meaning you only need to worry about getting there. Worth considering?

I have looked at prices and it is way beyond my budget

 

[Globalti]

One way car hire is expensive.

 

[jefmcg]

http://www.johnogroatsbiketransport.co.uk/index.php