Threevok
Growing old disgracefully
- Location
- South Wales
Taking a bike on a train
- Thread starter Mazz
- Start date
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Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Who ? The bloke in the taxi office, or the crack-heads around the back ?
We don’t all live in Wales
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
45% of GB train stations are unstaffed and another 45% only staffed part time (possibly only morning peak), so most people need to make bike reservations online or by phone.
KnittyNorah
Über Member
- Location
- The Frozen North (of England)
Different operators will vary in how they do it.
No use at all phoning up Northern re a bike reservation as they are simply not available. At all. I suspect there might well be another couple of operators who are similar.
Conversely, some operators openly tell you that making a reservation for your bike- while compulsory - is no guarantee at all that your bike will be able to travel on the train ...
So you pays your money and takes your choice, such as it is ...
I haven't a Scooby's about the individual train company names, I just go on TrainLine and book tickets, mainly Leicester/Sheffield. Would that be midland or northern rail?
KnittyNorah
Über Member
- Location
- The Frozen North (of England)
Why ask me?
There's surely an indication on the website you use as to who the train operator is.
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Your journey will be shown on Trainline and will show the operator(s).
Thas no need to get mardy.
Had a look ont app and not seen owt yet, but I'll keep looking.
Neatly hidden away in an "i" button in the corner of my ticket...click on that and it gives more info. Including the carrier (East Midlands railway) along with a contact number. Cheers all.
KnittyNorah
Über Member
- Location
- The Frozen North (of England)
I'm not being mard. I'm stating a fact. It's quite likely to depend on the specific train you want to use - which I obviously have no idea about - as on some routes there are several different operators who run services and each operator will have different bike policies.
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
I’m sure you can find it if you try a bit harder.
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
Sorted MtM, cheers 👍
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Awesome.
On my bought ticket, I have to press "i" on the image where my ticket QR code is.
