WiggyDiggy wrote:cnosni wrote:Cardiarms wrote:Where can I put my bike?
Apparently there are bike racks located in a few places along the train.
Not sure how they will be stored and what the access/security factors will be but as fara s ican see it looks like there will be some sort of lightweight rack every other carriage (dont quote me).
Easier for passengers to get their bikes on and off in the respect that they wont have to rely on platform staff to allow them access to the DVT or TGS on a HST, but more difficult as it introduces more competition for space within the passenger areas.
More backwards thinking then.
Its not easier to get on/off the train as its out with using the wide doored luggage van thats either normally open or easily flagged to be opened, and in with wrestling your bike in/out of a passenger door through whoever is trying to get on/off at the same time.
Having to be careful what i say and how is ay it, but yes,its something we have flagged up. Also the lack of large luggage space in a dedicated vehicle will lead to more baggage being in the passenger areas.
Seeing some of those trains going to Edinburgh, where they have a baggage check in desk next to the DVT door to label up the bags and put them in,i can see some real problems ahead.
The trains are technically excellent however they have taken what is basically a unit, albeit high speed, that is used over a relatively a short distance with minimal stops, and adapted it into a long distance Inter City train that carries hundreds of people to some of the biggest cities in the UK ,3 of which happen to be the 3 biggest tourist attractions in the whole country.
Personally i would like to see the the 7 car Mkiv sets used on York/Newcastle only stop Edinburgh services as then large quantities of baggage can be catered for in the DVT