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Title: New Long Distance Trains & Cycle Spaces Post by: adamr7747 on September 29, 2016, 14:51:56 Hi All,
A Train Manager told me the other day that when the new whizzy long distance trains come in, they'll only have 2 cycle storage spaces, instead of the current 6 (+ space for more in the power car if the staff are feeling friendly!). Can anyone confirm this, or tell me how to find out if its true? If it is, does anyone know of a way of trying to get GWR to improve the situation? My regular route will go from being easy to take a bike on to almost impossible without booking way in advance :( Adam Title: Re: New Long Distance Trains & Cycle Spaces Post by: paul7575 on September 29, 2016, 16:26:16 Hi All, A Train Manager told me the other day that when the new whizzy long distance trains come in, they'll only have 2 cycle storage spaces, instead of the current 6 (+ space for more in the power car if the staff are feeling friendly!). Can anyone confirm this, or tell me how to find out if its true? If it is, does anyone know of a way of trying to get GWR to improve the situation? My regular route will go from being easy to take a bike on to almost impossible without booking way in advance :( Adam I think it is possible, but no way of knowing to be honest. The 5 car and 9 car draft IEP layouts shown on DfT's website a few years back had a number of storage compartments in one or more of the vestibules, but IIRC they were shown as "bike and bulk room". I think it will depend what GWR choose to use the various spaces for. 2 spaces in one coach on a 5 car. 4 spaces in total in two adjacent coaches in a 9 car. Depends how many bikes you can get in one of these spaces, it could be 4 or 8 altogether, firstly if you can fit two in each space, and secondly if that's what they eventually provide. This topic was previously discussed about half way through this thread: http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=16790.0 Paul Title: Re: New Long Distance Trains & Cycle Spaces Post by: stuving on September 29, 2016, 17:00:12 ... This topic was previously discussed about half way through this thread: http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=16790.0 Paul The post here (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshopindex.php?topic=16790.msg196028#msg196028) has a picture of one of the hanging spaces, of which there will be two. The previous plans also had two, i.e. 4 bikes per 5-car train (and twice that per 9-car), but together whereas Hitachi have moved them to different carriages. The IEP requirement (non-high density) was for 8 bikes per 8-,9-, or 10-car train, and separately for 8 m3 of excess luggage space (in addition to shelves in stacks as well). However, these were later combined so the same space has to do both. Title: Re: New Long Distance Trains & Cycle Spaces Post by: Chris from Nailsea on September 29, 2016, 22:31:19 Hi, Adam!
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