Hi all
Until this month I've been using Transpennine Express or Scotrail to book journeys with my bike.
However, trying to book a journey just now, Transpennine Express (and GWR, Chiltern who use the same system) seem to have gone through a redesign of their booking system and whilst you get the option to book a bike there seems to be no way of checking whether you have been successful before you pay for the tickets, and on paying, it seems I was unsuccessful!
With Scotrail, the option to book a bike is also there, but the number is greyed out and cannot be changed from zero.
This might be a problem which only applies to multi-leg journeys (possibly only even where one leg carries bicycles without reservation). My ticket is from Wemyss Bay to Barrow-in-Furness.
Has anyone booked a multi-leg journey with a bike reservation without problems since this month's timetable change?
Thanks
Jon
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- 19 Dec 2018, 10:32am
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: Have train reservations just got more difficult?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 350
- 1 Aug 2017, 11:23am
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: UK Trains - Online bike reservations
- Replies: 103
- Views: 13697
Re: UK Trains - Online bike reservations
Thanks Richard.
and yes - the old East Coast booking site seems to have disappeared as of today
and yes - the old East Coast booking site seems to have disappeared as of today
- 1 Aug 2017, 10:35am
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: UK Trains - Online bike reservations
- Replies: 103
- Views: 13697
UK Trains - Online bike reservations
Hi
For years I've been using the East Coast online booking system whenever I need to make a bike reservation, but they have just withdrawn this facility and require cyclists to phone a call centre which can be very time consuming. Can anyone recommend another website which allows you to make UK wide bike reservations online?
Thanks
Jon
For years I've been using the East Coast online booking system whenever I need to make a bike reservation, but they have just withdrawn this facility and require cyclists to phone a call centre which can be very time consuming. Can anyone recommend another website which allows you to make UK wide bike reservations online?
Thanks
Jon
- 19 Mar 2013, 5:51pm
- Forum: Touring & Expedition
- Topic: New bike restriction on Eurostar
- Replies: 48
- Views: 7643
Re: New bike restriction on Eurostar
If the policy is "Every passenger can take up to 2 medium-sized items (85cm at their maximum length)" presumably that means you could take a cardboard box 85cm3
If so a 120cm long folded bike should just about fit diagonally in the box.
Anyone know a source of 85cm3 boxes?!
If so a 120cm long folded bike should just about fit diagonally in the box.
Anyone know a source of 85cm3 boxes?!
- 25 Feb 2013, 7:25pm
- Forum: Touring & Expedition
- Topic: New bike restriction on Eurostar
- Replies: 48
- Views: 7643
Re: New bike restriction on Eurostar
To confuse things further, the big poster at check-in at St Pancras yesterday (24th Feb) said that folded bikes were OK so long as in a bag <120cm, whilst a notice at Gare du Nord said all luggage should be <85cm!