http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Bike & Bus review & Forth Crossing shut-down contingency en Tue, 19 May 2026 02:06:38 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15365#post-197403 Sat, 29 Aug 2015 12:44:22 +0000 Tulyar 197403@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Useful to know this. Presumably</p> <p>1) Cycle/walkway closed signage for bad weather includes this information, that an alternative is provided for cyclists (and pedestrians can catch the bus?)</p> <p>2) Any signage/information includes contact details (phone number for Bridge Control or instruction to use emergency telephone - which is I suspect located in the lay by area)</p> <p>Anyone care to raise this with Amey/Transport Scotland from perspective of a regular local user (which obviously I am not!)? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15365#post-197344 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 15:32:20 +0000 deckard112 197344@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Flatbed blokes are awesome! Very friendly as well and the ones who've driven me over the bridge always seem interested in chatting about your bike and route. Although I did leave my rucksack in one of them last year resulting in the poor bloke having to come all the back across the bridge to give me it back. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15365#post-197320 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 14:03:15 +0000 paddyirish 197320@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Have also used the flatbed truck as @Tractorfactory mentions. Couldn't be more helpful.</p> <p>Only thing to consider is if you have a very valuable steed and it is in there with other bikes you'd want to supervise the loading of all bikes. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15365#post-197314 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 13:11:29 +0000 TractorFactory 197314@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The bridge put on a flatbed truck when the path is closed. Two trucks flit back and forth taking cyclist and their steeds. If you're going north, just go hop onto the access road to the right of the path, it'll take you round under the bridge and up out the other side, the truck waits there.</p> <p>I think it waits at the truck layby if you're going south. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15365#post-197290 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 10:31:57 +0000 acsimpson 197290@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The only time I've found myself on the wrong side of the bridge I hitched a lift from a guy who happened to carry a bike rack in his boot.</p> <p>I believe others have called up bridge control for a lift but don't know if Amey are willing to do that or not. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15365#post-197281 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 10:02:53 +0000 Tulyar 197281@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A couple of items prompted this</p> <p>In recent high winds the Forth Bridge paths were closed but a stranded cyclists was refused a space in the hold of coaches stopping on South side and crossing the bridge. </p> <p>Obviously there will be some contingency measures for times when high winds close down access on foot and bicycle, and we know that Stagecoach Express can carry bikes in the underfloor hold of coaches that run on some of the routes into Fife, and (if space permits) on the Citylink services to Perth &amp; Dundee. Depending on the weather conditions there is also the train Dalmeny-Inverkeithing </p> <p>Any ideas/experience?</p> <p>This also prompted me to check on bike buses and how up to date things are with Traveline and my own data.</p> <p>Add in a couple of English listings and....<br /> <a href="http://www.golakes.co.uk/travel/New-Bike-Bus.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.golakes.co.uk/travel/New-Bike-Bus.aspx</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/visiting/cycle/peak-cycle-shuttle#travel" rel="nofollow">http://www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/visiting/cycle/peak-cycle-shuttle#travel</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.stagecoachbus.com/X7.aspx?accept=perm" rel="nofollow">https://www.stagecoachbus.com/X7.aspx?accept=perm</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.wilsonsofrhu.co.uk/pdfs/b1_balloch_-_ardgartan_bike_bus_timetable_2.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.wilsonsofrhu.co.uk/pdfs/b1_balloch_-_ardgartan_bike_bus_timetable_2.pdf</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.travelinescotland.com/cms/content/Travelbybike.xhtml" rel="nofollow">http://www.travelinescotland.com/cms/content/Travelbybike.xhtml</a></p> <p>Interesting day-out option </p> <p>04.50 train to Arrochar or later to Balloch and thence to Ardgarten for bike ride. </p>