https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-61097726
"It said all its trains would have spaces for up to 20 cycles as well as bulky sports gear in a dedicated carriage."
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Bike carriage rollout on ScotRail
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That must be incorrect? I assume they’re actually referring to the new cycle carriages in the highlands?
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The article is wrong. The "dedicated carriage" will only be available on the West Highland line. There will be a few more spaces made available on other services.
See: https://www.scotrail.co.uk/about-scotrail/news/bike-bonanza-scotrail-customers
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It said all its trains would have spaces for up to 20 cycles as well as bulky sports gear in a dedicated carriage.
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Well, “up to 20” - fine but essentially meaningless. BUT VERY WELCOME!
“as well as bulky sports gear in a dedicated carriage” great, but how many and where?
EDIT that just the Explorer which has already started(?)
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Obviously great news, now key is for it be clear which trains both from the outside and also on SR website/app plus RealTimeTrains etc.
(And better booking - mentioned on other thread.)
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Yeah great news, but I can't base a holiday on hanging around train stations hoping to get on the train.
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@steveo, go on holiday to the train station? My pal Joe a lover of train spotting and beer thought he had died and gone to Heaven when he discovered a bar on the platform of Porthmadog Railway Station when he was on holiday with us many moons ago.
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Did enjoy visiting the haymarket office, I could sit and watch the trains rather than talk to people.
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The great writer Penelope Fitzgerald has a novel The Beginningof Spring set in Moscow 1912, everyone should read this great Russian novel written by a little old English lady. Sections in the Moscow train station are outstanding. Also contains Dundee Keks and a bear getting drunk.
Hugo Cabret is great graphic novel set in Paris station. Was made into movie by Scorsese?
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0970179/ - good film, would happily watch it again but I don't think it's ever been re-shown on free-to-air TV. (I do keep an eye out for such things.)
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