Do ticket easements apply to mandatory bicycle reservations?

3/21/2018 10:24:36 PM

Yes, up to a point. Staff won’t refuse a bike because “it was not the booked train”, and are very likely to try to be helpful.

However,

  • All trains will have a maximum number of bicycles they are authorised to carry. If these are all used up then a further bike may well be rejected whatever easements are in place. How likely this is depends on whether you expect things to be quiet (because the weather is poor) or busy (because some trains are cancelled)
  • If trains are very crowded, then you may be asked to remove your bike if it takes up passenger space. This would not apply to Virgin services where the bike is stored in guards van.
  • If you require the assistance of a member of staff to load the bike, then there is no guarantee that they will notice you or help you board. (Services may be understaffed, or staff may be more busy than usual.) My experience with bikes on Virgin is that the staff don’t know they are expecting a bike anyway, so this may not be a big difference.

In summary, I would expect it to be fine, but there are no guarantees.

ADDENDUM

If a cancelled train is replaced with a bus, all bets are off. I have had bus drivers take a lot of convincing to allow my bike on board.

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