When we came back from Manningtree yesterday, after the Dedham Vale ride, the train was about 25 minutes late. The guard got out and opened the doors for us of the very large carriage that you get for bikes on that line and said 'there are already 35 bikes in there'. Then, when we'd got seats, the announcement came that 'we're sorry for the delay, this was due to a signalling problem but also due to loading bikes at .
It goes to show how popular cycle carriage can be when the space is there.
When we came back from Manningtree yesterday, after the Dedham Vale ride, the train was about 25 minutes late. The guard got out and opened the doors for us of the very large carriage that you get for bikes on that line and said 'there are already 35 bikes in there'. Then, when we'd got seats, the announcement came that 'we're sorry for the delay, this was due to a signalling problem but also due to loading bikes at .
It goes to show how popular cycle carriage can be when the space is there.