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yeah the tandem policy would cover the cargo bikes I reckon, but an omnium is a good deal wider than a tandem
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I took my original Mini Max on SW Trains loads of times, can’t speak for other rail providers but ours were always reasonable. I never took it on a really busy train though to be fair and it tended to only be one other bike in the bike area.
I don’t think you’d get an Omnium cargo on there and I’ve been refused taking a Bullitt on, but I think it’d probably come down to who the conductor is.
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I work on gwr trains and see all sorts put on (well I did before COVID stopped all the tourists) from recumbents to tandems etc.
On the new 800 trains used by gwr and LNER the bike storage cupboard is 1950mm high (ive just gone and measured it) if that helps you.
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Does anyone have any experience of taking cargo bikes on (UK) trains?
I guess this is generally bloody difficult i.e. generally not permitted, but having seen that video of the bloke and his dog on king alfred way, i'm considering a cargo bike for me and my dog and wondering if its possible to take one on a train for weekend getaways etc. I guess they are considered as being like tandems in restrictions: https://www.atob.org.uk/uk-bike-rail-restrictions/
I figure its less of a problem the shorter and less bulky the cargo bike is, e.g. omnium mini max better than omniums regular cargo size bike, etc
Any experience on this? Should i stick to the forum dog thread?!