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@JonoMarshall
Ok, trying to talk to the right rail company (East Anglia) about booking bikes on the London to Cambridge (from Liverpool Street) train is a freaking nightmare.
15 minutes and 6 transfers later: "Sorry you cannot reserve bike slots on that route and we advise you to take some bike bags as there will only be a maximum of 2 slots per carriage: 4/6 in total and they are quite popular."
Bin bags and arriving in plenty of time it is then, don't wait until the train arrives to take your bike apart (or not) if you're traveling in a big group... the train won't wait and they won't let you on (if the guard sees you).
All the information was abismal, I wouldn't be surprised if it's a completely different scenario tomorrow morn... does anyone take this route regularly? The way I remember it, you could just pile in to a quiet carriage and "make do" with bikes?