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Bikes on trains e-petition

Postby sid_day » Fri Jan 19, 2007 6:09 pm

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Cycles-on-Trains/

Campaign to make the provision for Bicycles on Trains Free and Compulsory by all train operators.
This would make door to door journeys via trains more attractive, reduce road traffic, and reduce CO2 emissions.
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Re: Bikes on trains e-petition

Postby kieran » Tue Feb 17, 2009 1:43 pm

another similar one:

[url]http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/bikes-on-trains/[/url]

obviously the first one didn't have too much influence.
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Re: Bikes on trains e-petition

Postby Dombo » Tue Feb 17, 2009 2:58 pm

Problem is there is no longer a guard's van. These could take upwards of a dozen bikes on the old slam-door trains and did not interefere with passengers. Now you have a max of two bikes in the specialist carriages and they cannot be carried at peak times. No 10 can "encourage" the Train Operating Companies all they like but elfen safety will always rule and allow the TOCs to say they did their best, but...
As usual our useless govt makes all the right noises but does not deliver.
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Re: Bikes on trains e-petition

Postby Mike I » Tue Feb 17, 2009 3:49 pm

You might as well sign up to this one as well ...

[url]http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/2012bikingWales/[/url]

It looks like it needs some help.
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Re: Bikes on trains e-petition

Postby Sylv » Tue Feb 17, 2009 4:21 pm

Guard's vans ... I remember them ... [img]http://www.ragebox.com/dts/images/smilies/cry.gif[/img]
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Re: Bikes on trains e-petition

Postby Jon H » Tue Feb 17, 2009 4:46 pm

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