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Gallery: Bikes on Trains

This gallery was last updated on Friday 8th May 2009.

facilities for carrying cycles by rail

Newer South West Trains trains have a '3 bicycles' logo on carriages. A surprising amount of convertible space in SouthWest Trains 'Juniper' trains on the Waterloo-Reading line - although external marking is for wheelchairs only, not bikes. Bodmin Parkway station - Sustrans milepost and new sign showing position for loading cycles on High Speed Trains Trains, trams and the underground in Cologne allow bicycles at any time at a charge. Bicycles travel free after 16:00 hrs. All "S-Bahn" carriages I used were carrying at least one full size bike. This bike was at 5:30 pm on the service from the fair g … Cycle space is far tighter on the Class 317 trains to Liverpool Street than on the Class 365s to Kings Cross. Cycle space in convertible area on refurbished Class 317 train, Cambridge-London Liverpool Street route. The Rio de Janeiro metro - the emphasis seems to be on getting people to cycle to the station, rather than taking bikes on trains (in the small print it mentions that they're allowed on Sundays and holidays only). Buenos Aires suburban trains carry bikes at all times, in an area marked 'fourgon' (and using the disabled gates to the platforms). Leaflet about carrying bikes on Chicago's suburban trains - in to the city after 0930, out except 1500-1700 and at weekends except for festivals. Timetables spell out exactly how many bikes can be carried by each train (2 or 3 in each carriage, ie 6 t … Bikes are allowed on all off-peak suburban trains around Philadelphia - although the trains are totally unsuitable for any kind of suburban service, let alone carrying bikes. Multi-purpose space in a modern French train - the metre-gauge Mont Blanc Express, from St Gervais to Chamonix and Martigny - cycle hooks, baggage space and folding seats. Multi-purpose space in a modern French regional train - ski racks to left, hooks for hanging bikes, and folding seats. Multi-purpose space in French regional train - hooks and wheel-troughs for bikes, folding 'strapontin' seats. Bicycle carriage on DB sleeper train Paris Munich (in winter). The rear of the current Sao Paolo metro map is entirely concerned with the new regulations for carrying bikes on the metro (Mon-Fri evenings, Sat afternoon/evening and all day Sunday). The Sao Paolo metro - load your bike (late evenings, Sat afternoon/evening, all day Sunday) into the rear carriage only. Bicycle parking (hanging) at a Rio de Janeiro metro station. Bikes are carried on the Montréal metro (front carriage only) - offpeak, including the middle of the day. Sign to wheelchair/bike elevator to Washington DC Metro Multipurpose space in a First Scotrail Class 170 train Convertible space in South West Trains Desiro trains Inside a Dutch train - the sign reads, in English 'A folding bicycle may be carried free of charge. Other bicycles may be carried only outside peak times and you will need to pay an additional charge'. Multipurpose space in a Dutch train. Cyclists (mainly from Ely) queueing to get through the ticket barriers at 0825 - about the busiest it got in the morning peak during the cycle count. Bike racks in a Spanish rural train Storage space for 4 normal bikes or 2 tandems on a Virgin Pendolino Sign showing where to load bikes at the northern end of Pendolino trains. Interior of London Overground's new tube-style Class 378 train - plenty of space for cycles. Doorway marked for cycles and wheelchairs in a Class 313 train on the lines to Welwyn Garden City, Hertford North and Letchworth - in fact it's identical to the other door bays, with no modifications. Bicycle Area on the Vancouver Skytrain Information in French and English about carriage of bikes on the Chamonix Valley trains. Bike-hanging space in a metre-gauge Chamonix Valley train Advice on cycle carriage in the Corail Lunéa night train from St Gervais to Paris. Cycle space on the Corail Lunéa night train from St Gervais to Paris - it's hard to know how you're meant to attach your bike. Not the easiest access to the cycle space on the Corail Lunéa night train from St Gervais to Paris. Cycle space on refurbished South West Trains inner-suburban train. Clearly marked cycle space in the driving trailer of a Corail push-pull train running between Paris and Dijon Multi-purpose space for cycles etc in a modern French electro-diesel train used by TER Bourgogne. LOTS of space for bikes in the end compartment of a French local push-pull train. Lots of cycle space in the driving trailer of a Hungarian InterCity push-pull train. An old-fashioned baggage carriage for bikes on the Budapest-Szombathely InterCity train. Convertible space in a First Great Western Class 150 local train. Twelve cycle spaces in a German local train. Twelve cycle spaces in a German local train. The metre-gauge trains between St Gervais, Chamonix and Martigny only carry five bikes (at least in France) and cyclists are often turned away. Good to have bilingual info (the Chamonix area has a huge English population). Flexible space in an SNCF regional train. Cycle compartment on a regional train in Romania. Cycle space in first-class carriage on a Zurich-Schaffhausem InterRegional train. Cycle space in a double-deck Zürich S-Bahn train Bikes hanging on a Chur-Basel Intercity train. Two huge areas for bikes on the S-Bahn train to Uetliberg, Zürich Notice about cycle carriage in the Lausanne metro Cycle space on modern Geneva suburban train (Coppet to Lancy Pont-Rouge) Cycle space in the locomotive, Montreux Oberland Bahn, Switzerland Cycle space in a French regional train from Annecy to Valence Cycle space in Chambéry-Grenoble-Valence regional train Cycle stowage area on this First Great Western 'Cross Country' service (not to be confused with Cross Country trains). The seat folds back to allow the bikes to slot in, but there's nothing to keep them secure.
Two cyclists joined the service a coupl … Convertible space in Chambéry-Grenoble regional train Bike hanging on Chambéry-Grenoble regional train Cycle space on the metre-gauge St Bernard Express train from Martigny to La Châble (for Verbier) Designated cycle space in the new trams in Reims Fold-down seats and cycle space in a Class 440 regional train in Bavaria Bike cage on the Night Riviera sleeper train from London to Penzance. Remarkable amount of convertible space around the disabled toilet in the new Class 379 trains between London Liverpool St, Stansted Airport and Cambridge. LOTS of convertible (cycle) space on a regional train in Bavaria
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Newer South West Trains trains have a '3 bicycles' logo on carriages.

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A surprising amount of convertible space in SouthWest Trains 'Juniper' trains on the Waterloo-Reading line - although external marking is for wheelchairs only, not bikes.

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Bodmin Parkway station - Sustrans milepost and new sign showing position for loading cycles on High Speed Trains

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Trains, trams and the underground in Cologne allow bicycles at any time at a charge. Bicycles travel free after 16:00 hrs. All "S-Bahn" carriages I used were carrying at least one full size bike. This bike was at 5:30 pm on the service from ... [more]

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Cycle space is far tighter on the Class 317 trains to Liverpool Street than on the Class 365s to Kings Cross.

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Cycle space in convertible area on refurbished Class 317 train, Cambridge-London Liverpool Street route.

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The Rio de Janeiro metro - the emphasis seems to be on getting people to cycle to the station, rather than taking bikes on trains (in the small print it mentions that they're allowed on Sundays and holidays only).

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Buenos Aires suburban trains carry bikes at all times, in an area marked 'fourgon' (and using the disabled gates to the platforms).

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Leaflet about carrying bikes on Chicago's suburban trains - in to the city after 0930, out except 1500-1700 and at weekends except for festivals. Timetables spell out exactly how many bikes can be carried by each train (2 or 3 in each carri ... [more]

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Bikes are allowed on all off-peak suburban trains around Philadelphia - although the trains are totally unsuitable for any kind of suburban service, let alone carrying bikes.

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Multi-purpose space in a modern French train - the metre-gauge Mont Blanc Express, from St Gervais to Chamonix and Martigny - cycle hooks, baggage space and folding seats.

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Multi-purpose space in a modern French regional train - ski racks to left, hooks for hanging bikes, and folding seats.

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Multi-purpose space in French regional train - hooks and wheel-troughs for bikes, folding 'strapontin' seats.

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Bicycle carriage on DB sleeper train Paris Munich (in winter).

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The rear of the current Sao Paolo metro map is entirely concerned with the new regulations for carrying bikes on the metro (Mon-Fri evenings, Sat afternoon/evening and all day Sunday).

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The Sao Paolo metro - load your bike (late evenings, Sat afternoon/evening, all day Sunday) into the rear carriage only.

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Bicycle parking (hanging) at a Rio de Janeiro metro station.

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Bikes are carried on the Montréal metro (front carriage only) - offpeak, including the middle of the day.

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Sign to wheelchair/bike elevator to Washington DC Metro

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Multipurpose space in a First Scotrail Class 170 train

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Convertible space in South West Trains Desiro trains

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Inside a Dutch train - the sign reads, in English 'A folding bicycle may be carried free of charge. Other bicycles may be carried only outside peak times and you will need to pay an additional charge'.

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Multipurpose space in a Dutch train.

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Cyclists (mainly from Ely) queueing to get through the ticket barriers at 0825 - about the busiest it got in the morning peak during the cycle count.

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Bike racks in a Spanish rural train

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Storage space for 4 normal bikes or 2 tandems on a Virgin Pendolino

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Sign showing where to load bikes at the northern end of Pendolino trains.

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Interior of London Overground's new tube-style Class 378 train - plenty of space for cycles.

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Doorway marked for cycles and wheelchairs in a Class 313 train on the lines to Welwyn Garden City, Hertford North and Letchworth - in fact it's identical to the other door bays, with no modifications.

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Bicycle Area on the Vancouver Skytrain

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Information in French and English about carriage of bikes on the Chamonix Valley trains.

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Bike-hanging space in a metre-gauge Chamonix Valley train

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Advice on cycle carriage in the Corail Lunéa night train from St Gervais to Paris.

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Cycle space on the Corail Lunéa night train from St Gervais to Paris - it's hard to know how you're meant to attach your bike.

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Not the easiest access to the cycle space on the Corail Lunéa night train from St Gervais to Paris.

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Cycle space on refurbished South West Trains inner-suburban train.

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Clearly marked cycle space in the driving trailer of a Corail push-pull train running between Paris and Dijon

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Multi-purpose space for cycles etc in a modern French electro-diesel train used by TER Bourgogne.

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LOTS of space for bikes in the end compartment of a French local push-pull train.

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Lots of cycle space in the driving trailer of a Hungarian InterCity push-pull train.

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An old-fashioned baggage carriage for bikes on the Budapest-Szombathely InterCity train.

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Convertible space in a First Great Western Class 150 local train.

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Twelve cycle spaces in a German local train.

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Twelve cycle spaces in a German local train.

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The metre-gauge trains between St Gervais, Chamonix and Martigny only carry five bikes (at least in France) and cyclists are often turned away. Good to have bilingual info (the Chamonix area has a huge English population).

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Flexible space in an SNCF regional train.

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Cycle compartment on a regional train in Romania.

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Cycle space in first-class carriage on a Zurich-Schaffhausem InterRegional train.

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Cycle space in a double-deck Zürich S-Bahn train

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Bikes hanging on a Chur-Basel Intercity train.

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Two huge areas for bikes on the S-Bahn train to Uetliberg, Zürich

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Notice about cycle carriage in the Lausanne metro

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Cycle space on modern Geneva suburban train (Coppet to Lancy Pont-Rouge)

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Cycle space in the locomotive, Montreux Oberland Bahn, Switzerland

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Cycle space in a French regional train from Annecy to Valence

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Cycle space in Chambéry-Grenoble-Valence regional train

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Cycle stowage area on this First Great Western 'Cross Country' service (not to be confused with Cross Country trains). The seat folds back to allow the bikes to slot in, but there's nothing to keep them secure. Two cyclists joined the serv ... [more]

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Convertible space in Chambéry-Grenoble regional train

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Bike hanging on Chambéry-Grenoble regional train

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Cycle space on the metre-gauge St Bernard Express train from Martigny to La Châble (for Verbier)

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Designated cycle space in the new trams in Reims

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Fold-down seats and cycle space in a Class 440 regional train in Bavaria

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Bike cage on the Night Riviera sleeper train from London to Penzance.

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Remarkable amount of convertible space around the disabled toilet in the new Class 379 trains between London Liverpool St, Stansted Airport and Cambridge.

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LOTS of convertible (cycle) space on a regional train in Bavaria

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