Bikes On Trains, Its An Outrage

[desire68]

Guy's,I use the silver link every day from Northampton to Euston then ride round to Euston Square and get the underground to Liverpool street on my Hoffman.

I've been doing this since Feb04 and i've only had one problem and that was when i tried to get on the Silver link going back to Northampton just after 16.15(which is the cut off time for bikes on silverlink trains leaving Euston(suprisingly,you can travel on the Silverlink during this time if you are traveling TO Euston!!)

You can use the underground between the specified times but you won't get on the Northen line as that line is permanently off limits to bikes.

If you travel in the right time frames i guess you'll be ok,you can't use most of the rail net work between 07.00-10.00 and 16.15-19.00 but outside these times you are ok to take your bike.

Michael,if you feel that you were treated unjustly then complain and make it official,something we don't do enough in this country is complain when were mistreated and the offenders,weather they are in authority or not continue to bend us over and get away with it!!

When i missed the 16.15 time slot that day and was refused entry on to the platform at Euston,i was fuming as i then wouldn't be able to board until after 19.00.I got the guy's number and made a complaint there and then,and when i got home i wrote to them and they had to reply with an apology.

The thing is,rules are rules,but these inspectors are not robots and some consideration could have been shown given that it was not deep in to rush hour,i was traveling out of London,as bikes go i had a small bike being a BMX and i felt a little compassion could have been shown due to me now having to wait for 2hrs and 45 mins for the next train home,He could have so easily over looked the time frame this time and warned me not to do it again. So get your complaint in writing and you'll get a reply if nothing else.

Oh,and i hate trains too lol!!

Mike.