Hi everyone

I found this forum after searching online about pushchairs and trains. I have just returned from a 6 hour train journey (of which about 3 1/2 hours was on GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway)) with a 1 1/2 year old, and I think the pushchair policy is a disgrace.

To those saying that they can be folded - you have obviously never travelled with a young child who needs to sleep at unpredictable times (and makes quite a fuss if they don't manage it!).

To those saying pay for it - I'd be happy if I could actually sit in the seat I already paid for. Instead I spent several hours on recent journeys sitting on the floor by the doors, because this is the only place where I can keep the pushchair reclined. Meanwhile my reserved seat in the middle of the train was unoccupied.

Train travel needs to remain a realistic option for families with young children. For what its worth, I think the original suggestion in the thread is a good one.