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« on: December 06, 2007, 12:05:17 »
From the FGW▸ (First Great Western) website front page :

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Some changes to the cycling policy have been made due to larger (?) trains stopping at shorter platforms

See link below for more details.
http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/Content.aspx?id=80
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« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2007, 16:00:19 »
To do with introduction of SDO▸ (Selective Door Opening).
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« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2007, 18:51:19 »
At short platforms FGW▸ (First Great Western) have put up posters saying that you now must store bikes in front power cars and how to store them in the front power cars. There is also a blue circular sign where you must load your bicycles. If you are alighting at a short platform you must inform the TM▸ (Train Manager, or Ticket Machine, or Temple Meads (Bristol), depending on context) where you board and put your bicycle in the front power car.
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« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2008, 23:18:59 »
As a cyclist with an unscheduled 15 minutes to spend on Bristol Temple Meads station, I was drawn to actually read FGW▸ (First Great Western)'s poster regarding cycles on trains. What a joy it is.



Particularly amusing is paragraph 3 which I quote exactly for you
"If you are travelling to or from any station not shown in the above list, please load your cycle in Coach A as normal."

Now the above list is a list of short platform stations.
So any station not shown is a long platform station.
So if I go from, say, BTM▸ (Bristol Temple Meads (strictly, it should be BRI) but BTM is a commonly used alternative))(long platform) to anywhere I should put the bike in coach A??? Huh

How can they make something so simple into something so complicated, and then get it wrong?
Can you imagine being a foreign visitor, struggling with english as a second language, trying to understand this gibberish?

To top it all they then have the cheek to blame cyclists for delays in loading bikes onto trains!
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« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2008, 16:44:33 »
If you find it that difficult to fathom out either leave bike at home, or invest in a fold up one and then you can take it in the coach with you
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« Reply #5 on: February 08, 2008, 07:42:39 »
Quote from: dog box on February 07, 2008, 16:44:33
If you find it that difficult to fathom out either leave bike at home, or invest in a fold up one and then you can take it in the coach with you

Or ask a member of staff if you are unsure, which it does recomend!
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« Reply #6 on: February 08, 2008, 10:28:56 »
Quote from: dog box on February 07, 2008, 16:44:33
If you find it that difficult to fathom out either leave bike at home, or invest in a fold up one and then you can take it in the coach with you

Not always possible

I used to cycle paddington to uxbridge and back - 14 miles each way

You need a proper bike for that
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« Reply #7 on: February 08, 2008, 23:42:08 »
I know there would be less space, but why not just have:

"load your bike into the front power car."

Ah simple!

The rear one could be used for people travelling to long platforms!
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« Reply #8 on: February 09, 2008, 09:50:51 »
Or simply stop the TGS and the rear PC at every platform; inevitable very difficult!
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« Reply #9 on: February 09, 2008, 10:05:22 »
Quote from: devon_metro on February 09, 2008, 09:50:51
Or simply stop the TGS and the rear PC at every platform; inevitable very difficult!
Thats whats happening from March onwards, have you seen the new stop boards at the ends of the platforms? "HST▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) stop 2+7" and one a bit further on saying "HST stop 2+8".
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« Reply #10 on: February 09, 2008, 10:35:33 »
Can't say I have although it cant be much different to the old HST▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) stop boards, particularly in Cornwall!
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