Carrying more cycles on public transport?

[whole diary]

[grahame]

I'm posting this on "lighter side" but perhaps there may be a serious application?



On the square front end of 142, 143 and 150/1 perhaps ...

[JayMac]

I don't understand the logic of this. You have a large rubber fender to protect against low speed collision damage and then affix a steel bike rack to that. Can't do much for any vehicle, structure or human the bus may bump into.

We'll never see such a silly contraption on the front of a train. First you partially block the yellow warning panel. Next, it's unlikely to fit around the head/tail lights. Safely securing it to a train that can run at up to 75mph would be nigh on impossible. And finally, it'd take an age to load/unload the secured cycles, adding to dwell times and, having to be done side on from a platform, posing many safety problems.

Bicycles are best carried inside a train.

[Phil]

Bicycles are best carried inside on a train. 

[Rhydgaled]

finally, it'd take an age to load/unload the secured cycles, adding to dwell times and, having to be done side on from a platform, posing many safety problems.

I imagine the dwell and safety issues apply to the bike racks on buses too. According to this all the TrawsCambria buses had bike racks on them (at the back). I don't think they do anymore, maybe your comments explain why. You can just about get a bike in the wheelchair space on the bus, seen it done once I think.

Bicycles are best carried inside on a train. 

Is the loading guage big enough to get bikes on the roof? And how would you get them up there?

[thetrout]

The WX Bus services in Bath (Wessex Water) have bike racks fitted to the back. I'll try and grab a picture later today