Bikes on trains

Colm Moore · 15-08-2007, 21:27

A friend found this. Ther eare some obvious inaccuracies. Could I get comments?

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Got this from ECG web-site. http://www.ecf.com/files/2/12/13/070...d_Train_EU.pdf

Is the CIE/Irish Rail info correct?

M

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4.13 Ireland – CIE

4.13.1 Carriage Offer
• Conventional trains: IC-trains connecting the main cities. On most IC-services bicycle carriage is
allowed.
• High-speed trains: not operated
• International connections: the cross-border Enterprise service, Dublin to Belfast, allows free bicycle
carriage (not before 9:30 a.m.Monday to Friday) of up to four bicycles without a reservation system.

4.13.2 Ticket and Reservation Schemes
• Bicycle day ticket costs 3 Euro.
• There is no reservation system.
• International bicycle tickets are not available.

4.13.3 Sales Channels
• Bicycle tickets are available at manned counters.
• Bicycle tickets and reservations are not available at automatic machines or online.

4.13.4 Website Information
• Timetable search engine: available in English, without a “bicycle carriage” query function.
• Information about ticket prices and reservations: very poor information available in English. Bicycle
tickets and reservations are not available online.
• Link to Railpassenger.info: not available.

4.13.5 Evaluation
• 14th place in the final ranking list, resulting from 7th in Carriage, 20th in Sale and 10th in Website.

Bicycle carriage is possible on most trains but it is not easy to identify these trains online. Bicycle
tickets are available only at manned counters. Online information is poor.

Of note, the new intercity sets will have space for 1 bike on 3-car DMUs and 2 bikes on 6-car DMUs.

Mark Gleeson · 15-08-2007, 21:31

Nearly all of that is incorrect, that said IE don't have anything useful online

MOH · 16-08-2007, 11:35

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IC-trains connecting the main cities.

... via Dublin

Colm Donoghue · 18-08-2007, 10:38

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Originally Posted by MOH

... via Dublin

Well Lisburn Newry conect via Portadown...

Mark Gleeson · 18-08-2007, 10:48

Waterford - Kilkenny of course, Limerick - Waterford

Points to note are

All trains listed as intercity in the online timetable are capable of carrying bikes.

Bikes are carried at all times on Enterprise trains

There are 4 fare bands for bikes based on distance travelled

Its first come first served

James Shields · 18-08-2007, 10:53

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Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson

Bikes are carried at all times on Enterprise trains

Except when it breaks down and gets replaced by a railcar. The 29Ks can't carry bikes, and while the C3Ks can, when an 8-car Enterprise gets replaced by a 3-car railcar, it ain't gonna happen.

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15-08-2007, 21:31	#2
Mark Gleeson Technical Officer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Coach C, Seat 33 Posts: 12,669	Nearly all of that is incorrect, that said IE don't have anything useful online

18-08-2007, 10:48	#5
Mark Gleeson Technical Officer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Coach C, Seat 33 Posts: 12,669	Waterford - Kilkenny of course, Limerick - Waterford Points to note are All trains listed as intercity in the online timetable are capable of carrying bikes. Bikes are carried at all times on Enterprise trains There are 4 fare bands for bikes based on distance travelled Its first come first served