Bikes on Darts at peak times

Haven't noticed the new carriages with bike areas, or are they not on stream yet (still a fair chance of getting an older dart carriage too).

fwiw I was on a packed dart from Bray yesterday morning (I'd guess a no show, and then it was a greystones one), and two e scooters in a packed standing area. The folding/ folded one actually took up more space than the one the fella was just standing over.

Bikes are becoming a significant issue on some commuter rail services into Toronto because so many of them are delivery riders coming from the outer suburbs to work downtown deliveries. While I understand their need, they don’t pay a separate fare for their bikes and there are so many that doors are being blocked, and they only bring their own bikes because the companies they work for want “gig workers” (and the riders themselves may sign on for more than one app), but are demanding that government resolve the issue with more coaches and services

It's Ireland. Is anything ever enforced.

Just a correction though. Folding bicycles are allowed no restrictions if folded and covered.

"...Bicycles on DART and Commuter Trains

We welcome bicycles free of charge on off peak DART and Commuter services. Bicycles that are folded and covered can be carried on all DART and Commuter services with no time restrictions.

Bicycles are not permitted on DART and Commuter services before 10:00 and between the hours of 15:30 and 19:00 Monday to Friday. Customers can travel with bikes all day Saturday and Sunday..."

Worse that the bikes is the e-scooters.... they won't even fold them up.

People are A**holes. (Not just cyclists)

If security catch you with a bike on the train they should just ask you to get off the train or take it off you.

Nah. Ads is as far as it will go. There won't be enforcement on Darts. Some CSOs will stop people on intercity services, but that's about it.

They could, but they won't. That's my point.

Once on my train someone locked a full sized bike to the door which then couldn't open. The cyclist ignored all intercom warnings from the driver. Until eventually the driver stopped the train and refused to move until the bike was unlocked and moved. Cyclist was very slow to even do that.

Someone bringing a full sized bike on a packed train at peak has to be fairly obnoxious and selfish to do that.

What kind of train was that on?

Looks to me like one bike spot per carraige?

Irish Rail really need to get more of the bike carriages that they have already on the Cork IC services. They're fantastic and basically get rid of this problem of bikes on the service.

Door couldn't physically open. However he did it. When the door moved the bike moved.

Only the intercity has a bike spaces (2) and it's just inside the door, and very awkward to get a bike in. And it's double stacked so Unless you're getting out at the last stop the inside space is useless. The track in the floor also fouls my derailleur on my folding bike. So I can't use it.

When it was packed you couldn't move anywhere so pointless asking anyone to move anywhere. It's ridiculous bringing a full sized bike on it.

That said it's not as busy as it was pre lock down. So when it's quieter there is space for a bike.

Finding it hard to picture exactly how that could be done, but I'll have a look at one when travelling on Monday.

Intercity trains actually have three spaces for bikes. I know what you mean about them not being suitable. One of my bikes has a mudguard I have to adjust when putting into the bike space. And some people aren't physically able to lift their bike into the space. It can be awkward.

He had it locked to the rail/handle inside the door. Thinking about it, it was the door opened but couldn't close. I was sitting about 5 rows away. People would have assume it was my bike, (yellow jacket etc) but he was middle carriage. The drive came down and shoved it in the first stop. Refused to do at the next one. Guy just sat ignoring it.

Some people would drive a SUV on the train if they could.