Is the fact that bikes arent supposed to be brought onto trains at peak times ever enforced, every evening i see people forcing themselves onto the dart with a bike in Pearse at 6pm.
Not on the dart it wouldn’t
Even this is a two bike space...
https://i.redd.it/no-bike-space-no-problem-v0-kxz2f1ek493b1.jpg?s=2f494ba352c9290382e051f2c7b7dca561760c4f
There should be more of the cycle carriages much like are on the Cork IC line. Basically would zero out this problem.
None I can think of.
It's mentioned regularly enough in the cycling forum, when discussions on taking bikes on the train come up.
Is there none online?
I have one somewhere, but might take me a while to find it. I'll take one on Monday when I'm next on the train. I prefer to use it whenever I travel with a bike, as it's more secure.
Can you link to a photo with three bikes
Trust me, they have three spaces. They just don't advertise it. And you can only book two spaces.
It's not bikes that aren't allowed at peak. It's non folding bikes. That's only Dart and commuter trains. Non folding bikes are allowed in the dedicated space on intercity trains.
But then they use intercity trains for commuting routes, and these do have these spaces. Of course kinda hard to know if they are full or not unless you get on.
Then again it's boards so sweeping generalising is par for the course.
It was about enforcement of existing rules
I didn't know this thread was about sh1tting on bikes relentlessly, rather practical solutions.
Are you seriously equating a buggy for a child to a bike for an adult ?
Maybe we can stay on subject.
How is it not the same? A transport device for one person taking up standing room for others seems to cover them both.
Change 'cyclists' to 'selfish people' and your post is bang on.
Should prams be banned on public transport too then?
Irish Rail need to get off their behind, and enforce their rules. Also need to improve the facilities, and services. Multi-modal transport is part of the NTA Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy.
Video shows one area for bike stowage, with two wheel stands backed up against the seats ont he other side. Similar to some that I have seen on some rail carriages in the UK
Some people would drive a SUV on the train if they could.
Never seen one with 3 spaces
https://irishcycle.com/how-to/how-to-bring-bicycles-on-public-transport/
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.
Services will be more frequent, so trains shouldn't be as packed. That's the plan anyway. Still a bit of a bottleneck at Connolly.
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.
That's not an exact carriage layout. More to demonstrate the different sections carriages can have.
But you still have the issue where it will be a mixture of trains, and you won't know which will arrive. A Dart+, or an older model.
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.
They have them, they just aren't introduced on services yet. They should be up and running in the next couple of months.
You can't compare to the Mark 4s on the Cork route though.
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.
So rather than lock to the door, it was locked to the handle support in the vestibule and blocking the door?
I've often seen people get on with a bike at Docklands, and they won't bother to move up to the bike space designed for them. Have to ask them nicely to do it. Some of those Docklands services get very packed.
Looks to me like one bike spot per carraige?
Intercity on Docklands. Train uses a different side of train after the initial station.
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