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Cycles are carried on most train companies operating on the National Rail
network but each company has its own rules about taking cycles on its trains.
You should check details with the
appropriate train company before travelling. You can get full details
from appropriate train companies, from National Rail
Enquiries: 08457 48 49 50 (0845 60 50 600 Textphone, Welsh-speaking
enquiries: 0845 60 40 500) or from the National Rail
website. Further
information may be available on individual Train Operating Company's web sites - see below for a list of companies and their web sites' details.
- National Rail Enquiries operates 24 hours a day.
Calls are charged at local rates.
- Cycles are carried at owner’s risk (see National Rail Conditions of Carriage
for more information – http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/nrcc/).
- Fees may be charged for conveying your
cycle. However for long journeys on several train companies, only one
booking fee is charged, but where companies offer different rates, the
higher rate will apply. In general, reservations should be made as far
in advance as possible.
- Please label your cycle clearly.
- Folding cycles
completely folded down are carried free of charge. We advise - that you
cover your folding cycle.
- Tandems, tricycles and cycle trailers are not carried unless
otherwise stated.
- Unaccompanied cycles and ones with petrol engines cannot be carried.
- Cycles are not carried at all times on all services; or on replacement buses during
engineering works.
- Engineering work may affect trains, mainly at weekends. Please check
before you travel.
Train Operating Companies covered:
Arriva Trains Wales
Tel: 0870 9000 773
http://www.arrivatrainswales.co.uk
Long distance services from Cardiff to
West Wales, Manchester and Holyhead
Free of charge. Reservations recommended.
Two cycle spaces per train.
Local services in and around Cardiff, the
Vale of Glamorgan and South Wales Valleys
Free of charge. Reservations not required.
Restrictions apply Monday to Saturday during
peak hours on services to/from Cardiff.
c2c
Tel: 08457 678 765 http://www.c2c-online.co.uk
London Fenchurch Street - Southend Central and Shoeburyness
Free of charge. Reservations not required.
Restrictions apply Monday to Friday 0720
to 1010 and 1630 to 1840 on services
to/from London.
Chiltern Railways
Tel: 08456 005 165
http://www.chilternrailways.co.uk
London Marylebone – Aylesbury,
Stratford-upon-Avon, Birmingham and
Kidderminster
Free of charge. Reservations not required.
Restrictions apply Monday to Friday on
services arriving at London Marylebone/
Birmingham Snow Hill 0745 to 1000 and
departing London Marylebone/Birmingham
Snow Hill 1630 to 1930.
CrossCountry
Tel: 0844 811 0124
http://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Scotland, Northern England - Midlands
- South and South West Country
Free of charge. Reservations are compulsory
on most services. Please refer to the
CrossCountry website for details.
Folding cycles are carried free of charge without restriction.
East Midlands Trains
Tel: 08457 125678http://www.eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
East Midlands Mainline - London,
Leicester, Nottingham, Derby, Sheffield
Free of charge. Reservations compulsory.
Space is limited.
East Midlands Connect - Liverpool to
Norwich route
Free of charge. Reservations compulsory.
Space is limited.
East Midlands Connect - all other routes
Free of charge.
Two cycle spaces per train.
Note: If you are travelling with a cycle, you must
make yourself known to the station platform staff.
First Capital Connect
Tel: 0845 026 4700
http://www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk
Cross-London services Bedford to
Brighton and Wimbledon and London
to Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and
King's Lynn
Free of charge. Reservations not required.
Space is limited.
Restrictions apply Monday to Friday:
• 0700 to 1000 and 1600 to 1900 on services
to/from Zone 1 central London stations.
• any time on services between Drayton Park
and Moorgate.
• 0745 to 0845 on services between Royston
and Ely that depart/arrive Cambridge,
except the 0715 and 0745 departures from
King’s Cross.
First Great Western
Tel: 08457 000 125
http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk
London,
South Wales and the West Country
Free of charge. Reservations compulsory
weekdays on services arriving at London
Paddington 0700 to 1000, or departing
London Paddington 1500 to 1900.
Six cycle spaces per train - on some services
this may be reduced to three spaces.
Tandems can be carried on most services.
Please visit our website for details of restrictions.
Local services between London,
the Cotswolds and throughout the
Thames Valley
Free of charge. Reservations not required.
Two cycle spaces per train. Restrictions apply
weekdays on services arriving at London
Paddington 0745 to 0945, or departing
London Paddington 1630 to 1830.
Local, rural & inter-urban services
throughout the West Country
Free of charge. Reservations recommended
on Cardiff-Portsmouth services.
Two cycle spaces per train.
First ScotRail
Tel: 0845 601 5929
http://www.firstscotrail.com
All services within Scotland
Free of charge. Reservations compulsory on
some routes (refer to website for details).
Two to eight spaces per train on some routes.
Caledonian Sleeper Services
Free of charge. Reservations compulsory.
Three cycle spaces per train on Inverness -
London Sleeper service. Six cycle spaces
per train on the rest of the Sleeper services.
First ScotRail Cycle Rescue Service
covers all ScotRail services, so you can have
complete peace of mind when you travel
with your cycle. If you are unable to
complete the cycle portion of your journey
as a result of an accident, vandalism or an
irreparable breakdown this service will
get you back in the saddle. Full terms and
conditions for this service are available on the
Web site or for breakdown
tel 08000 717 212.
First TransPennine Express
Tel: 0845 600 1674
http://www.tpexpress.co.uk
Long distance services across the
North of England: Manchester Airport
- North East - North West
- Central Scotland
Free of charge. Reservation recommended.
Up to two cycle spaces per train.
Gatwick Express
Tel: 0845 850 1530
http://www.gatwickexpress.com
London Victoria - Gatwick Airport
Free of charge. Reservations not required.
Ten cycle spaces per train.
No restrictions.
Heathrow Connect
Tel: 0845 678 6975
http://www.heathrowconnect.com
London Paddington, Ealing Broadway,
West Ealing, Hanwell, Southall, Hayes
& Harlington - Heathrow Airport
local service
Free of charge. Reservations not required.
One cycle space per train.
Restrictions apply Monday to Friday 0745 to
0945 and 1630 to 1830 on services to/from
London Paddington.
Heathrow Express
Tel: 0845 600 1515
http://www.heathrowexpress.co.uk
London Paddington
- Heathrow Airport
Free of charge. Reservations not required.
Two cycle spaces per train.
No restrictions.
Hull Trains
Tel: 08450 710 222
http://www.hulltrains.co.uk
Hull, Brough, Howden, Selby, Doncaster,
Retford, Grantham, Stevenage and
London King’s Cross
Free of charge. Reservations compulsory.
Two cycle spaces per train.
Island Line Trains
Tel: 01983 562 492
http://www.island-line.com
Isle of Wight only
Free of charge. Reservations not required.
Four cycle spaces per train.
London Midland
Tel: 08456 024 277
http://www.londonmidland.com
London - Birmingham, Birmingham
- Liverpool and local and regional services
in and around the West Midlands
Free of charge. Restrictions apply Monday to
Friday 0700 to 0959 on services to London
Euston and 1600 to 1859 on services from
London Euston (excluding Bank Holidays).
London Overground
Tel: 0845 601 4867
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/overground
North London local services
Free of charge. Reservations not required.
Restrictions apply Monday to Friday 0700
to 1000 and 1615 to 1900 on services south
of Watford to/from London Euston and for
services between Willesden Junction and
Gospel Oak or between Gospel Oak and
Barking in either direction 0800 to 1000
and 1630 to 1830.
Merseyrail
Tel: 0151 702 2071
http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk
Local Northern and Wirral line services
around Merseyside
Free of charge. Reservations not required.
National Express East Coast
Tel: 08457 225 225
http://www.nationalexpress.com
London King’s Cross - Eastern Counties
- Yorkshire - North East England - Scotland
Free of charge. Reservations compulsory.
Five cycle spaces per train. Tandems can be
conveyed if you reserve two cycle spaces.
Northern
Tel: 0845 000 0125
http://www.northernrail.org
Inter-urban and local trains across
the North of England and parts of the
East Midlands
Free of charge. Reservations not required.
Two cycle spaces per train.
‘one’
Tel: 0845 600 7245
http://www.onerailway.com
London Liverpool Street - Norwich
intercity services and local services in
Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire
Free of charge. Reservations compulsory on
intercity services and recommended on
local services.
Six cycle spaces per intercity train and four
cycle spaces per local train.
Ticket holders receive the benefit of the
‘one’ /ETA cycle recovery scheme whilst
travelling by train and bike in Norfolk,
Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.
If your cycle breaks down or is stolen, both
you and your bike (if appropriate) will be
recovered and taken to the nearest station.
London Liverpool Street - Southend
Victoria, Colchester and Ipswich
Free of charge. Reservations not required.
Restrictions apply Monday to Friday 0745 to
0945 and 1630 to 1830 on services to/from
London Liverpool Street and Stratford.
London Liverpool Street - Chingford,
Enfield, Hertford, Cambridge, King's Lynn
Free of charge. Reservations not required.
Restrictions apply Monday to Friday:
• 0745 to 0945 and 1630 to 1830 on services
south of Broxbourne to/from London
Liverpool Street or Stratford.
• 0745 to 0845 on services into Cambridge
from Audley End and Ely.
Southeastern
Tel: 0845 000 2222
http://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk
South East London, Kent
and East Sussex
Free of charge. Reservations not required.
Restrictions apply Monday to Friday 0700
to 1000 for services to London and 1600
to 1900 on services from London.
Exceptions: Cycles permitted if travelling
between Gillingham, Otford, Tonbridge or
Redhill and Kent or East Sussex subject to
space availability.
Southern
Tel: 0845 127 2920
http://www.southernrailway.com
London - Surrey, Sussex
and South East England
Free of charge. Reservations not required.
Restrictions apply Monday to Friday 0700 to
1000 and 1600 to 1900 on services to/from
London Victoria, London Bridge or Brighton.
South West Trains
Tel: 0845 6000 650
http://www.southwesttrains.co.uk
London Waterloo - South West London
and South West England
Free of charge. Reservations not required.
Restrictions apply Monday to Friday:
• 0715 to 1000 and 1645 to 1900 on services
to/from London Waterloo and within the
suburban area bounded by Hook, Alton,
Guildford, Reading and Dorking.
• 0745 to 0900 on services from Clapham
Junction to the area bounded by Clapham
Junction, Feltham and Strawberry Hill.
Cycles may be conveyed on services between
Ascot, Aldershot and Guildford at any time.
Stansted Express
Tel: 0845 600 7245
http://www.onerailway.com
London Liverpool Street
- Stansted Airport
Only fully folded cycles and cycles that
have been flat packed in preparation for air
travel can be conveyed on Stansted Express
services at any time.
Free of charge. Reservations not required.
Virgin Trains
Tel: 0845 000 8000
http://www.virgintrains.com
London - West Midlands
- North Wales - North West England
and Scotland
Free of charge. Reservations compulsory.
Four cycle spaces per train.
Note: Spaces are subject to service alterations.
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