adamedwards
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Report in Local Transport Today on a possible conversion of 153s to be baggage vans on Scottish tourist routes like the Far North, as they can be joined to existing trains:
https://www.transportxtra.com/publications/local-transport-today/news/55657/scotrail-to-consider-providing-carriages-for-bikes-on-scenic-routes
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...&set=gm.1956499791056868&type=3&theater&ifg=1
Seems a good idea to me. If they will then mean tandems can get to Wick, Kyle and Oban I will be very happy!
https://www.transportxtra.com/publications/local-transport-today/news/55657/scotrail-to-consider-providing-carriages-for-bikes-on-scenic-routes
Unfortunately this is not the whole article but that has been posted here on Facebook:The Scottish Government has started talks with ScotRail over the provision of carriages with space for outdoor equipment, including bicycles, on some of the nation’s scenic railways.
The Government’s programme for 2017-18 committed to taking forward work on “introducing dedicated carriages for cycles and other outdoor sports equipment on rural routes in the north and west”.
ScotRail and Transport Scotland were unable to comment on suggestions that single-carriage...
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...&set=gm.1956499791056868&type=3&theater&ifg=1
Seems a good idea to me. If they will then mean tandems can get to Wick, Kyle and Oban I will be very happy!
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