I'm looking at trains from London to Penzance for a LEJOG adventure in the summer. I've taken this route before with a bike what seems like just a few short years ago, but I now realise it was actually nearly 20 years ago!
I seem to remember just bunging my bike in the guard's van and all was good. Is this still the case?
I notice on GWR's website it says "When making a reservation, please be aware we can only guarantee your bike will fit if it has a tyre width of 7cm or less and a rim diameter of 50cm or less."
The 50cm or less thing seems a bit weird. I can only assume from that, that it's not just a shove-it-in-the-guard's-van thing and there is some horrible bike space designed by someone who has no idea what shape a bicycle actually is, that may or may not involve hanging it up or squeezing it into a space totally unsuitable for a bike. Especially one with luggage.
Has anyone done this route or know anythng about bikes on it?
Cheers