Comments on: Taking the bike on the train: completing the Hurunui Heartland Ride https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2024/02/18/taking-the-bike-on-the-train-completing-the-hurunui-heartland-ride/ Regular people riding bicycles Fri, 08 Mar 2024 03:45:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 By: Robert https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2024/02/18/taking-the-bike-on-the-train-completing-the-hurunui-heartland-ride/#comment-153001 Mon, 19 Feb 2024 19:10:16 +0000 https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/?p=34904#comment-153001 Thanks for a great account. How things change – it wasn’t so long ago turning up to a rail journey with a bike unannounced was east, it was placed in the guards van no charge and no hassle.

In the UK, back in the 1980’s my stress was guessing which position along the platform the guards van would stop at as the Intercity 125 cruised in. Whether, if you got it wrong the ticket collector would allow a bike to sit in the luggage space in a standard carriage and whether you could get it through the door prior to impending departure.

]]> By: pepe https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2024/02/18/taking-the-bike-on-the-train-completing-the-hurunui-heartland-ride/#comment-152996 Mon, 19 Feb 2024 18:14:11 +0000 https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/?p=34904#comment-152996 Kiwi rail are really missing the boat when it comes to bikes on trains, we took the coastal train to Picton a few years ago the limit for bikes was 2 so no one else could book a bike on the day we rode. There is a huge market ready to be tapped with all the E bikers, bike tourers etc wanting to spread the rides further.
Planning to do the hurunui ride this Easter so thanks for the firsthand account.

]]> By: Cyclomaniac https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2024/02/18/taking-the-bike-on-the-train-completing-the-hurunui-heartland-ride/#comment-152878 Sun, 18 Feb 2024 03:05:46 +0000 https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/?p=34904#comment-152878 What a great trip, very inspiring! Thanks so much for sharing.

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