AKA Bob
Riding a folding bike far too much of the time...
- Location
- Reading upon Thames
Also bought a couple of early bird tickets. No small wheeled bike for me this year sticking to two 700c......
Dunwich Dynamo 2015
- Thread starter AndyWilliams
- Start date
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rb58
Enigma
- Location
- Bexley, Kent
Don't need a ticket to ride back 
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User10571
Guest
Hardcore....Don't need a ticket to ride back
Hi Andy, I know the area around Dunwich fairly well. There is a youth hostel at Blaxhall a few miles from Dunwich. The village pub also has some cabins for sleeping in, and the pub serves a decent pint of beer.
Anyone thinking of using trains to get to London on Saturday 4th July or back to London from Dunwich (Darsham) on the Sunday morning, you need to check out what Abellio are doing. Things could be very difficult.
Dear sir or madam,
Due to the growing popularity of the Dunwich Dynamo cycle event, and to maintain a punctual and safe service, we will this year be introducing partial cycle restrictions on our network on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th July.
The restrictions are as follows:
Saturday 4th July
Our current policy of 8 bikes per intercity services and 4 bikes per rural/stopping service will be strictly adhered to.
Sunday 5th July
Bikes will be prohibited on the following routes: Lowestoft - Ipswich, Lowestoft - Norwich.
Bikes will be restricted to a maximum of 4 on the following rural routes: Ipswich - Cambridge, Norwich - Cambridge. Only 8 bikes can be carried between Norwich and Ipswich.
Intercity services starting from Ipswich travelling to Colchester/Chelmsford/Stratford/London will carry a maximum of 50 bikes per train only and must be reserved in advance - a free bike ticket will be generated and this must be presented before boarding.
Stopping services that start at Ipswich at XX:09 past the hour will be prohibited from carrying bikes.
We are currently working on creating the online reservation form, which can be found on the following page when launched: http://www.abelliogreateranglia.co.uk/dunwich-dynamo-restri…. I will of course let you know when the form is live.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Best wishes,
Paul
Dear sir or madam,
Due to the growing popularity of the Dunwich Dynamo cycle event, and to maintain a punctual and safe service, we will this year be introducing partial cycle restrictions on our network on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th July.
The restrictions are as follows:
Saturday 4th July
Our current policy of 8 bikes per intercity services and 4 bikes per rural/stopping service will be strictly adhered to.
Sunday 5th July
Bikes will be prohibited on the following routes: Lowestoft - Ipswich, Lowestoft - Norwich.
Bikes will be restricted to a maximum of 4 on the following rural routes: Ipswich - Cambridge, Norwich - Cambridge. Only 8 bikes can be carried between Norwich and Ipswich.
Intercity services starting from Ipswich travelling to Colchester/Chelmsford/Stratford/London will carry a maximum of 50 bikes per train only and must be reserved in advance - a free bike ticket will be generated and this must be presented before boarding.
Stopping services that start at Ipswich at XX:09 past the hour will be prohibited from carrying bikes.
We are currently working on creating the online reservation form, which can be found on the following page when launched: http://www.abelliogreateranglia.co.uk/dunwich-dynamo-restri…. I will of course let you know when the form is live.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Best wishes,
Paul
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AndyWilliams
Über Member
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Throws a spanner in the works.....
jefmcg
Guru
Not really, trains home from DD have been a problem for a while. You have to rely on the buses, or your own resources. I think it's great they are a letting people know in advance, to reduce the number of stranded people unable to use their tickets.
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StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
- Location
- Portsmouth
Some of you may have noticed my Nur Nud thread- a backwards Dun Run starting in That Suffolk and going to That London. I've now decided that it makes more sense than ever, so I'm planning to go ahead, the same night.
I've not had any issues training back on two runs (2011 back from Ipswich, 2013 from Diss) but I had pre-booked tickets and made them in plenty of time. In 2011, Ipswich's station manager, the excellently named Alan Boagey, gently persuaded the guard to let every bike that was on the platform on my train. AFAIK, DD numbers picked up even more last year though, can't really blame them for capping numbers.
I've not had any issues training back on two runs (2011 back from Ipswich, 2013 from Diss) but I had pre-booked tickets and made them in plenty of time. In 2011, Ipswich's station manager, the excellently named Alan Boagey, gently persuaded the guard to let every bike that was on the platform on my train. AFAIK, DD numbers picked up even more last year though, can't really blame them for capping numbers.
StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
- Location
- Portsmouth
That it is. Abellio aren't just ignoring the issue or turning away paying customers, they're being upfront about it. There are many jobsworth train guards and TOCs, but there's plenty who are more pragmatic.
Now if they could do something about replacement buses.......
TechnoTim2011
Active Member
I have raised this issue with Suffolk County Council and BBC Radio Suffolk who interviewed myself and Leighton Taylor of Torque Bikes in Sudbury this morning. We are going to keep hammering away until Abellio:
1) Make it possible for all cyclists from Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk who want to take their bikes by train to Liverpool Street for the start of the DD to be able to (our suggested solution is a brake van or freight wagon on at least one Saturday train into Liverpool Street.
2) Make it possible for any of the former who want to stop at intermediate stops in Essex and North of Ipswich to take their bikes on the stopping trains and do so. (even allowing normal limits would be an improvement).
1) above also covers anyone driving up to Dunwich and leaving their car or vehicle their overnight then cycling/train to start.
Otherwise many dozens of East Anglian DD'ers will be unable to make the start. This is not good news for anyone. That includes me, I have been involved in pit stops for past 4 years but wanted to do the DD this year.
1) Make it possible for all cyclists from Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk who want to take their bikes by train to Liverpool Street for the start of the DD to be able to (our suggested solution is a brake van or freight wagon on at least one Saturday train into Liverpool Street.
2) Make it possible for any of the former who want to stop at intermediate stops in Essex and North of Ipswich to take their bikes on the stopping trains and do so. (even allowing normal limits would be an improvement).
1) above also covers anyone driving up to Dunwich and leaving their car or vehicle their overnight then cycling/train to start.
Otherwise many dozens of East Anglian DD'ers will be unable to make the start. This is not good news for anyone. That includes me, I have been involved in pit stops for past 4 years but wanted to do the DD this year.
I have given up on the trains and as I have done for the last 2 years will cycle to the start.
To be fair I can sort of understand why they have put the restriction in place on the Saturday as the trains were never leaving Ipswich on time on the Saturday due to the length of time it was taking to load the guards van.
Good luck though on pushing them to come up with an alternative.
Am I right to assume it was you and your wife who used to run Weston's cafe ? If so the last 2 years you did an excellent job and your bacon rolls were a delight in the early hours
To be fair I can sort of understand why they have put the restriction in place on the Saturday as the trains were never leaving Ipswich on time on the Saturday due to the length of time it was taking to load the guards van.
Good luck though on pushing them to come up with an alternative.
Am I right to assume it was you and your wife who used to run Weston's cafe ? If so the last 2 years you did an excellent job and your bacon rolls were a delight in the early hours
TechnoTim2011
Active Member
No that was not me, the cafe has since changed hands, I will pop in to brief the new owners on the Dynamo. I was working as an outrider for Torque Bikes in 2012 and did the same last year. I planned on doing it this year but will be one who cannot get to the start unless Abellio change their tune.
Sudbury to Hackney, 50 miles. Problem solved
There's another ride you could consider - the Exmouth Exodus. More convenient for me, I did it last year finishing into the still-sharp teeth of ex-Hurricane Bertha. Great fun.
Omg Teef! Didn't you know the camera adds 10 lbs...
Great ride that was
How many cameras ?
Sorry, don't know you but couldn't resist.