Northampton ride to London Saturday 24th March

[wanda2010]

Still not booked my ticket .

 

[StuAff]

Still not booked my ticket .

The quicker you do it, the cheaper it'll be...and don't forget there's competition for bike spaces!!

 

[wanda2010]

Now done. I'm on the train before yours Stu.

 

[Crackedheadset]

.....
Now, what has Luton got to offer?

The best library in the whole of the Home Counties, the Arndale shopping mall, Crawley Green Road and it's 11% hill where you can hit 50mph, Luton Airport and planes - if that's your thing, Luton Hoo, Bury Park - embrace the diversity, Luton VI form college and it's academic prowess, Luton Town FC, Hatters Way - 'the proving grounds', Cineworld and it's arcade - oh yes!.

I could go on but I won't!

 

[ianmac62]

The quicker you do it, the cheaper it'll be...and don't forget there's competition for bike spaces!!

London Midland doesn't do bike reservations. The rolling stock is plenty wide enough - and the seating plenty open enough - to take lots of bikes. The 0913 looks good because (for a Saturday) it stops at comparatively few stations on the way. The 0854 stops more often and takes longer - but is cheaper at the moment. I've always found that London Midland's own site is the cheapest for tickets on this route.

 

[velovoice]

Now done. I'm on the train before yours Stu.

I'm booked on the 8.54 and I think Mice is planning to book onto that one, too.
I recall someone saying bike reservations aren't usually needed on London Midland so I didn't get one... should I have?

 

[PippaG]

Dunno if you should have got one, but I have. Two in fact for the 8:54 (there are two of us coming, so I'm not just being greedy). If you want to avoid anyone getting arsey about how many bikes they do and don't let on the train, you're probably safer with one. Sometimes you get away with it. Sometimes you don't. It depends almost entirely on the staff on the train/platform.

 

[wanda2010]

I did look to see if there was a bike reservation bit on the LM site but didn't see one, but maybe I didn't look carefully enough. I'm sure it will be fine on the day.

 

[Flying Dodo]

Unfortunately, most of the train company's ticket systems don't seem to include a bike reservation section. Just for the future, generally it's best to use the Southern website for train booking, as their one does let you book bikes.

 

[ianrauk]

Sorry I won't be joining you on this ride Adam.
Am now joining Ross for a more local Man O'Kent Audax..

 

[Flying Dodo]

Audax!!!!! Have you bought some sandals?

 

[ianrauk]

Audax!!!!! Have you bought some sandals?

I haven't signed up.. i'm just tagging along with the weirdie beardies...

 

[Flying Dodo]

That's OK then. Try and remember not to go too fast.

 

[velovoice]

Unfortunately, most of the train company's ticket systems don't seem to include a bike reservation section. Just for the future, generally it's best to use the Southern website for train booking, as their one does let you book bikes.

That's what I've found too. However, thetrainline.com, while it does not offer a bike reservation as part of the ticket booking process, issues them later if you phone up and give them your booking reference. I've found their customer services people to be helpful and efficient at doing this. I hold off collecting my tickets until I've made that call, so I can collect them and the bike reservations all in one go. I've done this for long trips up and down the country using several different train operators - thetrainline.com sorts all the necessary bike reservations during one phone call.

 

[gbs]

Unfortunately, most of the train company's ticket systems don't seem to include a bike reservation section. Just for the future, generally it's best to use the Southern website for train booking, as their one does let you book bikes.

Adam, greetings! I have spent 10 mins or so hunting for this on the Southern site - clue please!