The updated
https://content.tfl.gov.uk/tfl-conditions-of-carriage.pdf has been published at last. The new rule is a bit strange:
9.6 You cannot take a non-folding electric bicycle, an electric scooter or electric unicycle on our bus, Tube, Tram, DLR, London Overground, Elizabeth line and London Cable Car services. Non-folding electric bicycles cannot be taken beyond the gateline at any of our rail stations.
So, they have addressed the fire problem that has really happened, by banning e-bikes from platforms, but for some reason, electric scooters and unicycles (those hoverwheel things) are still allowed onto platforms even though they can't be taken on services. That's odd.
TfL's rule includes "London Overground, Elizabeth line" but those are both subject to the National Rail Conditions of Travel, and that hasn't been updated, so e-bikes are still not listed as "Items only permitted at the discretion of individual Train Companies" or "Items that are not permitted to be carried on passenger trains" and there is no mention of any restrictions on e-bikes on
https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/cyclists so those routes might get challenged early on.
Cycling charity "Wheels for Wellbeing" has called on TfL to extend its existing mobility aid permit scheme to e-bikes. TfL Non-Folding e-Bike Ban On Public Transport: WfW Position Statement –
https://wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/t...n-on-public-transport-wfw-position-statement/
TfL still haven't published their "comprehensive" review so we don't know whether they even considered any of the above before suddenly changing their rules and hindering e-bike users.