Unexpected limit in the UK train baggage areas
There is a baggage squeeze on the UK network. The growing pains on UK trains are down to a leisure travel surge, harking back to the days of day trips to the seaside resorts and holidays at home. The echoes are of the seventies and eighties, when loco-hauled trains were the norm, and an endless supply of redundant old coaches could be pressed into service, almost at will. Today’s close-coupled, fixed-formation multiple units offer less flexibility and are often left wanting for space. That’s proving a bigger problem than ever on Britain’s crowded railways.
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I travelled across Canada by train many years ago,and the train company operated a checked in baggage service so large cases were not cluttering up carriages,the train had a baggage car. Way too conventional for Britain’s high tech,no space trains eh? Nearly all of the new trains on the network have one thing in common-loads less space,legroom and comfort than the HSTs etc that they replaced
I think uk trains are a total pain. I either drive where luggage is free and safe or use the coach where luggage is free and safe. Trains in UK are a bit crazy really. The companies cant make up their mind whether to honour a service it just cancel services. My car is more reliable and you know what. I dont need a ticket. Even network rail CEO was stranded other day. What are we doin???
Add a baggage van. Charging for luggage doesn’t increase space, it simply breeds resentment.
Train fares are already exorbitant. Give us value for money , use your common sense by reducing too-high management salaries and BRING BACK THE LUGGAGE VAN!!!
Overhead storage is way too small on most new trains so even small cases dont fit.