HC Deb 03 November 1993 vol 231 cc232-3W
Mr. Harvey

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will require British Rail to increase the capacity for the carriage of cycles on the newly introduced Waterloo to Salisbury and Exeter trains.

Mr. Freeman

Carrying bicycles by train is an operational matter for British Rail. I understand that its policy is to allow one bicycle in each three-coach unit. Trains operate with either three, six or nine coaches depending on passenger number. The new trains have been designed to provide the maximum number of seats for passengers and do not have room for more than one bicycle in each three-coach unit.