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European trains get more bike-friendly

3 Sep 2014 Europe railways
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Believe it or not, Britain’s long-distance trains are among the best in Europe for bike carriage. A First Great Western train to Cornwall has 6-12 bike spaces. A German ICE express has 0. But things are changing: carfree.fr reports that new French TGVs will offer up to three bike spaces, Austrian Railjets have six, and future ICEs will have eight. A new EU regulation requires that “railways shall enable passengers to bring bicycles on the train”, though with several caveats.

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