It's pleasing to see bicycles being loaded on to a train with relative ease. On many modern trains, the provision of bike spaces is extremely poor and with many needing compulsory pre-booking. The concept of integrated transportation methods is not exactly encouraged by these retrograde steps. 43133 will soon lead the down 'Cornish Riviera' away from Paddington as the fabled 1C77. However, its departure time is now somewhat earlier than in the past as the 10.06 to Penzance. My boss and I took this service to Bodmin Parkway and enjoyed a very comfortable trip indeed.
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