The new Trans-Pennine service from Manchester to York via Wakefield opens up some opportunities for bike-rail. We took the 08:48 Northern service from Sheffield to Wakefield Kirkgate and switched to the train heading or Manchester, whizzing through Huddersfield and arriving in Marsden around 10:00 in heavy drizzle. Our first mistake was to lug our bikes… Continue reading A Bike Ride from Marsden to Wakefield
Category: Transport Report
e-bike consultation: ‘More Watts? – Smarter regulation?’
Why I support the Govt consultation: ‘Smarter regulation: proposed changes to legislation for electrically assisted pedal cycles’ – by Richard Attwood. The Govt has just (29.02.24) launched a consultation , as part of a wider Smarter Regulation Programme, to explore the possibility of an increase in the current legally permissible wattage rating of electric bikes… Continue reading e-bike consultation: ‘More Watts? – Smarter regulation?’
Go Dutch!
Hook of Holland via Hull on the Rotterdam ferry. (with P+O ferries – no other ferries are available for this route!) Context: We had booked a special exhibition at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, and wanted to use the Bromptons for a bit of an adventure going over. (We returned on the Eurostar direct from Amsterdam… Continue reading Go Dutch!
Travels in the Basque Country
Transport in France
Local transport in Pau Voie Vertes (Greenways) COVID Precautions France has kept some COVID Restrictions in place. Masks are obligatory on Public Transport and you need a Covid passport, showing that you have been vaccinated twice, to enter restaurants, bars, museums etc. Consequently, as over-65s we felt much safer going into these places and using… Continue reading Transport in France