Sustainable Transport

Will my hon. Friend accept that a real barrier, which is not mentioned anywhere, is that when people put their bikes on a train—particularly on a First Great Western 125—they have no idea how long they have to do it? By the time they have put it in the guard’s van and tied it up, and run to the carriage, they must sometimes literally jump on the train. There is surely a need for some consistency about the physical aspects of putting a bike on a train, and that point seems never to be made. I wonder if my hon. Friend would like to comment.