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really stupid pushchair on train question!!!!
hi i am quite an intelligent 35 year old lol she says!!!!! but i havnt a clue how to get on a train with a pushchair!!!! can any one help?
i have a quinny buzz and always have seat facing me. to colapse i have to take seat off . apparently you can fold up in one if rear facing but i still dont think i could do this one handed and holding on to daisy with other arm!!! especially on a train platform!!
so can you take a pushchair on to train with baby in it? i dont mind standing in doorway if nessesary? or is there any where i can put the pushchair on train without folding it up?
i want to go on the birmingham meet but now i dont think i can face the train on my own?
there is actually no way daisy will sit in pushchair for the 20 min ride either thinkiing about it so i will have to get her out. sorry this sounds pathetic but until youve done something for the first time its a bit scary xx
i have a quinny buzz and always have seat facing me. to colapse i have to take seat off . apparently you can fold up in one if rear facing but i still dont think i could do this one handed and holding on to daisy with other arm!!! especially on a train platform!!
so can you take a pushchair on to train with baby in it? i dont mind standing in doorway if nessesary? or is there any where i can put the pushchair on train without folding it up?
i want to go on the birmingham meet but now i dont think i can face the train on my own?
there is actually no way daisy will sit in pushchair for the 20 min ride either thinkiing about it so i will have to get her out. sorry this sounds pathetic but until youve done something for the first time its a bit scary xx
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It does vary by train depending on where you need to put pram but i have always manged to find somewhere.
the only thing is that you have to give up the space if a disabled person gets on the train
Could you go for a short train ride just to practice and to get lo used to the train?
If you are meant to move for disabled people then where the hell are people with buggys meant to go? Good job noone wanted me to move really cause I'd have told them to bugger off to the next carriage lol
As a guard let me explain the situation we are in, yes you can put your pram / pushchair on board but if we are to help baby has to be taken out. If baby falls out we can &hhave been prosecuted. We will help you with your buggy if you hold baby. We will assist you in folding it down and storage (remember that it's a pram not a shopping cart )
Disabled areas have to by law be kept available for wheelchairs therefor if a wheelchair arrives space has to be available; some guards allow it if vacant but some don't because when asked to move ìts a battle to move them and some refuse. We are then braking the law by not keeping the area free.
Guard makes a valid point. The railway can be very helpful if we know to expect you, where you are heading to & how much luggage you are travelling with BUT for health & safety reasons you may be asked to remove baby from the pram/pushchair before we assist in moving it. Whilst we will permit the use of disabled areas for pushchairs we still have to keep walkways clear & a wheelchair user will get priority over a pushchair (be prepared to move from this area if asked)