New secure cycle storage unveiled at York railway station (From York Press)
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New secure cycle storage unveiled at York railway station
9:33am Wednesday 16th January 2013 in News
At the new store are, from left, Adam McLean of Cycle Heaven, City of York councillor Dave Merrett and Tim Hedley-Jones, York Station’s property manager for East Coast
RAIL operator East Coast has teamed up with cycle retailer Cycle Heaven and City of York Council to offer secure cycle storage at the city’s railway station.
The store, at the south end of Platform 1, is managed by Cycle Heaven and offers enhanced security inside a gated enclosure accessible only using a special key fob.
For periods of up to one week, cyclists can check into the store through the Cycle Heaven shop on York station during its normal opening hours on Monday to Saturday, plus Sunday during the summer months.
Staff will then store the cycle inside the secure facility for £2 per day.
Those wishing to store a cycle inside the compound for more than a week can rent a key fob from Cycle Heaven to get in and out at any time. Access can be purchased on a weekly, monthly, quarterly or annual basis.
For further details visit cycle-heaven.co.uk/secure-parking/
Comments(9)
Osbaldwick Lad
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10:20am Wed 16 Jan 13
yorkiemum
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11:12am Wed 16 Jan 13
Osbaldwick Lad wrote:Or just to secure PP
Is this just for rail passengers?
Ignatius Lumpopo
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11:17am Wed 16 Jan 13
Typical York. Everything closes at 5 o'clock.
lacypaperdevil
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11:26am Wed 16 Jan 13
Ignatius Lumpopo wrote:If you look on the Cycle Heaven website from the link on the story, you will see that you can have 24hour access.
Normal opening hours, eh? As I'm a regular out on the 0700 and back any time after 2100 the new facility obviously isn't for me, using the station on a daily basis. I'll just have to put up with leaving my bike on the crime-ridden bike racks elsewhere on the station.
Typical York. Everything closes at 5 o'clock.
"For periods of over a week you can rent a key fob which enables you to gain 24 hour access. A deposit of £15 is required for the fob and the rental charges are as little as 27p per day."
Von_Dutch
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11:47am Wed 16 Jan 13
Ignatius Lumpopo wrote:I sometimes use the normal racks in York Station and am told that actually they have an incredibly low cycle theft rate (certainly compared to some city centre parking). Probably because they're in constant use plus lots of CCTV.
Normal opening hours, eh? As I'm a regular out on the 0700 and back any time after 2100 the new facility obviously isn't for me, using the station on a daily basis. I'll just have to put up with leaving my bike on the crime-ridden bike racks elsewhere on the station.
Typical York. Everything closes at 5 o'clock.
NoNewsIsGoodNews
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12:38pm Wed 16 Jan 13
Von_Dutch wrote:Or more than likely, people don't bother reporting the theft as they know it is a complete waste of time.
Ignatius Lumpopo wrote:I sometimes use the normal racks in York Station and am told that actually they have an incredibly low cycle theft rate (certainly compared to some city centre parking). Probably because they're in constant use plus lots of CCTV.
Normal opening hours, eh? As I'm a regular out on the 0700 and back any time after 2100 the new facility obviously isn't for me, using the station on a daily basis. I'll just have to put up with leaving my bike on the crime-ridden bike racks elsewhere on the station.
Typical York. Everything closes at 5 o'clock.
pedalling paul
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12:44pm Wed 16 Jan 13
yorkiemum wrote:You rotten swine.........but I suppose this level of comment was inevitable!!
Osbaldwick Lad wrote:Or just to secure PP
Is this just for rail passengers?
Magicman!
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1:29am Thu 17 Jan 13
NoNewsIsGoodNews says...
9:49am Wed 16 Jan 13