Holiday luggage and train travel storage

Modern train stations usually have storage locker areas where you are able to hire the use of one of these lockers, once your bag or case has passed through a scanner in, for example, Manchester Victoria station. This system has the advantage of ensuring the safety of the staff and users of the station.

Luggage vans are mostly used for the transportation of mail sacks, bicycles, wheelchairs and the larger passenger luggage that is impossible to store elsewhere.

Finding a seat on a train during the busy periods is almost impossible, let alone a storage space for your suitcase or backpack. Booking your seat in advance is a definite advantage, although on the really packed trains, actually reaching them can be problematic. If you have managed that feat however, there will usually be a storage rack running parallel to the trains’ side and above your head. These storage racks have ample room for a family sized suitcase or a rucksack.

Should there not be enough storage space in the rack, some train carriages are so arranged as to provide an area behind the passenger seats for luggage storage. Most carriages are now built with sizeable storage bays at both the front and the back. The bays will typically consist of a single shelf with plenty of storage room above and below it. Some carriages are built with a view to seating as many passengers as possible. This will cut down on the amount of space for luggage, but only to a certain extent.