Rail firm brings in airline-style baggage restrictions - urging passengers to limit themselves to just one 'sensible-sixed' suitcase as the make Christmas journeys Rail passengers are being told to limit themselves to just one 'sensible-sized' suitcase when travelling this Christmas to reduce over-crowding.
Guidelines state that rail firms can restrict passengers to three pieces of luggage under the National Rail Conditions of Travel (file).
It comes amid the announcement that London Paddington station will be closed over the holiday period from the 27-29 December for planned engineering works.
However, rail firms say that they do not regularly enforce fines for this and instead the threats are a tactic to deter passengers from bad behaviour.
Travel operators may levy fees for putting bags on chairs, having more than three pieces on board or carrying luggage that is larger than one metre in any dimension.
