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Luggage and Italian Trains
Hi All -
I have read that luggage theft is a problem on Italian trains, but don't know what steps I can take to prepare for it. Are there ways of keeping one's luggage within eyesight? For example, are there overhead luggage racks and, if so, are they large enough for a suitcase? Thanks in advance for any information on this subject! |
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"John Smith" skrev i meddelandet ... Hi All - I have read that luggage theft is a problem on Italian trains, but don't know what steps I can take to prepare for it. Are there ways of keeping one's luggage within eyesight? For example, are there overhead luggage racks and, if so, are they large enough for a suitcase? How large is your suitcase? -- Luigi Donatello Asero (sono italiano ma vivo in Svezia) (я итальянец но я живу в Швеции ) (我是 意大利人 , 但是 我 住 在 瑞典) (minä olen Italian kansalainen, mutta minä asun Ruotsissa) https://www.scaiecat-spa-gigi.com/sv...-i-italien.php |
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Hello Liugi -
That was a fast reply (almost before I typed it!). First suitcase is 66cm x 23cm x 46cm (26" x 9" x 18"). The second suitcase is 56cm x 36cm x 20 cm (22" x 14" x 8") Thanks! How large is your suitcase? |
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"John Smith" skrev i meddelandet ... Hello Liugi - That was a fast reply (almost before I typed it!). First suitcase is 66cm x 23cm x 46cm (26" x 9" x 18"). The second suitcase is 56cm x 36cm x 20 cm (22" x 14" x 8") Thanks! How large is your suitcase? Well, it might depend on which train and whether you have reserved a couchette or Sleeping car or you only find a seat in the corridor. I used to travel myself a lot by train from and into Italy many years ago and as far as I remember there was little room for the baggage on the corridor. Again it might depend on how many people have reserved a couchette or a sleeping car in the same compartment but here you have a description of one train anyway http://www.trenitalia.com/it/trenita...def-Stampa.pdf -- Luigi Donatello Asero (sono italiano ma vivo in Svezia) (я итальянец но я живу в Швеции ) (我是 意大利人 , 但是 我 住 在 瑞典) (minä olen Italian kansalainen, mutta minä asun Ruotsissa) https://www.scaiecat-spa-gigi.com/sv...-i-italien.php |
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"Luigi Donatello Asero" skrev i meddelandet news "John Smith" skrev i meddelandet ... Hello Liugi - That was a fast reply (almost before I typed it!). First suitcase is 66cm x 23cm x 46cm (26" x 9" x 18"). The second suitcase is 56cm x 36cm x 20 cm (22" x 14" x 8") Thanks! How large is your suitcase? Well, it might depend on which train and whether you have reserved a couchette or Sleeping car or you only find a seat in the corridor. I used to travel myself a lot by train from and into Italy many years ago and as far as I remember there was little room for the baggage on the corridor. in the corridor. I think I used a suitcase which is larger than yours and that I found a place somewhere, probably in the couchette. But it might have been very difficult to find overhead luggage racks in the corridor which are large enough for the suitcase. And these overhead luggage racks in the couchette compartments are normally used also during the day when the compartments have seats instead. -- Luigi Donatello Asero (sono italiano ma vivo in Svezia) (я итальянец но я живу в Швеции ) (我是 意大利人 , 但是 我 住 在 瑞典) (minä olen Italian kansalainen, mutta minä asun Ruotsissa) https://www.scaiecat-spa-gigi.com/sv...-i-italien.php |
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Asero wrote: "John Smith" skrev i meddelandet ... Hi All - I have read that luggage theft is a problem on Italian trains, but don't know what steps I can take to prepare for it. Are there ways of keeping one's luggage within eyesight? For example, are there overhead luggage racks and, if so, are they large enough for a suitcase? How large is your suitcase? Which train will you be taking ? jay Sun Sep 25, 2005 |
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I have read that luggage theft is a problem on Italian trains, but don't
know what steps I can take to prepare for it. If you are awake, and your luggage is either in your compartment or within sight, it shouldn't be a problem. If you are on an ES train the problem is further diminished, because all seats are reserved, and it doesn't stop that often, so that a thief would likely not only have to plan to take the luggage just as it arrived at a station, but would also probably not even bother paying the stiff supplement to take the ES train (just place your luggage ahead of your gaze, instead of behind you, if you are as compulsive as I am). If you are asleep in a couchette, be sure to lock the couchette compartment door--though if someone goes to the bathroom in the middle of the night it could still be a problem. If I figure to be asleep on a train in any country in a compartment that others may enter, I sometimes use a bicycle cable lock to chain the suitcase to something fixed in the compartment--but even without doing that I've never had a problem. |
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On Sun, 25 Sep 2005 16:48:27 -0700, John Smith wrote:
Hi All - I have read that luggage theft is a problem on Italian trains, but don't know what steps I can take to prepare for it. Are there ways of keeping one's luggage within eyesight? For example, are there overhead luggage racks and, if so, are they large enough for a suitcase? There are, and should be big enough. If you are still worried, you can lay your suitcase down, and use it as a foot rest. Even as you sleep, noone will touch it. Of course this will affect the person opposite. Also, wear sunglasses, even at night. That way people don't know if you're actually sleeping or not. (unless you're snoring, in which case everyone will know and hate you for it) -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- -- |
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"John Smith" wrote in message ... Hi All - I have read that luggage theft is a problem on Italian trains, but don't know what steps I can take to prepare for it. Are there ways of keeping one's luggage within eyesight? For example, are there overhead luggage racks and, if so, are they large enough for a suitcase? Several previous answers have assumed that you will be using a couchette, but you don't indicate this. I'll assume that you are travelling in a day train! There are two issues with a suitcase - volume and weight. I would hesitate to risk another heart attack by lifting a suitcase with two weeks' luggage on to an overhead luggage rack. Stowage in open carriages is no problem - there will be storage racks, including some at floor level, at the end of the carriage. Stowage between seat backs may also be possible. Compartment stock is more problematic - it's either the overhead rack or leave your stuff in the corridor, which won't make you popular in a crowded train. Having said that, I have had no problems in recent years when carrying luggage on teh Milan-Venice line. I've paid a bit extra for first class and have had no objection to leaving my suitcase in the corridor. I have also NEVER had any problem with theft or attempted theft of luggage in Italy. Alan Harrison |
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On Sun, 25 Sep 2005 16:48:27 -0700, John Smith wrote:
Hi All - I have read that luggage theft is a problem on Italian trains, but don't know what steps I can take to prepare for it. Are there ways of keeping one's luggage within eyesight? For example, are there overhead luggage racks and, if so, are they large enough for a suitcase? Thanks in advance for any information on this subject! The interregional trains have overhead shelves that are a fairly good size, and if you can lift your suitcase over your head, it will probably fit up there. Also, on these trains the corridors are fairly wide and people often keep their suitcases in the corridor, moving them temporarily if someone has trouble getting past. These trains usually don't have reserved seats, so you can put some luggage on the floor next to your seat if the train doesn't get crowded. Trains that have individual compartments seating six, rather than open carriage seating, have the most space for luggage storage. (These are mostly intercity trains in my part of the country.) There are two shelves above each seat, and one of them can hold rather sizeable suitcases. There is also space under the seat for smaller bags. If all the compartment seats are taken, people often sit on little jumpseats in the corridors, with their luggage beside them. Making your way through the corridor can sometimes be a challenge on a crowded train. On the Eurostar trains, open carriage seating is the rule and I find that anything larger than a backpack may not fit on the overhead shelf. Small bags may also fit under the seat. Usually you have pairs of seats facing each other, and there is space behind the seats for small suitcases. Anything larger than that would have to go in the bins at the end of the corridor, as the corridors are not very wide. In any case, I don't believe there is a widespread problem with stolen luggage on Italian trains. Maybe there is on certain lines, but I travel quite a lot by train, and I've never heard of anyone having something stolen. -- Barbara Vaughan My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup |
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