Hello Tony,
You can find info about trains in the Turkish State Railways website TCDD - TURKISH STATE RAILWAYS.
I talked with people from railways a few days ago and they said "You should load and unload your bike." They dont accept any responsibility for loading or unloading your bike though they help a lot. Normally there is 1-1,5m height difference between the train and platform. So, you need some kind of ramp to load and unload. As far as I know, there is one in Istanbul but availability of a ramp for unloading depends on where you unload. At Lake Van, They transfer passenger and freight car by ferry to the other side. On the other side of the lake, they connect the freight car to Iranian Railways' Train and passengers continue with Iranian Railways also.
Paul Read will take the Istanbul-Tahran train this week so I can give you more detailed info about it in a few days.
Ozgur.
Last edited by kobold; 23 Aug 2008 at 09:30.
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