Hello Alex,
I contacted with Turkish State Railways. They said there is a box car in the train so you may load your bike to the train. They stated that loading the bike is owner's responsibility and they dont take any responbility about loading. I dont know about Islahiye but probably you will need a platform to load your bike. So, It would better if you arrive Ishaliye half or one day before before the trains arrival to organize the loading because probably this will be their first time to deal a situtation like that.
The box car and passangers are loaded to ferry to cross Van Lake and after the Van Lake, they attach box car to Iranian. I talked with Kapikoy border gate when Paul wants to take the train and they said if your documents are all right, there would be no problem. Though, Craig (another HU member) told Paul that he had some problems on the Iranian side.
I dont know how much it costs from Ishaliye to Tehran for your bike but it shouldnt be more expensive than Ankara- Tehran.
I hope this helps a bit.
Ozgur.
Send me an e-mail if you need any help (kobold42@hotmail.com).
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