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Everyone knows that the Easyjet flight from Amsterdam to Luton stops in Regents Park.
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I don't think anything in the GWR rules prevents you from parachuting out at an appropriate point.
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greatkingrat wrote:I don't think anything in the GWR rules prevents you from parachuting out at an appropriate point.
Technically it would be private transport. Now if it was an Easyjet run parachute for two, perhaps.
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all545londonbuses wrote:
greatkingrat wrote:I don't think anything in the GWR rules prevents you from parachuting out at an appropriate point.
Technically it would be private transport. Now if it was an Easyjet run parachute for two, perhaps.
Yes, the parachute would be considered an aid alongside rollerskates etc... without a parachute would be fine though.
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hopeful traveller wrote:
Going Underground wrote:In fact everyone is missing a trick on this :wink:
I have a funny feeling that that's what I'm thinking...
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Going Underground wrote:
hopeful traveller wrote:
Going Underground wrote:In fact everyone is missing a trick on this :wink:
I have a funny feeling that that's what I'm thinking...
Could well be.... :)
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Is this the old line here?

http://www.abandonedstations.org.uk/Cro ... ine_1.html

I find it interesting that the line was unofficially closed in 1996 and yet remained formally open until 2002 - you had to order a rail replacement cab to get there!
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Hmmm I wonder what tube challengers had to do for that period?

There's a campaign for a Watford Met shuttle service

http://theinspectre.wordpress.com/2013/ ... t-shuttle/

Adham is apparently in Watford to speak about it

http://theinspectre.wordpress.com/2013/ ... tford-met/
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The old Croxley Green branch was always run by British Rail, so was never part of the Tube Challenge.
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Iain wrote:Hmmm I wonder what tube challengers had to do for that period?
It wasn't part of the Underground then, it was National Rail (or whatever they called the equivalent incarnation at the time).
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Did anyone spot the old Network SouthEast logo in the photo?
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I'm in full support of CLOSING Watford Met station. Bring on the Croxley link! The quicker the better!
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BRING ON THE RESET RACE!!!!!!!
At least it means everyone will have to rethink north-west london MET line. :D
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SquadronLeadereggbox wrote:BRING ON THE RESET RACE!!!!!!!
At least it means everyone will have to rethink north-west london MET line. :D
Yep. My routes will now begin at Chorleywood.
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