The Swedish June 2 attempt - live updates

hwolge · Post by **hwolge** » 01 Jun 2008, 20:56

In this thread there will be (ir)regular updates throughout the day - to the bitter end. During the day I'll text the progress to my work collegue Malin in our office back in Sweden. After office hours, probably Steven K will continue the updates!

We will probably report how we are doing according to our plan for the better part of the day. The plan is to finish at HT5 at 23:14. However, if we get into the late game we'll probably start reporting most likely finish time instead.

Now, we're off to bed here at Nita's in Amersham!

palkanetoijala31 · Post by **palkanetoijala31** » 01 Jun 2008, 21:17

Well good luck Hakan and co not a lot of margin for error 23.14 finish but i suppose u factored in ur famous walking speed and not much running.

Starkey7 · Post by **Starkey7** » 02 Jun 2008, 00:08

palkanetoijala31 wrote:...ur famous walking speed...

Heh.
All the best HÃ¥kan!

joy54 · Post by **joy54** » 02 Jun 2008, 07:40

Hakan has made the Moor Park connection and is on for a 2314 finish or better at the moment

hwolge · Post by **hwolge** » 02 Jun 2008, 07:59

Good morning all of you who want to follow HÃ¥kan and Lars on their "Swedish June 2 Attempt"! As HÃ¥kan wrote they will be sending me updates throughout the day. They have sent 3 this far. Here we go:

06:24 First hour ok.
06:35 Left Watford on time.
07:44 Just ahead of plan after 25 stations.

I'll get back to you when next text message comes!

Malin

hwolge · Post by **hwolge** » 02 Jun 2008, 10:31

New text!

10.27 Ok. 5 hours, 60 stations. Dead on plan.

palkanetoijala31 · Post by **palkanetoijala31** » 02 Jun 2008, 12:30

dead on plan eh well 23.14 finish is still on but a long way to go they could have had better weather.

hwolge · Post by **hwolge** » 02 Jun 2008, 13:03

New update from HÃ¥kan and Lars:

13:01 A bit of bad luck. One mistake. 10 minutes behind after 110 stations.

hwolge · Post by **hwolge** » 02 Jun 2008, 14:39

HÃ¥kan and Lars are catching up!

14:15 120 stations. 8 minutes behind.

Soup Dragon · Post by **Soup Dragon** » 02 Jun 2008, 15:03

Just checking details of our record attempt by 13:00 we had done 113 stations, this of course means nothing as the routes will be completely different but it's interesting to see how the numbers stack up! By 14:15 we had completed 132 stations, but we still had our big problem to come at Fenchurch Street.

Going Underground · Post by **Going Underground** » 02 Jun 2008, 15:43

Has been good service so far on all lines every time I have looked at TfL.....

On last Wednesday's attempt the team were dodging bullets all day until that sniper got them just outside Chiswick Park.......

Going Underground · Post by **Going Underground** » 02 Jun 2008, 15:58

scrxisi wrote:

I really want to do it again already! That record will be mine!

I have a feeling that the way things are going today we are going be out there again soon

Soup Dragon · Post by **Soup Dragon** » 02 Jun 2008, 16:58

Here is the latest on TFL:

HAMMERSMITH & CITY LINE: Suspended between Barking and Moorgate and minor delays are occurring on the rest of the line due to an army investigation in the Bromley by Bow area.

I wonder what this could be.... perhaps a UXB? And if the H&C is suspended why not the District as well? All very odd indeed

UPDATE.... even odder, the District Line is part suspended but TFL does not show this on the line status.

DISTRICT LINE: Suspended between Whitechapel and Plaistow and minor delays are occurring on the rest of the line due to an army investigation in the Bromley by Bow area.

hwolge · Post by **hwolge** » 02 Jun 2008, 17:07

At 16:23 HÃ¥kan and Lars sent the following text:
Status quo + rain

hwolge · Post by **hwolge** » 02 Jun 2008, 18:03

Good news! -
17:59 Right on plan. Looking at a 23:14 finish.

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