Is Today The Day ... ? YES - NEW WORLD RECORD!!

Post by **tubeguru** » 26 Sep 2006, 09:16

I have it on good authority that today MAY be the day when we see the 275 bar raised significantly.

Sam and Steve beware ...

Post by **tubeguru** » 26 Sep 2006, 09:22

I have been given permission by Hakan to update you as his second 275 attempt goes ahead today.

He is currently 20 minutes ahead of his schedule and doing well. More updates as the day goes by and he texts me ...

Be afraid, be very afraid.

Post by **tubeguru** » 26 Sep 2006, 11:59

UPDATE: 12pm.

Hakan is now SEVEN minutes behind his schedule (not the record) after 94 stations.

Going Underground · Post by **Going Underground** » 26 Sep 2006, 12:31

Edge of the seat stuff

Post by **tubeguru** » 26 Sep 2006, 13:06

Update: 1pm

Hakan is now EIGHT minutes ahead of his schedule after 124 stations.

tpfkar · Post by **tpfkar** » 26 Sep 2006, 13:47

If the trains stay OK, this could be the one....

Will be checking to see how it goes through the rest of the day. If anyone is meeting him, pass on my good wishes.

Post by **tubeguru** » 26 Sep 2006, 13:55

I'm meeting him at Archway this evening as he passes through to High Barnet.

By then he should have a good idea of whether he can do it.

Steeevooo · Post by **Steeevooo** » 26 Sep 2006, 14:02

Unfortunately (from Sam and my view), there doesn't appear to have been any delays on the network yet, at least, there wasn't when I had to use it earlier today, and there hasn't been whenever Sam or myself have looked at the status on thetube.com.
So, with a pukka computerised route and the rub of the green on the delay front so far, it does indeed look like this could be the day

Post by **tubeguru** » 26 Sep 2006, 14:03

At least if he does thrash us all, we held the record for some period of time

londongirl · Post by **londongirl** » 26 Sep 2006, 14:13

this is all rather exciting. already he's bounced from ahead, to behind straight back to being ahead of schedule. i'm routing for him. hopefully a nice clean service will mean potentially a good run for the team! but other things can go wrong.... *mentally touches wood*

Post by **tubeguru** » 26 Sep 2006, 14:16

Update: 2.15pm

TEN minutes ahead of schedule after 137 stations (halfway).

Post by **tubeguru** » 26 Sep 2006, 15:53

Update: 4pm

FIVE minutes ahead of schedule after 173 stations.

Starkey7 · Post by **Starkey7** » 26 Sep 2006, 16:07

Crumbs. I've never seen this before: it's still "Good Service on all lines" and it's already 4pm!

londongirl · Post by **londongirl** » 26 Sep 2006, 16:13

seems the luck of the Underground God's are shining on them.

is it okay to ask whether they've completed the Hainault loop yet? because that's one of the longer stretches of route.

Also is it a Amersham to Heathrow route?

Going Underground · Post by **Going Underground** » 26 Sep 2006, 16:55

Could all go horribly wrong

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tube/travelinfo/r ... efault.asp

At least they have a few hours to sort this I guess......

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