When the Orange has faded...
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Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, STOP.
No attempt between 23 December and March 2008 is sensible. Why? Because that is when Heathrow Terminal 5 opens.
My guess, and I know that a few people have the same opinion is that Guiness will not accept a change in the size of the network until such time. I think that this is why they insist that Shoreditch is still done - to stop 'new' records being made (differentiated from being set).
No attempt between 23 December and March 2008 is sensible. Why? Because that is when Heathrow Terminal 5 opens.
My guess, and I know that a few people have the same opinion is that Guiness will not accept a change in the size of the network until such time. I think that this is why they insist that Shoreditch is still done - to stop 'new' records being made (differentiated from being set).
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But the whole line will be replaced by replacement bus services for 1.5 years!jonny wrote:If the rules stay the same, then you will still have to visit Shoreditch by bus, but not the rest of the ELL when it closes.
The colour orange isn't literally going to fade by the way; the whole "Overground" network will be rebranded and will use the colour.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Overground
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So are you the official spokesman for Guinness now?moley wrote:Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, STOP.
No attempt between 23 December and March 2008 is sensible. Why? Because that is when Heathrow Terminal 5 opens.
My guess, and I know that a few people have the same opinion is that Guiness will not accept a change in the size of the network until such time. I think that this is why they insist that Shoreditch is still done - to stop 'new' records being made (differentiated from being set).
How do you know whether Guinness will accept a record until T5 opens? It may well be the case that a new record is set but only lasts a few months until T5 opens. It's quite simple really as soon as we decide on a date email Guinness in the usual way, if they know of any reason why you can't do the attempt on the given day they will advise.
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I have a Guinness claim ID number issued in 2006. Guinness confirmed to me that I can retain this ID number and refer to it each time we make an attempt. So each time we made an attempt Guinness confirmed by return email what the existing record was and that our proposed date to attempt the record was logged.
I will keep that claim ID and re-submit for our next effort (hopefully soon!) and then again in late December or early January, once the ELL is closed.
I will keep that claim ID and re-submit for our next effort (hopefully soon!) and then again in late December or early January, once the ELL is closed.
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I must admit I thought that you would have to make a fresh application with each attempt. However a lady from Guinness confirmed to me by e-mail that if we did not suceed in breaking the record at the first attempt, we could keep the ID and use it for susequent attempts. She advised that all we need do is advise our attempt date a few weeks beforehand.hwolge wrote:I wonder if that's true if you actually submitted a record for the Claim ID...
I will have to see if this is correct when we eventually break the record
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From what I gather from here it looks like the ELL will be absorbed into the Overground network, so the "Tube" network that we all know, love and race around will be permanently losing those stations when it closes.
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Yes James, this has caused much debate on the forum already. In particular with Shoreditch which has permanently closed and the replacement station Shoreditch High Street will never be part of the Underground network.jamesthegill wrote:From what I gather from here it looks like the ELL will be absorbed into the Overground network, so the "Tube" network that we all know, love and race around will be permanently losing those stations when it closes.
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Classic eheditorsfoot wrote:And to think that Shoreditch closed a year ago, and we're still bitching.
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Yes it will be exactly one year on 9th June 2007 since Shoreditch closed.... for good... and the bitching still continues, maybe some of us should consider becoming housemates in BB, they could do with a few more bitches in the houseeditorsfoot wrote:And to think that Shoreditch closed a year ago, and we're still bitching.
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