Tube Challenge attempt

jonny · Post by **jonny** » 13 Jun 2007, 18:45

Excellent, if you're happy to do that we'd be very grateful.
I will contact you nearer the time if that's good with you.

Going Underground · Post by **Going Underground** » 11 Jul 2007, 08:58

Just spoke with Jonny and they have been slightly hampered by the signal failure at North Acton are are currently around 10mins behind their schedule...
Possible problems lurking ahead due obstruction on track at Earls Court and District is part suspended and Circle severe delays....
Also ELL suspended due to signalling systems failure.....

They need the District to clear up in the Next couple of hours and not due at ELL until around 1530hrs......

Not looking too hopefull at the moment.............

jamesthegill · Post by **jamesthegill** » 11 Jul 2007, 09:05

Good luck to them anyway, I didn't realise it was today

Post by **tubeguru** » 11 Jul 2007, 09:16

The weather looks stable today so at least that shouldn't come into play.

Going Underground · Post by **Going Underground** » 11 Jul 2007, 09:19

tubeguru wrote:The weather looks stable today so at least that shouldn't come into play.

Yes pretty ideal temperature wise, might be the odd shower later...

hwolge · Post by **hwolge** » 11 Jul 2007, 09:26

Eagerly following their progress... GU - please keep us posted here!

Going Underground · Post by **Going Underground** » 11 Jul 2007, 09:33

hwolge wrote:Eagerly following their progress... GU - please keep us posted here!

I wonder why that would be

Yes will post further updates and TfL service info.......

Post by **tubeguru** » 11 Jul 2007, 09:39

Let's do a sweepstake on their time.

I will go for 18 hours 48 minutes. Just pulled that right off the top of my head.

Anyone else for a guess?

hwolge · Post by **hwolge** » 11 Jul 2007, 09:45

I hope for 18.43 (which happens to be the latest possible arrival at Heathrow T123 via T4) - thus that's my official guess!

On the other hand I wouldn't be too surprised if it came down to the same train (T123 at 23.53) as we had. GU - could you find out the EXACT departure time this morning?

Post by **tubeguru** » 11 Jul 2007, 09:48

So long as it's not faster than 18.35.43 I don't mind

Geoff and I can't have EVERYONE beating our time!

Going Underground · Post by **Going Underground** » 11 Jul 2007, 09:53

I predict an abort at 1749hrs.......

Can't see them getting it round today with the service problems.....

hwolge · Post by **hwolge** » 11 Jul 2007, 09:56

Going Underground wrote:Can't see them getting it round today with the service problems.....

I'm not quite that optipessimistic... There is plenty of time to sort out the ELL problems. The Circle problem is probably vanishing by the minute, and I doubt they need a *Circle* service, and probably not a District service either until this afternoon.

Post by **tubeguru** » 11 Jul 2007, 10:01

Exactly. At 10am all is not lost by a long way.

It's those problems that haven't happened yet that they need to worry about!

Going Underground · Post by **Going Underground** » 11 Jul 2007, 10:04

tubeguru wrote:Exactly. At 10am all is not lost by a long way.

It's those problems that haven't happened yet that they need to worry about!

They are due at Wimbledon this morning, need the Earls Court obstruction removed........ actually just checked TfL and is now only severe delays on that stretch..... could still be "game on" then........

Post by **tubeguru** » 11 Jul 2007, 10:09

Yes, despite the delays, if they happen to arrive at EC and get a train going to Wimbledon which is just leaving, it doesn't matter how "delayed" it is - it will still get them to Wimbledon in the same time as a non-"delayed" train.

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