Networks with Guinness World Records
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Networks with Guinness World Records
What Networks in the world have GWRs?
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Winner of Gumbleweeds V, VI + XI, Nimbleweeds I, III - IX + XIV and (joint with GuyBarry) winner of Timesnap
And most importantly, Former leader of Tumbleweed, and first person to 250,000
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Re: Networks with Guinness World Records
AFAIK:
London Underground
New York Subway
Berlin U-Bahn
Paris Metro
London Underground
New York Subway
Berlin U-Bahn
Paris Metro
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Re: Networks with Guinness World Records
Munich has a listing but no time shown
Held some Alternative Challenge records for a long time.
Doesn't any more.
Doesn't any more.
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Re: Networks with Guinness World Records
Current Listing with completed records: London, New York (Subway and Ferries), Paris, Munich, Berlin, Copenhagen (S Train), Vancouver (SkyTrain), Boston, Rotterdam, Hong Kong, Washington D.C., Madrid and Delhi
Last edited by jrparkin on 30 Apr 2021, 20:39, edited 1 time in total.
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Sheffield Supertram: 3:17:29
London Underground (243 stations): 18:06:49
Vienna U Bahn (FNC): 5:04:47
Sheffield Supertram: 3:17:29
London Underground (243 stations): 18:06:49
Vienna U Bahn (FNC): 5:04:47
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Re: Networks with Guinness World Records
Additional networks available to run without current records: Melbourne (trams), TransPerth (commuter rail), Boston (commuter rail), Toronto, Seoul, Nagoya, Tokyo, Moscow, Lisbon, Chicago, Amsterdam, Beijing, Montreal, Atlanta, Stockholm, Frankfurt, Sao Paulo, Sydney (commuter rail), Mexico, Vienna and Adelaide
Phew! Of these the Vienna U Bahn looks attractive to me
Phew! Of these the Vienna U Bahn looks attractive to me
Former record holder; Repton 3 Oceans high score 36916
Sheffield Supertram: 3:17:29
London Underground (243 stations): 18:06:49
Vienna U Bahn (FNC): 5:04:47
Sheffield Supertram: 3:17:29
London Underground (243 stations): 18:06:49
Vienna U Bahn (FNC): 5:04:47
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Re: Networks with Guinness World Records
And of course, London does not currently have a completed record owing to the re-set for Battersea.
272 stations in 18:30:32
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The only person to have used a boat in a Random 15 Challenge!
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Re: Networks with Guinness World Records
Boston (if you restrict it to the Red, Orange, Green and Blue lines) is a good one to try. The western splits of the green line make it look difficult, but it's easy to find a good route if you start in the right place.jrparkin wrote: ↑27 Feb 2022, 19:43 Additional networks available to run without current records: Melbourne (trams), TransPerth (commuter rail), Boston (commuter rail), Toronto, Seoul, Nagoya, Tokyo, Moscow, Lisbon, Chicago, Amsterdam, Beijing, Montreal, Atlanta, Stockholm, Frankfurt, Sao Paulo, Sydney (commuter rail), Mexico, Vienna and Adelaide
Phew! Of these the Vienna U Bahn looks attractive to me
When I was there I did do the complete network, but split that over two days rather than racing the clock. And they've added more stations now, so my time wouldn't have lasted long anyway.
Tramlink: 2:07:14 (301219)
DLR: 1:56:33 (130320)
South of the River: 2:05:58 (050220)
South of the River post NLE: 2:04:34 (210921)
Copenhagen Metro 1:47:13 (050723)
DLR: 1:56:33 (130320)
South of the River: 2:05:58 (050220)
South of the River post NLE: 2:04:34 (210921)
Copenhagen Metro 1:47:13 (050723)
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Re: Networks with Guinness World Records
Hi everyone! First time posting here.
Does anyone know if GWR generally accepts submissions for records in new cities? I'm from Spain and wanted to do the challenge pre-Covid in Madrid but didn't have a chance. I'm now living in Barcelona, which has a pretty big and old metro system but does not have an official GWC, hence the question.
I'm doing this for fun more than anything but I thought hey, why not, a GWR would be cool![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
Does anyone know if GWR generally accepts submissions for records in new cities? I'm from Spain and wanted to do the challenge pre-Covid in Madrid but didn't have a chance. I'm now living in Barcelona, which has a pretty big and old metro system but does not have an official GWC, hence the question.
I'm doing this for fun more than anything but I thought hey, why not, a GWR would be cool
![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
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Re: Networks with Guinness World Records
I've a feeling that in order to prevent having a glut of records to manage, Guinness have limited the list to the cities already on it.
272 stations in 18:30:32
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Re: Networks with Guinness World Records
Yeah, I thought so. I just hoped to maybe find somebody here who had gotten one of their own approved
But anyways that doesn't detract from the fun of doing it ![Razz :P](./images/smilies/icon_razz.gif)
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Re: Networks with Guinness World Records
u could ask fisher aka adhamhectorgut47 wrote: ↑27 Aug 2022, 19:35 Yeah, I thought so. I just hoped to maybe find somebody here who had gotten one of their own approvedBut anyways that doesn't detract from the fun of doing it
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1 time new york record holder
1 time berlin record holder (not ratified by guinness)
1 time paris record holder
zone 1 winner 2009,2012,2023
random 15 championship winner twice
tube olympic winner once
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Re: Networks with Guinness World Records
Something interesting along the same lines - pun intended - I got a brief chance to sneak a look at the new Guinness World Records book and it lists NY as having 468 subway stations
Oops!!
Oops!!
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Sheffield Supertram: 3:17:29
London Underground (243 stations): 18:06:49
Vienna U Bahn (FNC): 5:04:47
Sheffield Supertram: 3:17:29
London Underground (243 stations): 18:06:49
Vienna U Bahn (FNC): 5:04:47
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Re: Networks with Guinness World Records
Frankfurt U Bahn has now a Guinness World Record, at 3 hours, 21 minutes and 15 seconds
Former record holder; Repton 3 Oceans high score 36916
Sheffield Supertram: 3:17:29
London Underground (243 stations): 18:06:49
Vienna U Bahn (FNC): 5:04:47
Sheffield Supertram: 3:17:29
London Underground (243 stations): 18:06:49
Vienna U Bahn (FNC): 5:04:47
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Re: Networks with Guinness World Records
Brussels and Hyderabad is now on the list of available metro systems now if anyone is interestedjrparkin wrote: ↑27 Feb 2022, 19:43 Additional networks available to run without current records: Melbourne (trams), TransPerth (commuter rail), Boston (commuter rail), Toronto, Seoul, Nagoya, Tokyo, Moscow, Lisbon, Chicago, Amsterdam, Beijing, Montreal, Atlanta, Stockholm, Sao Paulo, Sydney (commuter rail), Mexico, Vienna and Adelaide
Former record holder; Repton 3 Oceans high score 36916
Sheffield Supertram: 3:17:29
London Underground (243 stations): 18:06:49
Vienna U Bahn (FNC): 5:04:47
Sheffield Supertram: 3:17:29
London Underground (243 stations): 18:06:49
Vienna U Bahn (FNC): 5:04:47
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Re: Networks with Guinness World Records
Now we also have Copenhagen Metro (in addition to the S train) and San Francisco which I assume means the Muni Metro not BART
Former record holder; Repton 3 Oceans high score 36916
Sheffield Supertram: 3:17:29
London Underground (243 stations): 18:06:49
Vienna U Bahn (FNC): 5:04:47
Sheffield Supertram: 3:17:29
London Underground (243 stations): 18:06:49
Vienna U Bahn (FNC): 5:04:47
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