ZONE 1: MAY 19th, 2006

Going Underground · Post by **Going Underground** » 17 May 2006, 10:36

Perhaps you can do the challenge with Michael Owen then?

By the way can you remind me of the time I need to be at meeting point?
1215hrs seems to ring a bell ?

Post by **tubeguru** » 17 May 2006, 10:40

Try to be there BEFORE 12pm.

Get there FOR 12pm, not AT 12pm.

Root · Post by **Root** » 17 May 2006, 10:40

The email, the email!

It's 1200! A second later than 1215 and we'll be gone. Disappeared. Vamooshed. Apparently.

Edit: Damn this synchronised posting.

Going Underground · Post by **Going Underground** » 17 May 2006, 10:43

Message received and understood, aye aye skipper

Starkey7 · Post by **Starkey7** » 17 May 2006, 14:30

For the purposes of calculating an estimated time, does anybody have any ideas as to how long I should allow for each change? I'd guess 3.5 minutes: 2 minutes for walking between platforms and 1.5 minutes' waiting time. Does that sound reasonable?

Post by **tubeguru** » 17 May 2006, 14:30

Just run like hell and see what the dot matrix thing says.

God, anyone would think this tube challenging was an exact science

Senji · Post by **Senji** » 17 May 2006, 14:33

Starkey7 wrote:For the purposes of calculating an estimated time, does anybody have any ideas as to how long I should allow for each change? I'd guess 3.5 minutes: 2 minutes for walking between platforms and 1.5 minutes' waiting time. Does that sound reasonable?

Depends a lot on where you're waiting. You're looking at more like 5-10 minutes wait on the Hammersmith and City line for instance.

Root · Post by **Root** » 17 May 2006, 14:48

And if you're changing on an "Island", your walking-between-platforms time will be significantly lower. If you're changing at Westminster on the other hand...

juggler · Post by **juggler** » 17 May 2006, 14:59

Root wrote:And if you're changing on an "Island", your walking-between-platforms time will be significantly lower. If you're changing at Westminster on the other hand...

In other words, try not to change at stations like that if you can possibly manage it

Personally I have a soft-spot for the cross-platform interchange at Oxford Circus for the Bakerloo/Victoria lines, similarly the one at Finsbury Park on the Piccadilly Line/Victoria line (not that I'm going out that far of course - err, at least I hope not - visions of an out-of-control Victoria line train careering through stations.... touches wood

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zeibura · Post by **zeibura** » 17 May 2006, 15:02

i have a rhyme to help me remember the cross platform interchanges. there really aren't very many of them, but they're useful.

Root · Post by **Root** » 17 May 2006, 15:07

Yeah, they're great.

Despite calling at two extra stations between Finchley Road and Baker Street, changing from Southbound Metro to Southbound Jubilee is actually faster there than at Baker Street. This is because:
1) The island platforms take a few seconds to traverse, whereas Baker Street is a complex labyrinth of stairs and corridors;
2) The trains I get from Chalfont & Latimer almost always terminate at Baker Street, meaning they trundle in very slowly;
3) There is almost always a Southbound Jubilee train arriving at the same time or within a minute of a Southbound Metropolitan train arriving.

Saves me a minute or two when heading to London Bridge - I timed it

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juggler · Post by **juggler** » 17 May 2006, 15:25

Oh, and another tip - when visiting the (technically) two stations at Paddington try to go Hammersmith & City >>> Bakerloo rather than the other way round. Having to (almost inevitably) change at Edgware Rd when travelling east from Paddington is a pain in the proverbial...

Root · Post by **Root** » 17 May 2006, 15:35

My goodness, I can't believe my eyes.

I've been on the TfL website quite a bit today, and it looks like it would have been a good day for a challenge.

Friday's weather forecast is looking good - no bright sunshine (so no speed restrictions), and no rain! A nice 18 celsius in the day.

juggler · Post by **juggler** » 17 May 2006, 16:00

I know this is slightly O.T. but can I put my irritation at LU's line status information on the record.

What exactly is a "good" service? Surely, even if you were being generous, you could only describe it as a "normal" service, even on the best of days. And anyway, according to LU, a 12 minute wait on the Northern Line is still "good". In what way is that "good"exactly? 12 more minutes to listen to three songs on your ipod while you wait? 12 more minutes for Annie Mole to sneak up on people and photograph their awful footwear? lol

hwolge · Post by **hwolge** » 17 May 2006, 20:41

tubeguru wrote:Well obviously Hakan can only benefit from having a world record holder on his team ... *ahem*

I wouldn't want him to slow me down though ...

You are always welcome to carry our stop watch though...

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