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Re: The Raven Alternative Challenge ideas

Posted: 09 Jul 2020, 09:11
by stepneygreen05
The Raven wrote: 07 Jul 2020, 13:39 Monopoly Challenge
Get a picture of all the spaces on the the monopoly board and arrive or depart from:

Kings Cross
Fenchurch Street
Marylebone
Liverpool Street

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Would that mean you would have to start at Limehouse, so as to arrive at fenchurch street on a train?

Re: The Raven Alternative Challenge ideas

Posted: 12 Jul 2020, 20:58
by The Raven
stepneygreen05 wrote: 09 Jul 2020, 09:11 Would that mean you would have to start at Limehouse, so as to arrive at fenchurch street on a train?
Yep or Wembly Stadium for Marylebone.

Re: The Raven Alternative Challenge ideas

Posted: 25 Jul 2020, 10:16
by tintin
How about the "Aggregates Challenge":

Chalk Farm
Gravel Hill
Harrow and Wealdstone
Headstone Lane
Marble Arch
Mudchute
Sandilands
Stonebridge Park
Totteridge and Whetstone

Re: The Raven Alternative Challenge ideas

Posted: 25 Jul 2020, 11:58
by greatkingrat
Don't forget Leytonstone (and Leytonstone High Road).

Re: The Raven Alternative Challenge ideas

Posted: 27 Jul 2020, 20:40
by The Raven
tintin wrote: 25 Jul 2020, 10:16 How about the "Aggregates Challenge":

Chalk Farm
Gravel Hill
Harrow and Wealdstone
Headstone Lane
Marble Arch
Mudchute
Sandilands
Stonebridge Park
Totteridge and Whetstone
Looks rock solid.

Re: The Raven Alternative Challenge ideas

Posted: 28 Jul 2020, 07:35
by DrainBrain
You need to do it at least twice, then work out Aggregate times.

Re: The Raven Alternative Challenge ideas

Posted: 29 Jul 2020, 16:51
by The Raven
DrainBrain wrote:You need to do it at least twice, then work out Aggregate times.
That is quite a good idea. Or you add two different peoples time. For example

Person A starts at Headstone Lane and finishes at Sandilands

Person B starts at Leytonstone and finishes at Marble Arch.

But you can't both start and finish at the same stations.

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Re: The Raven Alternative Challenge ideas

Posted: 29 Jul 2020, 18:37
by RJSRdg
The trouble with that one is that you have three close together up the Bakerloo/Overground (Headstone Lane, H&W, Stonebridge Park), and two very close together on Tramlink (Sandilands and Gravel Hill) - with Mudchute tying in easily to those as well. So if competitors could start anywhere of their choosing, the only real opportunity for variety would be in getting from Totteridge & Whetstone to Mudchute, and even that would likely to be down the Northern Line to Bank and pick up the DLR there.

Re: The Raven Alternative Challenge ideas

Posted: 30 Jul 2020, 09:49
by stepneygreen05
I really don't see the point you are trying to make with Sandilands and Mudchute.. in my eyes they are ages away from each other and I can't think of a straightforward way to go between them.

Re: The Raven Alternative Challenge ideas

Posted: 30 Jul 2020, 11:26
by greatkingrat
I think the idea is you would stay on the DLR to Lewisham, then get Southeastern to Elmers End to pick up the tram.

Re: The Raven Alternative Challenge ideas

Posted: 31 Jul 2020, 22:06
by RJSRdg
Incidentally - there's one more 'aggregate' station - Stoneleigh (Zone 5).


Or how about a 'Wooden Challenge':

- Chorleywood
- Northwood
- Northwood Hills
- (Bushey)
- (Cricklewood)
- (Gospel Oak)
- Woodside Park
- (Oakleigh Park)
- Oakwood
- Arnos Grove
- Wood Green
- (Bush Hill Park)
- (Wood Street)
- South Woodford
- Woodford
- Theydon Bois ('bois' being French for 'wood')
- (Forest Gate)
- (Harold Wood)
- (Brentwood)
-Elm Park
- Becontree
- (Poplar)
- (Abbey Wood)
- (Elmstead Woods)
- (Petts Wood)
- (Woodside)
- (Norwood Junction)
- (West Norwood)
- (Honor Oak Park)
- (Forest Hill)
- (Purley Oaks)
- (Earlswood)
- (Woodmansterne)
- (Kingswood)
- (Carshalton Beeches)
- Collier's Wood
- Shepherd's Bush (LU)
- (Shepherd's Bush (LO))
- Shepherd's Bush Market
- Wood Lane
- Ladbroke Grove
- Royal Oak
- St. John's Wood

Re: The Raven Alternative Challenge ideas

Posted: 01 Aug 2020, 10:34
by trains 500
How about the NR challenge (as an alternate to the all lines challenge and the 16 lines challenge which includes the dlr and LO etc.)
this will involve one stop on a southern service one stop on a southeastern serviced one stop on a thameslink service etc.
Or how about one stop on each train type in greater london ones top on a class 357 C2C one stop on a class 387 great northern or GWR etc.

Re: The Raven Alternative Challenge ideas

Posted: 01 Aug 2020, 13:57
by The Raven
Does this include the Heathrow Express?
Paddington to Heathrow 2&3

Does this include East Midlands Trains?
Luton Airport Parkway to St Pancras

Does this include Southeastern HS1?
Stratford International to St Pancras

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Re: The Raven Alternative Challenge ideas

Posted: 01 Aug 2020, 15:41
by trains 500
heathrow express and southeastern high speed and eurostar no as theese are expensive and maybe also exclude avanti to watford junction

most east midlands trains call at luton a p dont they, as all of theese ideas non of them will ever get done lol

Re: The Raven Alternative Challenge ideas

Posted: 01 Aug 2020, 16:50
by The Raven
Gatwick Express as well Victoria to Gatwick Airport

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