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RJSRdg wrote:And we might have a 21-letter station next year!
Battersea Power Station Station Station Station Station Station......

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EastActionWoman wrote: 05 Jun 2020, 20:29 I think the only 17-letter station is Kensington Olympia. Could make things interesting :shock:
I take it then we're not counting brackets as letters either (not mentioned in Raven's rules).
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I think it would be nice to do this to mark the opening of the Northern Line extension, whenever that happens. It would give us a reason to ride it - not that we need a reason.
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The Full network, South of the river, SLAM, Zone One and Zone 1+2 records will all be reset as well

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Lunaticonthegrass wrote: 07 Jun 2020, 11:50 I think it would be nice to do this to mark the opening of the Northern Line extension, whenever that happens. It would give us a reason to ride it - not that we need a reason.
I was considering a Full Network on that day ...
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al wrote: 07 Jun 2020, 13:57 I was considering a Full Network on that day ...
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stepneygreen05 wrote: 07 Jun 2020, 13:59
al wrote: 07 Jun 2020, 13:57 I was considering a Full Network on that day ...
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Ok yes, but after we've all done that...
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I would like my zone one record back!

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stepneygreen05 wrote: 07 Jun 2020, 13:59
al wrote: 07 Jun 2020, 13:57 I was considering a Full Network on that day ...
Who isn't?

So here is a scenario for you team A) sets of earlier and completes before team B) who set off and complete before team C)

Team B's) time is faster than team A) and Team C's) is faster than both...

Do team A) have a GWR then team B) then team C) :?: :?:
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Or you do a full network the day before and wait outside kennington for the first train down to battersea!

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The Raven wrote: 08 Jun 2020, 14:41 Or you do a full network the day before and wait outside kennington for the first train down to battersea!

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stepneygreen05 wrote: 07 Jun 2020, 13:59
al wrote: 07 Jun 2020, 13:57 I was considering a Full Network on that day ...
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I daresay which records get attempted when might depend on what other parts of the network are open at the time, and which day of the week the extension opens.
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Going Underground wrote: 08 Jun 2020, 14:38
stepneygreen05 wrote: 07 Jun 2020, 13:59
al wrote: 07 Jun 2020, 13:57 I was considering a Full Network on that day ...
Who isn't?

So here is a scenario for you team A) sets of earlier and completes before team B) who set off and complete before team C)

Team B's) time is faster than team A) and Team C's) is faster than both...

Do team A) have a GWR then team B) then team C) :?: :?:
My guess is that GWR would consider all attempts on the same day equally (i.e. ignoring the precise start time).
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3 different people broke the triple jump world record on the same day in the 1968 Olympics and they all counted as official world records, so why not the same for tube challenges?
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Or everyone who turns up at T4 the day Battersea opens joins up as one big group and goes round together...

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