Captain Chaos strikes back!

[tubeguru]

Maybe this high profile example of it being wrong will encourageTFL to ensure its accuracy in future?

Yeah, because the inconvenience caused to two people running around the tube in an effort to visit all 270 stations is MUCH more important than the inconvenience caused to all the other people who want to get to or from Olympia ...

[moley]

Looking back at the original spreadsheet of dates TfL provided, there was never supposed to be an Olympia service yesterday or today. There doesn't appear to be any exhibition on either. There is a service all next week for the Horse Show.

So I guess there must of been some mix up when they uploaded the timetables into Journey Planner.

The spreadsheet says Exhibition Service next week but those exhibition services had disappeared from Journey Planner when we checked a couple of weeks ago.

[jamesthegill]

I'll write it all up on my website it due course, because obviously everyone will focus on the Olympia fcuk-up, but there was loads more to it apart from that. it was such a lot of fun!

Are you going to write up Tube 21 too? I'm going to have a lot of time to kill at work for the rest of the month and it's an entertaining read...

[Iain]

Has anyone done an FOI request for expo service days for next year (perhaps this is the one Geoff refers to)?

I agree with Geoff though, it's a real mess at the moment.

[greatkingrat]

The FOI request is
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/k ... vice_decem

It was only sent on 4 Dec so they do have until 7 Jan to respond legally.

[Iain]

Ah great, thanks GKR

[tractakid]

Bit silly to trust the JP instead of the published dates, when the JP has shown to be inaccurate in the past.

[Nigel]

Having got round in under 16:40 on non-exhibition day, I know that it can be done again! in fact, i hold the unofficial record time for a non-exhibition-day completion i should probably put that in my signature ...

I thought your non-exhibition day time was 16h 43m 37s, so not under 16:40?

[Nigel]

I thought your non-exhibition day time was 16h 43m 37s, so not under 16:40?

potatoes/potato! i couldn't remember the exact non-exhib time i got, i just knew it was around the 16:40 mark. yes! but we're back to the old 'how fast' scenario. 16:20 on a non-exhib day is still (i reckon) up for grabs.

Apologies - the pedant in me can't help it.

I think I'll wait and see what exhibition services are planned for next year before I consider when (or whether) to try again. I agree, I know faster is possible, but it will require the tube Gods to be smiling on you on the day to achieve it. I suspect to break the record now either requires dedication of plugging away until it all comes right or a significant piece of one-off luck.

[greatkingrat]

Actually the Journey Planner (and the spreadsheet) does show an all day Olympia service on the 21st (and all next week).

[tractakid]

How do you know it's not operating on the 21st?

[moley]

I understand from the GirlTube team (of which I'm not part) that a direct question was asked to TfL regarding the 21st and they were advised that no Exhibition service was running.

[tractakid]

I understand from the GirlTube team (of which I'm not part) that a direct question was asked to TfL regarding the 21st and they were advised that no Exhibition service was running.

Who knows whether what they heard is accurate?! lol

It's a farce.

I even had a problem with the morning Olympia trains.

[Iain]

JP now says there is an expo service on the 21st!

Who did the girls contact to get the "Nay" verdict?

[kateyay]

JP now says there is an expo service on the 21st!

Who did the girls contact to get the "Nay" verdict?

@districtline (LU customer service for the District Line). And have enquired with some friends who are privy to more reliable information.