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Re: Possible route
Posted: 18 Sep 2011, 14:44
by moley
My one tip - and i'd give this to anyone....
Go get a stack of maps from your local station and draw your route out. If you make a mistake - start again.
This way you easily wher you pass through the same station multiple times.
Re: Possible route
Posted: 18 Sep 2011, 14:55
by hopeful traveller
moley wrote:My one tip - and i'd give this to anyone....
Go get a stack of maps from your local station and draw your route out. If you make a mistake - start again.
This way you easily wher you pass through the same station multiple times.
Been there, done that...
Re: Possible route
Posted: 19 Sep 2011, 19:05
by hopeful traveller
My parents have only said I can do this if it's for charity.
Any ideas for one? I'm not a charitable person!
Re: Possible route
Posted: 19 Sep 2011, 19:17
by The Raven
hopeful traveller wrote:My parents have only said I can do this if it's for charity.
Any ideas for one? I'm not a charitable person!
There's the children in need attempt in November with myself, Andi, Myles, James H, Nick, Kev....
Re: Possible route
Posted: 25 Sep 2011, 20:25
by hopeful traveller
The Raven wrote:hopeful traveller wrote:My parents have only said I can do this if it's for charity.
Any ideas for one? I'm not a charitable person!
There's the children in need attempt in November with myself, Andi, Myles, James H, Nick, Kev....
Nah, I need TCR to reopen as I have to change there or miss Oxford Circus.
Re: Possible route
Posted: 25 Sep 2011, 20:37
by The Raven
hopeful traveller wrote:Nah, I need TCR to reopen as I have to change there or miss Oxford Circus.
The main issue is the changes to Kensington (Olympia). With rumors of the sevice soon being greatly reduced to a few times a day.
Re: Possible route
Posted: 26 Sep 2011, 20:50
by hopeful traveller
BREAKING NEWS
New route discovered, but I'm not revealing it, aside from the fact that I was forced to plan it from a 1988 (

) tube map so I forgot the JLE, meaning that a quick and clumsy fix means the Waterloo & City line is now required.

Re: Possible route
Posted: 26 Sep 2011, 20:51
by Root
Breaking news indeed.
Re: Possible route
Posted: 26 Sep 2011, 21:07
by jamesthegill
hopeful traveller wrote:BREAKING NEWS
New route discovered, but I'm not revealing it, aside from the fact that I was forced to plan it from a 1988 (

) tube map so I forgot the JLE, meaning that a quick and clumsy fix means the Waterloo & City line is now required.

Above my desk I have a 1940s (pre-grouping) era London Railways Diagram, which is missing anything since the Northern Heights plan was thrown out. While it looks pretty, it makes quick fire quizzes somewhat trickier as it doesn't have the Jubilee or Victoria lines, and the Docklands area looks completely different.
ETA: Slight typo with the date...
Re: Possible route
Posted: 26 Sep 2011, 21:08
by tubeguru
jamesthegill wrote:hopeful traveller wrote:Above my desk I have a 190s (pre-grouping) era London Railways Diagram ...
I take it all the grid references are in Roman numerals then?
Re: Possible Route which is now a possible Attempt
Posted: 26 Sep 2011, 21:14
by Starkey7
I've never heard of anyone using a pre-grouping map to plan an attempt. RESPECT BLAD
Re: Possible route
Posted: 26 Sep 2011, 21:17
by jamesthegill
tubeguru wrote:jamesthegill wrote:hopeful traveller wrote:Above my desk I have a 190s (pre-grouping) era London Railways Diagram ...
I take it all the grid references are in Roman numerals then?
It's just a white sheet with "Londinium" in the corner.
Re: Possible Route which is now a possible Attempt
Posted: 26 Sep 2011, 21:43
by The Raven
They came, the saw, they built the London underground?!?
Re: Possible Route which is now a possible Attempt
Posted: 26 Sep 2011, 21:52
by tubeguru
Venerunt, viderunt, phasellus sub terra Londinium.
Re: Possible Route which is now a possible Attempt
Posted: 30 Sep 2011, 20:31
by hopeful traveller
Does the National Rail between Richmond and Gunnersbury use the same tracks?