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barrykas · Post by **barrykas** » 28 Nov 2005, 04:54

Just for information, don't forget the National Rail timetable change on Sunday 11th December, which also sees the end of the "leaf fall" timetable on the Met, so the first train from Amersham goes back to being 0528 instead of 0525.

In other related news, Richmond to Feltham will still be 4 trains an hour for most of the day (06, 18, 36 and 48 ex-Richmond) with the addition of a 23 and 53 in the evening peak.

The entire "one" West Anglia timetable is being recast, with 1 train an hour all day between Stansted and Stratford, calling just about everywhere, pretty much everything else being retimed, and an increase to 4tph on the Chingford branch on Sundays. (05, 20, 35 and 50 from Walthamstow Central to Liverpool Street).

And Vauxhall to Waterloo continues to have an absolutely insane number of services (20 an hour).

Think that covers most of the National Rail routes that have been used in past attempts anyway.

Cheers,

Barry

Post by **tubeguru** » 28 Nov 2005, 08:54

Could we have less of the political correctness on this forum please?

$DEITY indeed ...

shonlerock · Post by **shonlerock** » 29 Nov 2005, 17:41

Yep, I am currently planning a record attempt with no previous attempts made. I thought of doing it a couple of years ago but its only recently that I have done some research and realised that its a popular challenge with deditated websites and this forum!!!

Was a daunting thought at first knowing that it took the current record holders 7 attempts before getting the world record but now I think it just makes it more appealing.

Shon

zeibura · Post by **zeibura** » 29 Nov 2005, 20:50

heh, it didn't take steven karahan or jack welsby 7 attempts to get it though, they both hit it on the first try. geoff and neil were just slightly more... unfortunate

heathrow T4 is making any record breaking practically impossible at the moment though, sadly.

Post by **moley** » 30 Nov 2005, 00:08

Having seen the peformance of the tube recently, I would say that Jack was very lucky on that day - not to take anything away from him.

PFW · Post by **PFW** » 30 Nov 2005, 10:44

From my experience it is possible to do exactly the same route a number of times and get anything between a very good time or not finishing at all. It comes down to how well the service is running generally. Factors such as signal failures, speed restrictions and one unders cannot be accounted for in any plan.

shonlerock · Post by **shonlerock** » 01 Dec 2005, 16:14

Well I think I will hold off until Queensway is open anyway because I want to break the record for 275 stations (unless it still counts as a world record with Qway closed).

Shon

TheFatBuoy · Post by **TheFatBuoy** » 01 Dec 2005, 16:18

Queensway counts. It's Terminal 4 that doesn't count. Well it does, but you've got to do it by bus, making it more difficult. You just need to pass through Queensway though.

juice-rail · Post by **juice-rail** » 03 Dec 2005, 16:08

barrykas wrote:
geofftech wrote:Surely no one's going to do it until T5 appears though, right?
Well given the current "closure" of T4, I think that anyone getting anywhere near the record deserves a medal

Cheers,

Barry

well, funny you should say that

CrunchySaviour · Post by **CrunchySaviour** » 03 Dec 2005, 16:14

A medal?

Post by **tubeguru** » 03 Dec 2005, 19:42

No, anyone who gets near the record, gets one of THESE:

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dr_chris · Post by **dr_chris** » 03 Dec 2005, 20:17

That would be surpassing the record...

Please consult dictionary to confirm word usage!

CrunchySaviour · Post by **CrunchySaviour** » 03 Dec 2005, 21:33

I'm afraid that you do, indeed, need to BEAT the record in order to get one of those, Tubeguru!

Post by **tubeguru** » 03 Dec 2005, 22:35

In your own time ...

dr_chris · Post by **dr_chris** » 04 Dec 2005, 12:02

Just wait and see...

I have a few neat tricks up my sleeve.

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