Starting Station

All you need to know and discuss about the 2014 Zone 1 Challenge.
Post Reply
hopeful traveller
All Zones
Posts: 1397
Joined: 15 Jul 2011, 16:28

Starting Station

Post by hopeful traveller »

2004 - Vauxhall
2005 - St James's Park
2006 - Sloane Square
2007 - Westminster
2008 - King's Cross
2009 - Angel
2010 - Waterloo
2011 - St Paul's
2012 - Aldgate East
2013 - Regent's Park

I predict something along the top of the subsurface this year. Baker Street?
1 FNC Completion (PB: 17:18:18 with G Bryant, A Chilcraft, I MacNaughton)
4 Zone Ones (PB: 03:00:35 with G Bryant)
15 R15s (PB: 01:55:48 with T Cooling and R Jackson)
11 All Lines (PB: 00:44:03)
Winner of the 2014 Formula 1 Side Competition
nozzacook
All Zones
Posts: 1218
Joined: 17 Apr 2006, 16:45
Location: Zone 900

Re: Starting Station

Post by nozzacook »

I predict it will be a station not listed above in zone 1.
26 miles 385yards in 4h 14m 40s.
User avatar
tubeguru
Site Administrator
Posts: 9100
Joined: 30 Jan 2005, 22:08
Location: The Twilight Zone
Contact:

Re: Starting Station

Post by tubeguru »

Shall we have a sweepstake?
One thing only do I know, and that is that I know nothing - Socrates.

Champion of bugger all, 2004 to 2022
Member of sweet FA
palkanetoijala31

Re: Starting Station

Post by palkanetoijala31 »

tubeguru wrote:Shall we have a sweepstake?
Great idea winner gets crate of beer I go for tcr
nozzacook
All Zones
Posts: 1218
Joined: 17 Apr 2006, 16:45
Location: Zone 900

Re: Starting Station

Post by nozzacook »

Ok I have Paddington H&C
26 miles 385yards in 4h 14m 40s.
User avatar
tubeguru
Site Administrator
Posts: 9100
Joined: 30 Jan 2005, 22:08
Location: The Twilight Zone
Contact:

Re: Starting Station

Post by tubeguru »

I was hoping for a more organised sweepstake, where the stations are assigned at RANDOM to people who express an interest in taking part.
One thing only do I know, and that is that I know nothing - Socrates.

Champion of bugger all, 2004 to 2022
Member of sweet FA
User avatar
The Orange One
All Zones
Posts: 2625
Joined: 18 Jun 2013, 15:23
Location: Three metres due south of you. Wherever you are.
Contact:

Re: Starting Station

Post by The Orange One »

I'm personally hoping for Pimlico. But I want Notting Hill Gate in the sweepstake. Ooh, sucha nasty starting station.
All London buses: 23 hours 25 minutes (with Adham, David, Josh and Tangy)
Holds some alternative challenge records. Not sure which ones.
20½ Random 15 challenges: 01:58:48 best
That guy who runs those Twitter polls about tube stations and London Boroughs.
palkanetoijala31

Re: Starting Station

Post by palkanetoijala31 »

tubeguru wrote:I was hoping for a more organised sweepstake, where the stations are assigned at RANDOM to people who express an interest in taking part.
who cares you not coming along spoilsport!
User avatar
tubeguru
Site Administrator
Posts: 9100
Joined: 30 Jan 2005, 22:08
Location: The Twilight Zone
Contact:

Re: Starting Station

Post by tubeguru »

OK.
One thing only do I know, and that is that I know nothing - Socrates.

Champion of bugger all, 2004 to 2022
Member of sweet FA
User avatar
The Orange One
All Zones
Posts: 2625
Joined: 18 Jun 2013, 15:23
Location: Three metres due south of you. Wherever you are.
Contact:

Re: Starting Station

Post by The Orange One »

How could you Andi now he's not turning up. You've completely ruined the hard work of the "Get the Tubeguru out of retirement campaign".
All London buses: 23 hours 25 minutes (with Adham, David, Josh and Tangy)
Holds some alternative challenge records. Not sure which ones.
20½ Random 15 challenges: 01:58:48 best
That guy who runs those Twitter polls about tube stations and London Boroughs.
User avatar
tubeguru
Site Administrator
Posts: 9100
Joined: 30 Jan 2005, 22:08
Location: The Twilight Zone
Contact:

Re: Starting Station

Post by tubeguru »

You can see why I'd be thrilled to come and spend time in the company of such charming people.
One thing only do I know, and that is that I know nothing - Socrates.

Champion of bugger all, 2004 to 2022
Member of sweet FA
User avatar
tractakid
The Twilight Zone
Posts: 3320
Joined: 15 Nov 2011, 20:04
Location: Milton Keynes

Re: Starting Station

Post by tractakid »

tubeguru wrote:You can see why I'd be thrilled to come and spend time in the company of such charming people.
using my Andi translation skills I somehow think that was a backwards way of saying he'd like you to come.
*insert boasting about notable tube accomplishments here*
User avatar
The Raven
All Zones
Posts: 2795
Joined: 05 Jun 2006, 23:49
Location: Perched on a branch
Contact:

Re: Starting Station

Post by The Raven »

Embankment
Go Pack Go!
One of the New York Six
Former holder of Zone One, Overground and DLR record
palkanetoijala31

Re: Starting Station

Post by palkanetoijala31 »

i love neil to come along i even voted for him to come along who apart from neil himself is going to own up to the other vote for no!
Post Reply

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 0 guests