Lunatic's Roads Streets and Lanes
Posted: 03 Sep 2023, 22:33
Long story short - I had an opportunity to do some tube action last Friday (1st September). Chose to do the Roads Streets and Lanes challenge as I'd missed the Tim Brooke-Taylor Memorial Challenge earlier in the year and because I had a good route I wanted to try.
It all went well to start with. Went a train down early on due to a "passenger incident" causing some delays, but managed to get this time back and then went 5 minutes ahead of schedule. I stayed 5 minutes ahead for some time, but good things never last.
The Circle Line service was suspended due to "non-availability of trains". I knew about this when I started the challenge and I'd hoped it was a temporary thing, but it was still in place when I reached the Earl's Court/Hammersmith area, and 5 minutes ahead quickly went to 10 minutes behind due to fewer trains on the Hammersmith loop and having to go via Earl's Court to get between Gloucester Road and HSK. I managed to make a bit of time back after that, but then the Central Line threw a wobbley and I had a 7 minute wait at Bond Street. Apart from that, everything went well and I finished with a time of 3:51:51.
Thus you will understand why I haven't given you my route. Only 4 minutes behind the current fastest time when 10 minutes behind schedule means that this route definitely has record potential. I just need to get out there on a day when all the lines are functioning.
The other thing I need to work on is door positions. I screwed up spectacularly on several of these, either from not understanding my own notes or misrecording information.
It all went well to start with. Went a train down early on due to a "passenger incident" causing some delays, but managed to get this time back and then went 5 minutes ahead of schedule. I stayed 5 minutes ahead for some time, but good things never last.
The Circle Line service was suspended due to "non-availability of trains". I knew about this when I started the challenge and I'd hoped it was a temporary thing, but it was still in place when I reached the Earl's Court/Hammersmith area, and 5 minutes ahead quickly went to 10 minutes behind due to fewer trains on the Hammersmith loop and having to go via Earl's Court to get between Gloucester Road and HSK. I managed to make a bit of time back after that, but then the Central Line threw a wobbley and I had a 7 minute wait at Bond Street. Apart from that, everything went well and I finished with a time of 3:51:51.
Thus you will understand why I haven't given you my route. Only 4 minutes behind the current fastest time when 10 minutes behind schedule means that this route definitely has record potential. I just need to get out there on a day when all the lines are functioning.
The other thing I need to work on is door positions. I screwed up spectacularly on several of these, either from not understanding my own notes or misrecording information.
