Posted: 16 Aug 2007, 16:08
Poor John having to put up with us lot all the time.........Starkey7 wrote:And I seem almost to be an honourary member!
Eleven lines - one record
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Poor John having to put up with us lot all the time.........Starkey7 wrote:And I seem almost to be an honourary member!
Nice one Matt, that is indeed a cracking time and you are correct once Langdon Park is open of course a new record time will be up for grabs..scrxisi wrote:Howdy. I am here in a "Matt posts a good time on a challenge" shocker. Having missed the official DLR 19y 11m anniversary challenge back in July, a particular annoyance for me as I consider it my "home network" on the tube map (I live just down the road from Lewisham), I decided to go out and give it a bash today.
I tried for literally hours (maybe) to devise a route lacking a certain mammoth run but couldn't think of one I liked so it was a Lewisham-City route with options along the way. Gorgeous changes at every change bar the infamous run. I timed it at 14:58 train-train, having missed a train out of King George V by 3 minutes. I actually cheated and caught a 474 because by the time I got over the bridge (I assume you know where I mean) I was jelly-legged and walking and one happened to come along so I hopped on for a few stops.
I elected to go to Bank first, reverse to Shadwell, reverse again routine at the end and the clock ticked past 1h44, which is what I thought the record was, as I awaited my final train in Shadwell, and I eventually rolled into Tower Gateway for a time of 1h47:23. I thought I was 3 minutes down and wasn't even that bothered as it was a first attempt but I get home and see that 28 seconds would've got me up top.
But anywho, second will do very nicely. Langdon Park seems to be getting quite close to opening, which I assume from the above means a new record to be gone for? Was good to finally register a good time on a challenge - my Z1 and Bottle times weren't amazing, though I did jointly win the 15 random unplanned one (btw we should do one of those again ) - even if it's not the most complex of challenges to devise a route for...
Good news Ric, please keep us updatedtpfkar wrote: And yes I did enjoy the unplanned challenge, and still have the program I used for generating the stations at home. I might even put Vauxhall, Sloane Square and St James Park in this time
I'm in London on several work visits during October, I will look at my diary when back home (in a B&B near Bristol tonight) and propose a date near the end of this month.
Soup Dragon wrote:Matt, well done on a good time for the DLR. I still maintain that this is one of the softest records on the books and anyone tough enough to consider the Gallions to King George run has the potential to make around 1h30m.
Rick, lock forward to a possible 15 random station challenge in October. If possible please try and organise in the half term week so that Ping Pon can attend.
Going Underground wrote: On point two 1/2 term week in case Rick(sic) needs to know is Oct 22nd - 26th