I Give You The Christmas Park Challenge

Going Underground · Post by **Going Underground** » 12 Dec 2006, 22:15

geofftech wrote:I have to say out of all the new 'spin off' challenges that people have come up with seemingly for the sake of it, the 'PARK' one is actually quite interesting, and if I were anywhere near the tube next week, I'd probably have a crack at it.

Does that include the idea of jumping off and photographing the outside of each station as well, or just "visiting" in the normal way?

standclearofthedoors · Post by **standclearofthedoors** » 13 Dec 2006, 14:27

It's a good one to plan for Woodside & Elm look quite tricky to incorporate. Shame I wont be there.

Going Underground · Post by **Going Underground** » 13 Dec 2006, 14:42

standclearofthedoors wrote:It's a good one to plan for Woodside & Elm look quite tricky to incorporate. Shame I wont be there.

Yes I agree Woodside looks pants

tpfkar · Post by **tpfkar** » 13 Dec 2006, 20:25

Going Underground wrote:
I have been looking at the optimum route for a month or so now....

Geoff all you have to do now is caluculate my starting station.....

Perhaps the chosen starting station of Wimbledon Park?
This does look interesting - does anyone else think they can make it|?

And my first thoughts about a route suggest knocking Moor Park off quite early...

Starkey7 · Post by **Starkey7** » 13 Dec 2006, 23:17

Somehow Ric I knew that you'd come up with something hare-brained like that. You always do.

I'll be up for the Park challenge.

tpfkar · Post by **tpfkar** » 14 Dec 2006, 01:47

Hmmm....8hrs 15 theoretical...maybe need to rethink that one.

Getting between Elm Park and Newbury Park is a pain to the order of an hour whenever you do it, or am I missing something?

Going Underground · Post by **Going Underground** » 14 Dec 2006, 08:30

The "guess my starting station" was a tadge tongue in cheek

Yes I can't see an easy way of getting between Elm Park - Newbury Park either

My theoretical is 7hrs 30mins....but there are a lots of "if's and but's"

Looking forward to seing ric and starkey and the day

Post by **tubeguru** » 14 Dec 2006, 09:39

Take the District line one stop back to Dagenham East and get the 364 bus.

Honestly, I'm not even doing this and here I am working out your route for you ...

Going Underground · Post by **Going Underground** » 14 Dec 2006, 12:43

tubeguru wrote:Take the District line one stop back to Dagenham East and get the 364 bus.

Honestly, I'm not even doing this and here I am working out your route for you ...

Well that's why you are Mr Guru I guess....

I did spend some time looking at bus connections but I couldn't see what station on the central line the 364 goes to

Also I would think that journey time by bus to anywhere in that vacinity would be 40 mins or so......

Post by **tubeguru** » 14 Dec 2006, 13:19

Well, suit yourself ...

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Going Underground · Post by **Going Underground** » 14 Dec 2006, 13:49

tubeguru wrote:Well, suit yourself ...

Legend

(Bows, scrapes and backs away)

Post by **tubeguru** » 14 Dec 2006, 13:53

Crossing Eastern Avenue at Newbury Park could be tricky - it's the A12 (or is that the A13?) and it's dual-carriageway with railings in the middle.

There may be a subway.

Going Underground · Post by **Going Underground** » 14 Dec 2006, 14:00

tubeguru wrote:Crossing Eastern Avenue at Newbury Park could be tricky - it's the A12 (or is that the A13?) and it's dual-carriageway with railings in the middle.

There may be a subway.

You read my mind I was just nosing at that on A to Z now.. still looks better than doubling back to West Ham / Stratford...

I had been trying to resarch buses on TFL and couldn't find much that was of help......

cheers

Post by **tubeguru** » 14 Dec 2006, 14:20

That's because the website is shit for buses.

Use the Greater London Bus Map as I did there.

Going Underground · Post by **Going Underground** » 14 Dec 2006, 14:39

tubeguru wrote:That's because the website is shit for buses.

Use the Greater London Bus Map as I did there.

Yep as I have found out

Nice one any chance you could confirm the website....

tubechallenge.com

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