18 hours 35 minutes...

[Root]

Two minutes is a heck of a time to hold a train - I imagine a member of staff must have been on your case within that time, not to mention the frustrated looks you must have received from other passengers.

[tubeguru]

Yeah, tube challengers these days ...

[dr_chris]

Door holding is surprisingly difficult when you're holding a train at Hammersmith with a rather beefy-looking chappy in the carriage who is giving you evils and looks like he might just get up and move you out of the way with his fist if you carry on...

Especially if your team-mates decide to use the toilet and arrive via the WRONG F**KING STAIRS!!! without even bothering to tell you...

[tubeguru]

You're secretly jealous that they get the credit for breaking the record (subject to confirmation), and you get no thanks for running after them all day with food, aren't you?

[dr_chris]

I just get insults and whinging from them - and I want my walkie-talkies/stopwatch back!

Although I should point out that they may have broken the world record but chicks dig doctors...

[tubeguru]

It's not easy being a pointman.

[Sam]

Just for the record, Chris was with us for about 3 hours during the course of our attempt, though he was not present for any of our good connections! Although he did provide us with some musical entertainment with his entirely random belting out of the Grandstand theme tune...Anthony, you definitely do not have a rival in Chris

Oh, and Chris....if you actually were to ask us for your walkie-talkies and your stopwatch, then we would be able to arrange to give them back!

[dr_chris]

You suck monkey poo.

I am still your God.

</immaturity>

May I please have the return of my walkie-talkies et stopwatch, please?

I would dispute that Anthony has a better singing voice than me, my voice was still a little hoarse from the weekend...

[tubeguru]

Of course, no one has yet to hear a collaboration between The Underground Masker and Tubeguru ...

[dr_chris]

Let's just pray that such a travesty never occurs...

[tubeguru]

Cheeky bugger ... I'll have you know I can sing better than the UM, because I actually CAN sing

[moley]

Two minutes is a heck of a time to hold a train - I imagine a member of staff must have been on your case within that time, not to mention the frustrated looks you must have received from other passengers.

Funny you should say that. The most annoying thing is that a one of the team ran through the barries up the long platform and got on on the train. The other one strolled along as if he had all the time in the world.

On an amusing point - whilst holding the doors once, an old chap come up to me and enquired if he could get on the train (as if I was a guard) - when I said yes, he commented about all the other doors already being closed - don't you just love some people

Oh yes, I should point out - Door holding is wrong, it should not be encouraged and I accept no responsibility for anyone who gets told off by a TfL employee for doing so

[A2]

On the subject of door holding I'm sure Ric (tpfkar) can tell a story about a certain SWT at Vauxhall on Z1C2006 day.

[Going Underground]

The same Z1 day we also delayed a SWT from Waterloo
Arriving from the Bakerloo line at 1601 and frantically looking at the boards for the next Vauxhall train...1603 hrs from platform 3, we are at platform 24...
So we run at our various speeds and Soup Dragon easily arrives first, as I get to the platform all the doors are closed except the one with his foot in.... our other team member and myself somehow manage to force our way in (not easy on SWT) followed by a suited city slicker...
The female staff member on the platform yelled out some abuse, mainly at the chap in the suit as we sneaked along the carriage

[garda]

Congrats to Steve and Sam for their record from across the pond. tami