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A lazy Full Network Route
Posted: 27 Feb 2014, 18:02
by The Orange One
I don't know whether this would actually work out within the allotted day, but here it is (with Ken O done within the window):
Heathrow Terminal 4
Heathrow Terminals 123
Heathrow Terminal 5
Barons Court
West Kensington
Kensington Olympia (28 bus)
Earl's Court
Cockfosters
High Barnet (384 bus)
Finchley Central
Mill Hill East
Morden (via Bank)
Wimbledon (93 bus)
Upminster
West Ham (c2c)
Stanmore
Edgware (142 bus)
Tottenham Court Road
Woodford (via Hainault)
Epping
Leytonstone
Walthamstow Central (257 or W15 bus)
Brixton
Stockwell
Elephant and Castle
Baker Street
Bond Street
Ealing Broadway
North Acton
West Ruislip
Uxbridge (U1 bus)
Ealing Common
Turnham Green
Richmond
Hammersmith (D&P)
Hammersmith (H&C) (foot)
Paddington (Bak/Cir/Dis)
Marylebone
Harrow and Wealdstone
Harrow-on-the-Hill (140, 186, 258, 340 bus)
Preston Road
Rayners Lane
North Harrow (H10 bus or foot)
Watford
Moor Park
One of Chesham or Amersham
Chalfont and Latimer
The other of Chesham or Amersham.
Can anybody think of a lazier one?
EDIT: The inspiration for this route came from Sam Gunner, who during planning posed the question "When leaving Heathrow, is it better to change to the District at Acton Town or get as many stations done as possible by going all the way to Cockfosters?" This intrigued me as to whether a route that avoided all those pesky Zone 1 changes could actually work, whether a route where each line was ticked off one at a time could be the solution. A route
minimising the devastating effects of tube delays and line closures.
Of course when routing it through Journey Planner, or to be more accurate, Google Maps, I discovered what I should have known all along, that it couldn't possibly compete with any sensible route - but it could be the answer for people with no clue as to how to begin.
Re: A lazy Full Network Route
Posted: 27 Feb 2014, 18:24
by palkanetoijala31
I can see the record being broken with this when you try it out
Re: A lazy Full Network Route
Posted: 27 Feb 2014, 18:26
by The Orange One
Nah, I ran it through and it was 17 hours 45 minutes - and then I realised that I'd gone from Leytonstone to Bond Street without doing the Victoria or Bakerloo lines at all, so it will probably come out at around 19 hours.
Re: A lazy Full Network Route
Posted: 27 Feb 2014, 18:37
by greatkingrat
Instead of getting a bus to Leytonstone High Road, you may as well get the bus all the way to Walthamstow Central. Instead of going North Ealing to West Acton on foot, it would be lazier to just double back from North Acton to Ealing Broadway.
Re: A lazy Full Network Route
Posted: 27 Feb 2014, 18:50
by The Orange One
Right, I shall update the route.
Re: A lazy Full Network Route
Posted: 28 Feb 2014, 14:24
by DrainBrain
It took me a while to realise that "Hammersmith (H&C) (foot)
Paddington (Bak/Cir/Dis)" meant going all the way around the Circle line. There must be a better way, even if you're being lazy.
Re: A lazy Full Network Route
Posted: 28 Feb 2014, 15:14
by tractakid
Why not go from Rayners to North Harrow via Harrow on the Hill?
Re: A lazy Full Network Route
Posted: 28 Feb 2014, 15:16
by The Orange One
Because it's easier this way.
Re: A lazy Full Network Route
Posted: 01 Mar 2014, 05:27
by palkanetoijala31
i think getting the bus 28 from west ken to kensington oly is still quite a walk from the bus stop at ken oly and at west kensington better to go to earls court go over bridge west brompton go over bridge overground into ken oly xp and out
Re: A lazy Full Network Route
Posted: 13 Mar 2014, 22:11
by mrredrunner100
palkanetoijala31 wrote:i think getting the bus 28 from west ken to kensington oly is still quite a walk from the bus stop at ken oly and at west kensington better to go to earls court go over bridge west brompton go over bridge overground into ken oly xp and out
when i did an attempt (not using this route or anything) recently, we tried to do high street ken to ken O on a bus...............safe to say it didn't work
it ended up with a run instead of a bus, however its not as far as i thought although it caused us to miss one of the connections
Re: A lazy Full Network Route
Posted: 10 Jun 2014, 10:06
by The Orange One
The original Lazy Route was made to be as lazy as possible in the time available. It turns out it's not possible to complete it in a day, and had some pretty ridiculous connections between lines as well - here is something more doable (with the connections cleaned up a little).
Heathrow Terminal 4
Heathrow Terminals 123
Heathrow Terminal 5
Barons Court
West Kensington
Kensington Olympia (28 bus OR on foot)
Earl's Court
Cockfosters
Oakwood
High Barnet (307 bus)
Finchley Central
Mill Hill East
Morden (via Bank)
Morden Road (93 bus or on foot)
Wimbledon (tram)
Bayswater
Farringdon (via south side of Circle)
Barking
Upminster
West Ham (c2c)
Stanmore
Canons Park
Edgware (79, 186 or 340 bus)
Tottenham Court Road
Woodford (via Hainault)
Epping
Leytonstone
Leytonstone High Road (257 or W14 bus)
Walthamstow Queens Road (Overground)
Walthamstow Central (on foot)
Brixton
Stockwell
Elephant and Castle
Oxford Circus
Ealing Broadway
North Acton
West Ruislip
Uxbridge (U1 bus)
Ealing Common
Turnham Green (District)
Richmond
Hammersmith (D&P)
Hammersmith (H&C) (foot)
Euston Square
Great Portland Street
Regent's Park (foot)
Harrow and Wealdstone
Kenton
Northwick Park (on foot)
Preston Road
Rayners Lane
North Harrow (H10 bus or foot)
Watford
Moor Park
One of Chesham or Amersham
Chalfont and Latimer
The other of Chesham or Amersham.
Re: A lazy Full Network Route
Posted: 10 Jun 2014, 10:50
by nick468
Hi,
Also worth mentioning, on my route on Friday, when I arrived at Morden station I took a bus down to South Merton station, and then took the FCC train to Wimbledon from there.
This connection can be a bit hit and miss as the train is only every 30 minutes, but it is a handy one if you can make it - it certainly seems quicker than getting the 93 bus.
Also, instead of doing Walthamstow Queen's Road, I stayed on the overground until Blackhorse Road and doubled back to Walthamstow Central. The time difference was negligible at best I think.
Nick
Re: A lazy Full Network Route
Posted: 27 Jun 2014, 18:12
by MylesHSG
Andi has a 'fat boy' route he did for me a couple years ago. Started at Upminster and finished Amersham
Re: A lazy Full Network Route
Posted: 29 Jun 2014, 13:11
by jimbob
nick468 wrote:Hi,
Also worth mentioning, on my route on Friday, when I arrived at Morden station I took a bus down to South Merton station, and then took the FCC train to Wimbledon from there.
This connection can be a bit hit and miss as the train is only every 30 minutes, but it is a handy one if you can make it - it certainly seems quicker than getting the 93 bus.
Also, instead of doing Walthamstow Queen's Road, I stayed on the overground until Blackhorse Road and doubled back to Walthamstow Central. The time difference was negligible at best I think.
Nick
I agree with staying on to Blackhorse Rd, which I did successfully (slowly) in May. Very little in it timewise. And I don't think the exit off the E-bound platform into Edison Close/Exeter Rd is open currently?
James
Re: A lazy Full Network Route
Posted: 29 Jun 2014, 13:49
by palkanetoijala31
jimbob wrote:nick468 wrote:Hi,
Also worth mentioning, on my route on Friday, when I arrived at Morden station I took a bus down to South Merton station, and then took the FCC train to Wimbledon from there.
This connection can be a bit hit and miss as the train is only every 30 minutes, but it is a handy one if you can make it - it certainly seems quicker than getting the 93 bus.
Also, instead of doing Walthamstow Queen's Road, I stayed on the overground until Blackhorse Road and doubled back to Walthamstow Central. The time difference was negligible at best I think.
Nick
I agree with staying on to Blackhorse Rd, which I did successfully (slowly) in May. Very little in it timewise. And I don't think the exit off the E-bound platform into Edison Close/Exeter Rd is open currently?
it will be in a few days
James