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I like this idea and will have a crack at it tommorow

You could just sit on one train on a line with a lot of stations (like the District), and then just put your faith in the speed of the train.

A similar thing would come into play in a new one I thought of which would be the shortest time to travel between two stations. Now the two closest stations are Leicester Square and Covent Garden, so it would make sense to go for those. However, you'd just be relying on the speed of the train, and if the driver was having a good day. There would not be much difference between times here.

I only had one attempt as I was in a hurry and got 25 stations done, I thought it was rather crap. My original route had the district line in but that got messed up due to a signal failure at Plaistow.

For this challenge you would need to ride the densest parts of the tube network (i.e stations closest together). Also, you would want to severely limit the number of changes (as the time taken for a 2 min change + 2min wait could waste 2-3 stations). It would also help if the waits for changes were short, and trains were not blocking back (not always compatible).

Off the top of my head, the densest parts of the tube are District (Embankment-Tower Hill), Central (Holborn-Liverpool Street), and Bakerloo (Paddington-Baker St).


Modified post:

I have formulated a route that should manage approx 32 different stations in one hour (and one change). I may try it out later this week.....

Think of all the attention you'd get from girls ...

I'm used to that with my dust mask. They just can't take their eyes off me....

I think this is a good idea for a challenge. It can be done at off-peak times, and only takes an hour. The only other circa 1 hour alternative challenge is the All Lines challenge, and that is now very difficult to beat!

G Force wrote:The only other circa 1 hour alternative challenge is the All Lines challenge, and that is now very difficult to beat!

I dont think it is actually "very difficult" to beat, i was less than 2 minutes out with Bethel, and once again there was the usual.... if only's.

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I think it's time we introduced to the newest animal on the underground .. the BAT //Makes arm movements//

Well, as much as I'd like to introduce THE BAT *makes arm movements*, I'm afraid it would give a vital part of our overall route away.

I actually did this challenge myself in 1996, of my own volition. Covered around 25 stations without giving any thought to my route.

I was going to attempt this challenge late this afternoon, but one of the lines I needed to use had a few problems. I will just have to try another time!

Isn't this an almost obvious best?

Start at Aldgate at 05:44. Go clockwise to Liverpool Street at 06.33. Run like hell. Catch Central Line Westbound 06:34 and goto Oxford Circus where you should arrive 06:44... I guess you should make it at least every other try - covering 33 stations. (All times according to TFLs Journey Planner).

HÃ¥kan

I have a route with 34/35 stations.

hwolge wrote:Isn't this an almost obvious best?

Start at Aldgate at 05:44. Go clockwise to Liverpool Street at 06.33. Run like hell. Catch Central Line Westbound 06:34 and goto Oxford Circus where you should arrive 06:44... I guess you should make it at least every other try - covering 33 stations. (All times according to TFLs Journey Planner).

HÃ¥kan

That is a pretty good route. However, the outer rail Circle is prone to delays from late running trains on the other SSLs. At 6-7am this should not be a problem though. Although the inner rail is less prone to delays, the extended dwell time at Aldgate means going anti-clockwise is not a good idea (unless you lucky and crossover to a NB Met).

I was thinking about this last night and wondering if you could get yourself a nice fast line with lots of close stations and go back and forth between them.

But then I realised that even with a 1 minute change each time you turned round you'd still be not much over 30 or 31 stations.

I looked at back and forth between Bank and Bond Street on the Central.

Don't think it works very well though.