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I've seen this before, but don't think anyone has set up a thread for it. The challenge is to cross the Thames using all 15 ways shown on the Tube Map (so Waterloo - Embankment then Embankment to Waterloo [or vice versa] must be done) I estimate an hour and a half, but could be way off!

Way more than an hour and a half. 3 hours is more realistic.

oh...

I suppose Woolwich Arsenal - King George V and Kew Gardens - Gunnersbury do slow it down a lot

It would take you nearly an hour and a half just to get from Gunnersbury to King George V, even without doing all the other crossings in between.

But then again the Waterloo area doesn't take long, and the Jubilee line is easy

What, and that speeds you up getting between the two extremities in order for you to make a total time of an hour and a half possible?

I think you should call it Thames Crossing (Tube Map only) instead!! The full monty for public transport only would include many of the road crossings (though not Rotherhithe Tunnel or some of the bridges near Battersea) and all the rail bridges. You would be spared the foot tunnels though. And how far would you take it? Teddington? The M25? Oxford?

A route would be Kew Gardens Richmond (District/LO) Putney (SWT) East Putney (run) West Brompton (District) Clapham Junction (LO/Southern) Vauxhall (SWT) Green Park (Victoria) Waterloo (Jubilee) Embankment (Bakerloo) Waterloo (Northern) Bank (W&C) London Bridge (Northern) Canada Water (Jubilee) Wapping (LO) Canada Water (LO) Canary Wharf (Jubilee) Heron Quays (run) Cutty Sark (DLR) Heron Quays (DLR) Canary Wharf (run) Canning Town (Jubilee) Woolwich Arsenal (DLR).

If you want to add Dangleway, after Canning Town add North Greenwich (Jubilee) Emirates Greenwich Peninsula (run) Emirates Royal Docks (Dangleway) West Silvertown (run) Woolwich Arsenal (DLR).

Once Crossrail comes about, you will have to add to the start: Reading Ealing Broadway (Crossrail) Chiswick Park (District) Gunnersbury (run) Richmond (District/LO) etc.

and change the end: Canning Town Custom House (DLR) Woolwich (Crossrail) Woolwich Arsenal (run) King George V (DLR)

or if you include Dangleway: Emirates Royal Docks Royal Victoria (run) Custom House (DLR) Woolwich (Crossrail) Woolwich Arsenal (run) King George V (DLR).

No, not including Dangleway. I should call it 'Thames Crossing (TfL Rail Lines only).

The Orange One wrote:
A route would be Kew Gardens Richmond (District/LO)

But the crossing is between Gunnersbury and Kew Gardens, and Gunnersbury is before KG and Ricmond

Steeevooo wrote:What, and that speeds you up getting between the two extremities in order for you to make a total time of an hour and a half possible?

No, but just saying that it's quick.

Have you been out on the western end of the District line before?

tubebrain wrote:Have you been out on the western end of the District line before?

Nope! Why?

Out of interest, how many times have you actually been to London and been on the Underground?

been there 13, been on the Tube 12 (one was a school trip, so we didn't go on it )

Unlucky.