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    Kensington Olympia Tube Exhibition Days

    A good tube challenger route planner works around difficulities like this others just moan about the lack of service!:roll:
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    Kensington Olympia Tube Exhibition Days

    you can ask for a freedon of information request an foi but dont expect the response will be favourable to what u require the best bet is to start at chesham and work an evening guaranteed train into your route. it is quite easy to do maybe even the current holders might give u a hand but i...
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    Kensington Olympia Tube Exhibition Days

    there is no actual specific mention of this its just common knowledge there are the two main shows which attract a certain amount of people to kensington olympia tfl consider putting on the special service for! Although i have a route which from the purists tube challenger point of view...
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    Kensington Olympia Tube Exhibition Days

    for those who dont use the tube that much great british beer festival will do special trains august 11th to 15th but that wont help you as you will be unable to visit walthamstow so scuppering ur plans of tube challenge. only other time it is mentioned a special service is the horse show in...
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    hi you find that only the beer festival 11 august to the 15 august will serve kensington olympia...

    hi you find that only the beer festival 11 august to the 15 august will serve kensington olympia all day but that wont help you as your find that u will not be able to go to walthamstow in august at all. only other time it is all day is the horse show in december time u will probably have to go...
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    new york record

    HI long time since posting here but the new york subway record has been broken by a team of six guys from england. andrew james,steve wilson,martin hazel,glen bryant,adham fisher and peter smyth 22h 26m 02s
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    Railway Myths (2013)

    MYTH rail website says u cant get from bournemouth to thurso in 1 day WHEN IT IS PERFECTLY POSSIBLE
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    How much of the Underground map have YOU covered?

    Well I have finally done it I have visited them all present tense in the zones 1-9 hooray
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    door positions for trains in zone 1-6 london

    just a nice friendly can you help with the remaining door positions I don't have I will have one last recee to get them out but before not to step off the train if I don't have too and waste me waiting time for other trains. I need chelsfield knockholt Dagenham dock ewell both chessington...
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    door positions for trains in zone 1-6 london

    This Saturday I will be doing most of the stations in the south and south east trying to get a hell of a lot door positions gathered anybody wish to join me feel free to do so by pm --- old post above --- --- new post below --- I Did the 95% of the southeastern map does anyone know the railway...
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    door positions for trains in zone 1-6 london

    i thought i show the examples where getting off and walking instead of using the train to connect would make good examples of enfield chase to enfield town 8 min walking pace angel road to silver street 15 mins walking pace battersea park to queenstown road 4 mins walking pace barnes...
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    door positions for trains in zone 1-6 london

    to be honest at the moment its the south east rail stations that I haven't many on any heading London bridge east in zone 6 I haven't really been on them much that will change in july but it be really handy for middle exits as those are hardy to research
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    door positions for trains in zone 1-6 london

    this is not for an app or any profit making and i appreciate that some people actually think of door positions for their regular journey I have taken into account for any train lengthning is that a word? and many thanks for those door positions being have said there is a reason why im doing...
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    door positions for trains in zone 1-6 london

    not sure if this is the right section to post feel free to move moderators. As part of an ongoing project im asking help to specifically door positions each train station to the exit within zone 1-6 of london obviously being in bournemouth i dont get the oppurtunity to check or to research as...
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    Tube Challenge questions

    given the layout of the station if changing from embankment to charing cross i always tube it there and run back seeing as its downhill on way back that probably be quicker than tube there and tube back. never heard of route that had that double back in it though so extremely interesting.

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