Another 'visit all the stations' post - with a twist

[pat472]

I've got about 3-4 months this summer where I'm not doing anything else and I was thinking whether I could fill it with visiting all the stations. I would be looking to visit them according to the same rules as the 'All The Stations' YouTube/Kickstarter project -i.e. only National Rail stations with at least 1 service a week, must start, stop or call at (or pass through as a request stop) each station.

The twist to this would be that I would be trying to set a 'record' as to how fast this is done. I'm aware that there are some stations that might be particularly difficult to fulfil, such as Denton, Reddish South and so on, but I think I would only exclude the ones like Norton Bridge and Manchester FC that are genuinely closed or have no regular scheduled service.

What kind of length of time could I expect for this to take? I note that 'All The Stations' managed it in just over 3 months but they say they weren't in any rush. And would there be no cheaper way than getting 14 day ALRs? If so, I would have to give up, as I'm not in a position to be paying £1000s just for the travel alone. Maybe an Interrail pass - I don't think I would struggle to get around their 'residency'/citizenship requirements to get a cheap monthly pass.

 

[Kite159]

If you go for it, good luck

Some stations will be harder to call at than others due to the limited service [The Tayside Trio].

 

[87electric]

How long did it take you Kite?
Really tough adventure I feel in that time constraint.

 

[Kite159]

How long did it take you Kite?
Really tough adventure I feel in that time constraint.

Bear in mind I alighted or boarded at every station (rather than just calling at each station) took me around 3 and a bit years* mostly at weekends with the odd weekday & longer periods [i.e. 4 days based in Newcastle, a week in Scotland splitting myself between Edinburgh & Inverness]) (*Problem is what do I class as a starting date, my first recorded move in 2014 or when I decided on the challenge itself focusing on stations rather than on getting units into my book).

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The biggest issues will be cost (those ALR won't come cheap, add in accommodation), also the tiredness factor.