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C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas l'histoire.
Sarah | 19.08.19 - 7:13 a.m. | #
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Excellent! This is pure brilliance - dg at his best. A random whizz around London stations could only be concocted by one of 2 people (the other in mind is Geoff Marshall).
Rob Healy | Homepage | 19.08.19 - 7:22 a.m. | #
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This felt so dramatic!! Which I think is a testament to your skill with the English language :) I can’t wait for the other 31 (or 32) instalments lol ;) Thank-you :)
Ricci | 19.08.19 - 7:24 a.m. | #
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Is it me, or are there a lot of unfinished series in local history month?
Ian | 19.08.19 - 7:26 a.m. | #
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And this of course poses an interesting question: in which boroughs could this task be accomplished in a) the fastest time and b) the least fast time?? :)
Ricci | 19.08.19 - 7:27 a.m. | #
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Ian; indeed none of the ‘series’ has had more than one episode. I think that may be the point!
David | 19.08.19 - 7:45 a.m. | #
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The fastest borough challenge is undoubtedly Barking and Dagenham, where Every Station can be completed in 20 minutes.
• Dagenham Dock - Barking
• Barking - Dagenham East
The slowest has yet to be determined.
diamond geezer | Homepage | 19.08.19 - 8:03 a.m. | #
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... but it could all be part of a Local History Month series, concluding on 31st August with a lazy 'best of' retrospective, with DG holding a mug which seems to have nothing in it.
Still Anon | 19.08.19 - 8:04 a.m. | #
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Bromley or Bexley next?
Alan S | 19.08.19 - 8:24 a.m. | #
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A few years ago, I ran the underground in 19 separate runs, the DLR in three runs and the overground in I think six runs. West Ruislip to Epping was a monster. I took a photo of each station en route. Waiting for crossrail to be completed - maybe 3 or 4 runs.
Running_Correspondent | 19.08.19 - 8:34 a.m. | #
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Plot twist, DG *is* Geoff Marshall.
Doktorb | 19.08.19 - 8:43 a.m. | #
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On first reading I wondered why you had decided to start at midnight. I must read all the words in future!
ian | 19.08.19 - 8:50 a.m. | #
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Does "all stations" include national rail ? I'm assuming it does, but need a definitive ruling.
Boneyboy | 19.08.19 - 10:29 a.m. | #
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All will become clear in future challenges.
Limehouse is the only (non-Overground) National Rail station in Tower Hamlets, and I ticked that off on the DLR.
diamond geezer | Homepage | 19.08.19 - 10:33 a.m. | #
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Not quite Anneka Rice jumping into waiting helicopters, but a thrilling post just the same!
I shall look forward to the rest of the series.
Cornish Cockney | 19.08.19 - 10:50 a.m. | #
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A great challenge! A lot of stations in Tower Hamlets, but the DLR being so frequent makes a lot of difference, and it's easy to get between different lines.
The outer London boroughs would take a lot longer, my borough Barnet for example has 2 NR lines plus the various branches of the Northern Line, Enfield has a LOT of spaced apart NR lines while Harrow and Brent suffer from having that really infrequent service on the Chiltern Trains line through Sudbury Hill Harrow!
Mikey C | 19.08.19 - 11:08 a.m. | #
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Back in my home city and my home district, such a challenge will involve a trip to / from Disneyland... not very pretty IMHO.
Patrickov | 19.08.19 - 11:26 a.m. | #
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Barking & Dagenham is only so easy because the borough boundary literally just misses Chadwell Heath. Otherwise you'd have to either use a bus or take a long route round relying on either the Romford-Upminster shuttle or the Goblin with a street change at Wanstead Park/Forest Gate.
Some outer London boroughs look relatively easy but will be at the mercy of half hourly services on key links. Others have the deceptive problem of the odd station nestled in a corner with the boundary running just past it.
Bromley looks a candidate for the longest - it's got a lot of lines close to each other in the Penge/Beckenham area with some limited through services, there's the tram if that counts, the awkward service on the Bromley North branch and the low stopping frequency at Knockholt.
Tim Roll-Pickering | Homepage | 19.08.19 - 12:48 p.m. | #
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Enfield looks like it would need a fair bit of to-ing and fro-ing, and you'd need to time to right to include Meridian Water.
martin | 19.08.19 - 12:54 p.m. | #
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Nothing especially special about Meridian Water. Half hourly from early September and I doubt if DG will get around to it before then.
Pedantic of Purley | 19.08.19 - 1:24 p.m. | #
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Looking at the map of Greenwich, several stations are right on the borough border (Deptford Bridge, Abbey Wood, Lee, Falconwood). I suppose the result of borders often being main roads, and stations being placed on/the reason for main roads.
Will | 19.08.19 - 2:08 p.m. | #
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Falconwood and Lee stations are just outside L B Greenwich, deptford Bridge just inside.
Boneyboy | 19.08.19 - 3:00 p.m. | #
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Maybe at the end of August DG will have a poll to decide which series we most want to be continued?
greatkingrat | 19.08.19 - 3:01 p.m. | #
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Abbey Wood's platforms are in Greenwich, but the entrance is in Bexley. There are other examples of cross-boundary stations, e.g. Blackfriars and Olympia.
timbo | 19.08.19 - 3:08 p.m. | #
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Off the top of my head the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames might be pretty quick to do by train.
Tones | 19.08.19 - 3:13 p.m. | #
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"the evil liars who program Next Train Indicators" - they blight my life also
Chris Cook | 19.08.19 - 4:06 p.m. | #
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In Richmond you'd need at least seven trains to cover all fourteen stations, and some routes only have two trains an hour.
timbo | 19.08.19 - 4:15 p.m. | #
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Actually I've just realised that by thinking outside the (box) borough you can do it in four trains!
Hampton - Hampton Wick - Barnes - Richmond (via Hounslow) - Kew Gardens
timbo | 19.08.19 - 4:23 p.m. | #
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Croydon looks quite tough as well, with quite probable doubling back from New Addington and four branches in the South of the borough.
Robert Butlin | 19.08.19 - 9:53 p.m. | #
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Do trams count?
Timbo | 19.08.19 - 10:17 p.m. | #
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How about all the stations in each Zone?
Andrew S | 19.08.19 - 10:44 p.m. | #
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What if instead of stations you visited phone boxes, but blindfold, and in Scotland?
Tedious Questioner | 19.08.19 - 10:57 p.m. | #
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Presumably DG started from his local station to get to the start at Cambridge Heath and then travelled back there after finishing.
What does an Oystercard make of a journey that starts and ends at the same point with a gap of several hours? Will it assume that DG travelled to a distant station without barriers and failed to touch out and then returned without touching in and so charge two expensive fares?
Martin | 20.08.19 - 9:48 a.m. | #
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DG you mention the beggar poet at Shadwell - if he is an older skinny man with long-ish black-hair, then my experience of him is that he is extremely belligerent and has been reported online as being violent with people who engage with him. I myself saw him verbally abuse a young tourist in a most aggressive manner a couple of months back, and consequently reported him to the BTP via text. I would urge you to report the time and date of your sighting to the BTP to add to their records so they can track this person down. Feel free to remove this comment after reading.
DLR user | 20.08.19 - 10:59 a.m. | #
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Thought of the Tower Hamlets in Dover challenge.
Every bus stop?
Karl, Dover | 20.08.19 - 12:24 p.m. | #
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Almost as many comments on a 2-hour Tower Hamlets transport challenge than three days in Antwerp, but not quite. :-)
NickW | Homepage | 20.08.19 - 10:39 p.m. | #
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