what is the tube challenge?
A competition for the fastest time to travel to all London Underground stations, tracked by Guinness World Records
London Underground
The Tube Challenge is the competition for the fastest time to travel to all London Underground stations, tracked by Guinness World Records since 1960. The goal is to visit all the stations on the system, but not necessarily using all the lines; participants may connect between stations on foot, or by using other forms of public transport.
what is westcott railway station? A small station built to serve the village of Westcott, Buckinghamshire what are some services it provides? loading and unloading freight, passenger trains what happens to the station after closure? The railway line does not exist, but the station building exists which is now a private residence what are the tramways near it? Brill Tramway. when was it built? 1871 when was it taken over by the metropolitan railway? 1899 what is its connection to the central railway? The Great Central Railway line was built at Annesley in Nottinghamshire, south to Quainton Road. Edward Walkin had intended to run services from Manchester and Sheffield via Quainton Road and along the Metropolitan Railway to the MR's station at Baker Street. how did it connect to london transport? the Oxford & Aylesbury Tramroad and the former Aylesbury and Buckingham Railway became parts of the London Underground network. what is the safety of this network? Most platforms at deep tube stations have pits, often referred to as 'suicide pits', beneath the track to aid drainage of water from the platforms, but also halve the likelihood of a fatality when a passenger falls or jumps in front of a train.
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The Tube Challenge is the competition for the fastest time to travel to all London Underground stations, tracked by Guinness World Records since 1960. The goal is to visit all the stations on the system, but not necessarily using all the lines; participants may connect between stations on foot, or by using other forms of public transport. As of 2019, the record for fastest completion was held by Steve Wilson (UK) and AJ (nationality and full name unknown), who completed the challenge in 15 hours, 45 minutes and 38 seconds on 21 May 2015.