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I just spent 50 hours living on the London Underground trying to Unofficially break the 48-hour World Record. Ask me anything.

The rules were simple and mostly self-inflicted: never leave the Underground system, eat inside it, sleep inside it, wash inside it, visit every single station, and generally behave like a normal functioning human the entire time (no priority seats, no crossing the yellow line, tube etiquette at all times)

The official world record is 48 hours set by Ali White back in 2022, so the plan was 50.

Some other bits:

  • Filmed the whole thing start to finish
  • Visited every station on the network
  • Took on challenges submitted by people online and by friends along the way, some of which I regret agreeing to in advance
  • There is a "favourite station" and a "trouble station," and the trouble station earns its name

I got back from this about an hour ago and I still smell like a Piccadilly line seat cushion, so figure now's as good a time as any. Full video goes up September 4th. Until then... ask me anything!

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u/Finnbarrrrr — 1 day ago
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I made a game - like wordle, but with tube stations

Just a weekend side project... feedback welcome!

https://tubele.app

Edit: Wow! This blew up - thanks to everyone who's played, shared or commented. I've woken up this morning to find several hundred people have played overnight.

Here's some stats on the most popular opening guesses, for those who are interested: Screenshot

u/r_o_a_c_h — 3 days ago
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Was on a Hidden London tour of Charing Cross, and a train appeared!

What happened was our group was watching a video about the films Charing Cross was used in, when one of the tour guides said "I think I hear a Train..." The noise got louder, and suddenly, an empty Jubilee Line train came screaming into one of the platforms at full speed! Of course everyone ran over and started taking photos (We were in the concourse between the two platforms).

The train waited for about 3 mins as the driver walked to the other end, and sped off as if nothing happened. Talking to a tour guide after, he said that this was only the 3rd time he's seen a train here in 2 YEARS of doing the tour!

Thought this was something cool to share!

Edit: Thanks for the upvotes!!

Edit 2: Wow, over 700 upvotes! Thanks for the support!

u/C00l_Crocodile — 4 days ago
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Who is willing to wager that creep glasses, also known as Meta glasses, were the tool used to film the person?

u/Going_Bye — 4 days ago
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Which London rail project do you think will actually be built next; Bakerloo extension, Crossrail 2 or DLR to Thamesmead?

I’ve been looking into the current status of three of London’s biggest proposed rail projects: the Bakerloo line extension, Crossrail 2 and the DLR extension to Thamesmead.
I ended up making a video comparing how far each one has progressed, what’s holding them back and which one currently seems most likely to move forward.
I’m curious what people here think though: if London could prioritise just one, which would you choose and why?

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u/Fun-Commute-Guide — 3 days ago
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If the Great Northern/Northern City Line is taken over by TFL and turned into an overground line in 2027 like has been proposed what should it be called?

They could keep the old name of Northern City Line or they could think of something new to avoid confusion with the northern line, what are your thoughts?

u/Apprehensive_Job4522 — 4 days ago
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I made a daily puzzle game about the London Underground

Hey everyone,

I built a small daily puzzle game based on the London Underground:
https://www.dokugame.app/en/play/metrodoku-london
(also available on the App Store and Play Store)

It's a 3x3 grid. Each row and each column has a criterion, and for every cell you have to name a Tube station matching both. 9 cells, 3 lives, takes about 2-5 minutes per grid.

There's one grid per day (the same for everyone), but you can also play unlimited grids, those just don't count for score.

Each cell earns 20 to 100 points: the rarer your answer is among other players, the more it's worth.

No account needed, it's free.

I'm from Paris, so I'm not that familiar with the Tube, I did my best with the data, but if you spot anything wrong or have suggestions, I'm all ears :)

And if you're curious, there are more universes to discover, like Geography and others.

Hope you enjoy it!

u/doku_app — 3 days ago
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Questions | Help | Advice – All questions, big or small, asked and answered in this weekly thread.

A question megathread will be stickied to the top of our subreddit every Tuesday to catch all of your questions, big or small.

Do you have a question about the Underground, or maybe even the greater London network? Ask it here and our knowledgeable community will endeavour to answer it. Last week's iteration can be found here.

Please note that going forward, all questions posted outside of this thread will be moderated away/deleted.

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u/mycketforvirrad — 3 days ago
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This is going to take a while - The entire proposal, onto a map, just needs to be labelled, and with changes that have come

Chat, uhh, I decided to go for this style for the total map, and I'm going to edit changes onto it later.

This is a part of a series of posts developing line maps for my fantasy extension project with the posts listed here: ( Post 1 (Southern Line) ), ( Post 2 (Victoria Line Extension) ), ( Post 3 (Central Line Amalgam) ), ( Post 4 (Jubilee amalgam) ), ( Post 5 (Picadilly) ), ( Post 6 (Introduction of the Bakeley and Padwich) ), ( Post 7 (the Sub-Surface) ), ( Post 8 (Bakerloo/Northern) ) .

Some changes I have already made:

  • Removed Hyde Park Corner
  • Southern skips stations between Stockwell and Balham
  • The Jubilee to High Barnet and Chingford skips Bermondsey
  • The Jubilee to Uxbridge and Thamesmead skips Southwark
  • Southern and Eastern skip alternate stops between Camden Town and East Finchley
  • The Picadilly skips alternate stops between Kings Cross St Pancras and Green Park, except Holborn.

That's it. Please flame, please criticise, and please post whatever you want changed under this post.

u/rid_1n — 3 days ago
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Mayor Mamdani announces a plan to cool subway stations by capturing heat and reusing it to warm municipal buildings in the winter: "This would be the first thermal energy system of its kind in any American transit system"

u/DivideLow1859 — 8 days ago