pjbr40 Posted July 4, 2014 Share #1 Posted July 4, 2014 http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Subway-Speed-Run-World-Record-NYC-Guinness-265667571.html?_osource=SocialFlowFB_NYBrand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quill Depot Posted July 4, 2014 Share #2 Posted July 4, 2014 Here's the article: A group of British train enthusiasts broke the world record for the fastest run through New York City’s subway system, visiting all 468 stops in less than 24 hours. Glen Bryant, Andi James, Steve Wilson, Peter Smyth, Martin Hazel and Adham Fisher set the record in November, visiting every stop in just 22 hours, 26 minutes and 2 seconds, according to Guinness World Records. The run was certified recently and bests the previous record -- a 22 hour, 52 minute trip by a pair of New Yorkers in 2009 -- by nearly a half an hour, the Daily Mail reports. Bryant said he and his teammates went to New York City last year specifically to complete the run, the Mail reports. They started the journey at about 3 a.m. on Nov. 18 and finished around 1 a.m. the next day. In order to set the record, the team had to take photos at every station once the doors of their subway car opened. They didn’t actually have to step onto the platform to set the record, but they did have to stay awake for the entire journey. “We were up for 26 hours and if it wasn’t for my teammates, I probably would have fallen asleep,” Bryant told the Mail. “There was no celebration at the end. It was more like, ‘Can we go to bed now?’” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N6 Limited Posted July 4, 2014 Share #3 Posted July 4, 2014 Ha, so no taking pics from an express train while zooming through a local station. I wonder if there were any trackwork delays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbr40 Posted July 7, 2014 Author Share #4 Posted July 7, 2014 to think of that i think they must of done it during fastrack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamen Rider Posted July 7, 2014 Share #5 Posted July 7, 2014 You can very easily plan around a fastrack closure. Do that section during the day... Though their record will be automatically invalidated soon. The re opening of Cortlandt Street and the addition of 34th/Hudson Yards means someone else will have a chance for a new record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traingoat Posted July 8, 2014 Share #6 Posted July 8, 2014 You can very easily plan around a fastrack closure. Do that section during the day... Though their record will be automatically invalidated soon. The re opening of Cortlandt Street and the addition of 34th/Hudson Yards means someone else will have a chance for a new record. Anyone can beat that record by using an old dispatching program. 50 years ago they gave this problem where you had to punch cards for the RCA 370 to compile. The problem is you have a truck which has to deliver to all 50 state capitals by what route do you use the least amount of time and which way gave the least amount of miles. Similar to Google directions with best and alternate routes. So between the schedules and stations you can be riding about 98% of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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