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Geoff's First Ever Tube Challenge

Channel: Geoff Marshall
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In May 2002, me and four of my friends went on a charity-raising effort to go round all the tube stations on the network (then, 275 of them). I thought it would be a one off fun adventure, and I never thought that it would become an obsessive thing for me to do until I got a world record!

Chris recorded me at hourly intervals throughout the diary, and years later I found in an old box of stuff the VHS tape where he'd made me a copy. This is not a fancy production, but it's just fun to see the first time that we all did this ...
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This video documents a personal account of completing the London Underground Tube Challenge in May 2002, where the creator and friends aimed to visit all 275 stations on the network at the time. The footage captures the journey as recorded by a friend at hourly intervals, offering a nostalgic look back at this early attempt. Several locations are mentioned, including Chesham, Bank, Elephant & Castle, Epping, Ickenham, and Morden. The record includes operator information for Northern but lacks details on stock and headcodes.

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  • Platform ID jgRT86U0lVY
  • Views 179,999
  • Date published 24 Oct 2012 10:14
  • Date added 7 Jan 2026 15:50
  • Recorded 7 May 2002
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