Mileage Competition 2013

[crispy1978]

Just entered my stats so far - a measly 257 miles so far - but that will increase as the year goes on!

 

[Paule23]

Just flown up the leader board after updating for 3x Glasgow to Euston sleeper services and a couple of Euston/Glasgow journeys. Cardiff next week should help too!

 

[Techniquest]

Three lots of Glasgow to Euston on the sleeper?No thanks,,that would be nasty!

Not been on a bash at all lately,still I am planning to do one in just over a week so it's all gravy

 

[gnolife]

I'm going to clean out the Anglia Plus area on Thursday and Friday, and have got an interestingly routed advance from Nottingham to Leeds to finish it up (via Newark Northgate, Newcastle, Carlisle and Settle) - When I was booking my ticket, I had forgotten to remove the 'via Carlisle' from the last booking I'd made

 

[Trainfan344]

I'm going to clean out the Anglia Plus area on Thursday and Friday, and have got an interestingly routed advance from Nottingham to Leeds to finish it up (via Newark Northgate, Newcastle, Carlisle and Settle) - When I was booking my ticket, I had forgotten to remove the 'via Carlisle' from the last booking I'd made

You got to Lowestoft yet? if Not, PM me the times you plan to be around, and I'll try my best to pop down and meet you.

 

[Paule23]

Anyone believe TG's 999,999 miles?

 

[Mojo]

No. It's a shame some people think it is okay to spoil it for everyone else.

 

[D6975]

Still on a big fat zero....

I've just noticed that the RMM mileage thingy doesn't give the correct mileage for a Warrington BQ - Manchester Picc journey.
In the Newton-le-Willows area it routes you up the WCML, then reverses you over the North to East chord, instead of doing the chord from the south to the east.

This is the shortest route, but that's not the way the trains go of course. It took me a while to get it to give the correct mileage, trying to force the route kept giving error messages.

Been looking up some of my old records, in 1988 I did 28,776.5
1989 - 25,702
those were the days - those figures are heavy rail only too - no tube or tram.

 

[SS4]

Got some unexpected mileage yesterday after forgetting my bus was hourly. Albeit only from BHM-ERD so not exactly breaking the record book.

 

[crispy1978]

Got a return journey to Crawley next weekend, that should boost the mileage a bit!

 

[gordonthemoron]

has anyone else noticed that RailMiles routes journeys from south of Stockport to Leeds (for example) via the direct Stockport-Stalybridge line rather than via Manchester Picadilly? Considering that the direct line has only one service northbound a week and none southbound, this seems odd.

 

[gnolife]

has anyone else noticed that RailMiles routes journeys from south of Stockport to Leeds (for example) via the direct Stockport-Stalybridge line rather than via Manchester Picadilly? Considering that the direct line has only one service northbound a week and none southbound, this seems odd.

It finds the shortest route, not the shortest route with decent service. This means that in some cases, it suggests you take a non-passenger line. For example, this is what it comes up with for a journey from Wymondham to Brundall Gardens; Wymondham, Hethersett, Trowse Swing Bridge Junction, Wensum Junction, Whitlingham Junction, Brundall Gardens. However, there's no passenger services that do this journey, for this one, you'd have to go via Norwich.

 

[Mojo]

It finds the shortest route, not the shortest route with decent service. This means that in some cases, it suggests you take a non-passenger line. For example, this is what it comes up with for a journey from Wymondham to Brundall Gardens; Wymondham, Hethersett, Trowse Swing Bridge Junction, Wensum Junction, Whitlingham Junction, Brundall Gardens. However, there's no passenger services that do this journey, for this one, you'd have to go via Norwich.

Yes, I think it's slightly unfair to say it doesn't give correct, the data is provided "as is" and if you want to force it to the route your train takes, then you can input "via" points.

 

[dcd]

I don't think it always does the shortest. Try Romford to Upminster which is 3m 30ch according to realtimetrains but I cannot get Mileage Engine to come up with this even putting Emerson Park on as a via.

 

[Mojo]

I suspect this is either because data between Emerson Park and Upminster is missing, or because you need to enter something other than Upminster (or UPM) to get the right platform at Upminster.

 

[Tom]

The data isn't missing - because it's what drives Realtime Trains

Romford -> Upminster (platform 6) is the search that is required.

 

[heart-of-wessex]

Just flown up the leader board after updating for 3x Glasgow to Euston sleeper services and a couple of Euston/Glasgow journeys. Cardiff next week should help too!

Jammy! Trying to get myself onto the sleeper again, mainly the lowland ones for some Class 90 haulage, only 90's left after 1K43 disappeared. If only to do it 3 or 5 times a week!

Gone up to 1,450 now having done some bits and bobs here and there. Last Sunday saw me on a 159 to Guildford from Salisbury on the weekend diversion (terminating at Guildford), was rather different doing a 159 to there! Next outing is unknown so far, probably the easter blockade stuff

 

[bb21]

I have updated the mileage charts to include data for DLR which I obtained recently. There were quite a few gaps on railmiles so hopefully this should complete the missing bits for people calculating mileages.

 

[Mr Spock]

When I click on the Rail Miles League all I get is a blank page, is it just me?

 

[Trainfan344]

When I click on the Rail Miles League all I get is a blank page, is it just me?

Happening to me too.

 

[ExeterStDavids]

When I click on the Rail Miles League all I get is a blank page, is it just me?

Happening to me too.

Same for me as well

 

[Dreadnought]

Same for me as well

Its working for me

Though I see the leader (The SWTSpotter) has so far done 999999 miles this year :roll:

 

[dcd]

It is working for me as well but SWTSpotter is not there anymore. Could we have a position number as the first column please?

 

[Mr Spock]

I can now see it again so thanks to whoever fixed it.

 

[noddy1878]

Well after trip to Scotland for 4 days and then a trip to Cologne I have managed 3694 miles in just over a week. Thanks to 33056 with the German distances help. It puts me onto 7508 for the year so far.

 

[ainsworth74]

Going forward please bear in mind that any attempt at disrupting the competition will result in an infraction and disqualification from this year's competition immediately.

 

[Techniquest]

Finally got my RailMiles back up to date now after going through the Tyne and Wear Metro mileages. Anyone reading my RailMiles page will note lots of rounded down figures for the Tyne and Wear Metro, that's because I couldn't be bothered to faff around with converting it too carefully. So under-claiming with all figures rounded down to the nearest quarter-mile.

2,217 miles now, not bad for 2 months where I worked most of the time!

 

[Trainfan344]

Going forward please bear in mind that any attempt at disrupting the competition will result in an infraction and disqualification from this year's competition immediately.

I take it this is to stop people making up their mileage?

 

[trentside]

After doing a Coast & Peaks Rover I'm now standing at 1946mi 38ch for the year so far. I'm hoping to increase this a bit more this month, I've got a Southern DaySave planned for the end of the month, and I'm planning a few more trips out for my week off work.

 

[ainsworth74]

I take it this is to stop people making up their mileage?

Correct