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What source do you have for this edit? My sentence was sourced (Matthews 2006, pp. 29, 30) harv error: no target: CITEREFMatthews2006 (help), and since that does not back up your claim, so you should remove my ref (it's the {{sfn}} at the end of the line) and replace it either with (i) a {{citation needed}} tag or (ii) a reference to different source which shows the name changes that you describe. Till then I have reverted, thanks --Redrose64 (talk) 17:44, 20 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
These are the years given by Butt - Reading South (26.09.1949) to Reading Southern (11.09.1961), closed 06.09.1965. I've seen quite a few of User:Steamybrian and User:Steamybrian2's edits, and he's always been spot on with his changes. Lamberhurst (talk) 23:42, 20 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Nevertheless, it needs to be referenced; there is no mention of Butt in the present version. I am leaving this alone for now, I'm off to Warley exhibition. Tomorrow, if the editing has stabilised again, I shall clean it up. --Redrose64 (talk) 07:41, 21 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I am back from Warley, armed with a secondhand copy of:
Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN1 85260 508 1. R508.
I shall study it, and make amendments to Reading Southern railway station (if needed) regarding station opening, renaming, closing etc.: but here's the crucial thing - I shall construct suitable references for every fact that I draw from that book. --Redrose64 (talk) 20:20, 21 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Right, here's what I have done.
Gather the material required. Books, websites, newspapers etc.; but every fact added must have a source to back it up.
In this case my facts are the opening, renaming and closing dates, and my source is "The Directory of Railway Stations", by R.V.J. Butt, published in 1995 (which we can call "Butt 1995"). The relevant facts are on page 195.
Check the existing referencing style in the article.
In the case of Reading Southern railway station, it is two-stage - that is, clicking on one of the little superscripted numbers (like this [1]) takes you to a section (here headed "Notes") which contains short references - there are only authors, years and page numbers.
Beneath that, there is a section (headed "References"), containing the full descriptions of the books, etc. used.
In this case (not applicable to all articles), clicking on a short note will indicate which of the books it refers to. This shows up well in Firefox, where the row concerned is highlighted in pale blue.
Add the referencing source first.
Edit the "References" section, where we see that the existing rows are built using {{cite book}} templates, and are sorted by author and year of publication. Since it is a book to add, I therefore go to Template:Cite book, copy a blank template and paste this into the article as a new row. Fill in as many parameter values as possible. It is never possible to fill them all in, and when two-stage referencing is used, as in this case, some items (such as |page=, |chapter= and |quote=) must be left blank. Observing the other {{cite book}} templates, I see that they all have |ref=harv. This is the mechanism by which the "Notes" entry links to the "References" entry, so I make sure that my new template has that too. Then I remove all the unused fields.
Save that edit. You can see my change by following this diff link.
Edit the section that is to be amended.
Add, amend, rewrite the relevant sentence(s). Add the reference for the amendments (this is the {{sfn|Butt|1995|p=195}} bit) Check for any existing references on the sentence, and make sure they're still valid. If they disagree with the new text, remove the reference.
Save that edit. You can see my change by following this diff link.
There are problems elsewhere, the most obvious one is with these three edits, particularly the part reading {{www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations-web site photo of 1967 shows station with track removed and 1968 photo with bridge removed so cannot have been used for freight!!!!!. I remember the site about 1969 and recall there was no track there then. Freight services referred continued to Reading General. }}.
OK then.
Double curly brackets are used to invoke a template, but there is no valid template name specified.
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The character after the URL must be either a space, pipe, closing square bracket or closing curly bracket; anything else (such as the hyphen here) will be taken as part of the URL.
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Comments such as "web site photo of 1967 shows station with track removed and 1968 photo with bridge removed so cannot have been used for freight!!!!!. I remember the site about 1969 and recall there was no track there then. Freight services referred continued to Reading General." should really go on the talk page.
So here, I have removed all of that, and placed the comments on Talk:Reading Southern railway station. The URL has inspired me to visit the website, where I have found that the full URL should be http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/r/reading_southern/index.shtml - I have placed that in a new "External links" section, within square brackets so that it can be titled properly. I may draw information from that later. Anyway, here's a diff.
Thanks for your patience. --Redrose64 (talk) 20:28, 22 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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If you like, I can go through some of your recent edits to see if there are technical improvements which can be made. For example, here's one to begin with, which could have caused trouble. --Redrose64 (talk) 17:18, 23 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I have not reverted your previous edit; however the information that you added should really go elsewhere. Category pages don't normally contain text, other than a brief description of the kind of pages that should belong to the category. If your intention was to place articles into that category, you should instead edit the last section of the article concerned, find the existing category lines; and add another one. Use the "Show preview" button, and at the very very end of the page (way after the "Save page" buttons, and stuff like that), the categories will be listed. If yours comes up in red, it's a non-existent category; but blue or purple, and you're OK.
Since Lamberhurst has started a talk page on the category, I've reverted the edit mentioned in the second paragraph; the text so removed is now on that talk page at the section headed Text moved from category page. --Redrose64 (talk) 00:25, 24 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Under the list of closed stations are those which have been subsequently reopened by Heritage Railway Societies. I have noticed that none of the stations closed by BR between Taunton- Minehead which have since reopened by West Somerset Railway have been included. Was this a deliberate policy..?
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I have not checked the Wikipedia entries but presume the stations along this line have been listed as closed in October pending future reopening as a Metrolink line.?
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Hi, I see you have removed the referenced closure dates for articles on the Maldon to Woodham Ferrers such as Stow St Mary Halt railway station but in some cases not added a reference for the new date or a comment for the edit. Any chance of referencing and commenting your changes? Scillystuff (talk) 17:38, 17 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The line between Maldon East to Woodham Ferrers was closed for passengers on 10th September 1939 and to freight traffic between Woodham Ferrers to Maldon West 1st April 1953 and Maldon West to East in 1959. These dates have been taken from "Passengers No More" by G. Daniels and L. Dench and also in "Lost Railways of East Anglia" by L.Oppitz.I have an Ordnance Survey Map of 1962 which shows the track completely removed. The newspaper article which quotes 1964 maybe confused with the line between Maldon East to Witham which was closed in 1964. Finally the stations are listed in the Wikipedia "List Of closed stations" as closing in 1939.Steamybrian2 (talk) 17:58, 18 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I have just had a look at Stow St Mary Halt railway station, and the techniques that you have used do not provide a valid reference. In particular, please note that double curly brackets transclude templates: if you don't follow the opening curly bracket with a valid template name, it just won't work (you will notice that reference 2 shows, in red, 'Template:"Passengers No more" by G.Daniels and L.Dench'). I have previously offered to help with referencing; the offer is still open. --Redrose64 (talk) 18:47, 18 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Redrose64 for your help but I am slowly learning these technical names. Question- How can I introduce a valid template name? I shall have to read about transclude templates.[[Steamybrian2 (talk) 19:09, 18 December 2009 (UTC)]][reply]
Writing new templates can be difficult. It might be best if you were to tell me what you want it to do; then I can see if there is already something that does the job.
Templates are short pieces of a page. They are not Wikipedia articles in their own right, but can be copied into proper Wikipedia articles as required. There are two ways of using them: transclusion and substitution. Transclusion basically means that the current contents of the template are copied into the page in place of the wikicode delimited by double curly brackets, at the time that the page is viewed. So if I were to put something like
The driving wheels of a GWR "Grange" are {{convert|5|ft|8|in|mm}} in diameter
when somebody views the page, the Wiki software goes to look at Template:convert, copies that in and so displays:
The driving wheels of a GWR "Grange" are 5 feet 8 inches (1,730 mm) in diameter
Substitution is similar, but the copying takes place when you save your edit. This is only used for certain types of templates, and the documentation will normally say when it is recommended: see for example Template:uw-test1. If a template is used on a page, and then the template is modified, the modification will automatically pass through to all pages transcluding the template, but to none of those which substituted it.
BTW it's not necessary to put double square brackets around your signature - the standard signature puts in any double square brackets that may be required; that is, sign with ~~~~ not with [[~~~~]] - or just click the signature button located above the edit window.
Some pages (some of which are on referencing) that might be useful:
If you could let me have the details of your Passengers No More edition (i.e. date and isbn if there is one), I will put together the template. Another thing - if you are being asked for refs for station opening/closure dates but don't have any, just let me know as I should be able to dig them out of Butt/Clinker etc. Lamberhurst (talk) 22:49, 18 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
"Passengers No More" was published around 1963 by Ian Allan Ltd which was before ISBN numbers were issued. I will try to buy a copy of Butt or Clinkers books for my own reference library. Thanks for your help.[[Steamybrian2 (talk) 09:31, 21 December 2009 (UTC)]][reply]
Having re-read this section, I think I may have misread it first time. I thought that you wanted to create a template, now, I think that you want to know how to use an existing template. One of the most useful for referencing is {{cite book}}. If you click on that, you'll see the documentation, which has some blank templates ready to be filled in, and also examples of the usage. Depending on the article's reference style, the template would either be placed inside the <ref></ref> tags (as per Iffley Halt railway station), or in a bulleted list near the bottom (as per Abingdon Road Halt railway station). To see how something has been done, it's always a good idea to look at the wikicode of existing pages - go for the "edit this page" tab, look around, and then either click "Cancel" or use the back button of your browser.
Let's take the first blank one and fill that in as best we can (I have removed the |separator= parameter, because unless you want some special behaviour, leaving it in causes more trouble than removing it). The values that I've filled in for you should show as green, and in a different typeface:
Daniels, G.; Dench, L. (1964). Passengers No More. Shepperton: Ian Allan. VPNM/1354/138/CXX-964. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |laydate=, |trans_title=, |trans_chapter=, |laysummary=, |chapterurl=, and |lastauthoramp= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
Many of these you will never find a suitable value for. When we've filled in all that we can, the empty ones can be removed.
To find some more information, have a look at the first few pages of "Trains No More". Usually, just before, or just after, the main title page there is a page with the copyright information, almost always a left-hand page; and pretty much every book published since the 1950s will have one. Look for entries like "Copyright 19xx", "First edition 19xx", etc. There may be more than one different year shown; but there must be a copyright message somewhere. The most recent of the various years goes in the |year= parameter; if there is a month also shown for that, it goes in |month=; the earliest year goes in |origyear=; and the edition (if there is one) goes in |edition=.
The ISBN is usually shown on the same page; but older books with no ISBN might have a SBN instead, which is a direct precursor to ISBN, the only difference is the number of digits. For example, SBN 902888 45 5 is the same book as ISBN0 902888 45 5 (it's The Banbury and Cheltenham Railway, by J.H. Russell). If it's a SBN, it might not be obvious; it might be shown as an unexplained row of nine digits, possibly split into groups: and if it's an Ian Allan publication, their ISBNs of that period will begin "0 7110", and their SBN will begin "7110". See what you can find, and let's fill in more of that template. --Redrose64 (talk) 12:59, 21 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
On the front title page is just the copyright Ian Allan Ltd and where it was printed and published- so far it is known it is the only edition. The back dust cover has the reference VPNM/1354/138/CXX-964. I suspect that 964 translates to September 1964 being the actual date of publication because the latest entries in the book are September 1963 so allow a year for printing and publishing.[[Steamybrian2 (talk) 14:39, 21 December 2009 (UTC)]][reply]
VPNM/1354/138/CXX-964 is the Ian Allan internal reference code, and in the absence of either a SBN or an ISBN, that can co in the |id= parameter. Virtually all of their books has a code: the style varies, and complex ones like this usually date from the pre-ISBN period. No matter how short (I have seen CX/0183), they almost always have a date encoded within them, but I'm not sure if it's the printing date or the publication date - but I do know that reprints get an amended code, so it's not a "first published" date. You are right that "964" is "September 1964", so I have added this to the template above. Is there really no copyright message? Try all the left-hand pages prior to the contents page. The place where it was published is relevant: for Ian Allan, they often show "London" on the main title page, but either "Hampton Court" or "Shepperton" on the copyright page. Whichever it is of Hampton Court or Shepperton, that can go into the |location= parameter. --Redrose64 (talk) 15:02, 21 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Left-handed page iv states copyright Ian Allan. Published by Ian Allan Ltd, Shepperton, Middx. Printed in the United Kingdom by The Press at Coombelands Limited, Addlestone, Weybridge, Surrey.[[Steamybrian2 (talk) 15:44, 21 December 2009 (UTC)]][reply]
Okeydokey, that's the page I was thinking of. Peculiar that there's no year stated in the copyright message.
Anyway, Shepperton is what we wanted; so I've put that into the template. Removing most of the redundant parameters we now have:
{{cite book |last1=Daniels |first1=G. |last2=Dench |first2=L. |title=Passengers No More |year=1964 |month=September |publisher=Ian Allan |location=Shepperton |id=VPNM/1354/138/CXX-964 |page= |pages= |chapter= |quote= |ref= }}
The last five can be filled in, or removed, as required. If used inside <ref></ref> you would fill in either |page= or |pages=, possibly |chapter=, and (rarely) |quote=; but you would remove |ref=. However, if placing near the end of the article, you would remove all of |page=, |pages=, |chapter= and |quote=, and fill in |ref=harv - if the existing {{cite book}} templates have it like that. So you could end up with either
<ref>{{cite book |last1=Daniels |first1=G. |last2=Dench |first2=L. |title=Passengers No More |year=1964 |month=September |publisher=Ian Allan |location=Shepperton |id=VPNM/1354/138/CXX-964 |page=123 }}</ref>
^Daniels, G.; Dench, L. (1964). Passengers No More. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 123. VPNM/1354/138/CXX-964. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
or you might have
*{{cite book |last1=Daniels |first1=G. |last2=Dench |first2=L. |title=Passengers No More |year=1964 |month=September |publisher=Ian Allan |location=Shepperton |id=VPNM/1354/138/CXX-964 |ref=harv }}
giving
Daniels, G.; Dench, L. (1964). Passengers No More. Shepperton: Ian Allan. VPNM/1354/138/CXX-964. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
When you've put it in an article, say so and I'll check. --Redrose64 (talk) 16:12, 21 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Noted with thanks. Merry Christmas to all..[[Steamybrian2 (talk) 19:20, 21 December 2009 (UTC)]][reply]
I've not yet found the book myself: but I have found a book published by Ian Allan at about the same time, or slightly later, which has an advert on the back, for "Passengers No More" by G. Daniels and L.A. Dench; accordingly we should amend the relevant field to |first2=L.A. giving:
Daniels, G.; Dench, L.A. (1964). Passengers No More. Shepperton: Ian Allan. VPNM/1354/138/CXX-964. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
You know, I completely forgot to explain all that. Basically, <ref> and </ref> are the two ends of an inline reference. Everything that they enclose gets placed later on in the article, typically where the {{reflist}} occurs.
Double curly brackets {{ and }} are the two ends of a template transclusion.
The template may include zero or more parameters, which are separated from one another by the | character (often known as "pipe", see vertical bar).
The template name is everything between the opening double curly bracket and either the first pipe character or the closing double curly bracket, whichever occurs first. I have mentioned two templates here: they are {{cite book}} and {{reflist}}, you may view them either by clicking the bluelinks (which I provided by using the special template {{tlx}}), or by going to Template:Cite book and Template:Reflist.
Depending upon how the template was written, parameters can be of two types: either |name=value (named parameters) or |value alone (unnamed parameters). All the parameters to {{cite book}} are named parameters; {{reflist}} uses both types, and {{tlx}} normally uses only unnamed parameters. The names of named parameters are case-sensitive; so if the documentation says to use |title=, you cannot use |Title= - it will be ignored.
I think that's enough to be going on with. --Redrose64 (talk) 21:10, 21 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
In The Railway Magazine January 1963 p.67, "Passengers No More" by Daniels & Lench is announced as being published "this month"; so that I think you have a reprint. Thus we can add |origyear=1963 giving:
Daniels, G.; Dench, L.A. (1964) [1963]. Passengers No More. Shepperton: Ian Allan. VPNM/1354/138/CXX-964. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
The copy I have states- Introduction page V- ....At the time of writing the first effects of the Beeching Report are just being felt..... (therefore dates from after March 1963). Closure dates in the book date up to 9th September 1963. ([[Steamybrian2 (talk) 22:01, 24 March 2010 (UTC)]])[reply]
Fine; if yours has info from Sep 1963, but the first edition of the book is known to date from early 1963, then you would appear to have a second (or even third) edition rather than a reprint; but my suggestion of |origyear=1963 is still valid, since that parameter is intended for the original publication year, ie that of the first edition. --Redrose64 (talk) 16:27, 25 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Just a quick note to say that you don't sign edits to articles. The software allows us to see who edited the article and what was done to it. Signatures are for talk pages etc. Mjroots (talk) 15:30, 30 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I have tickets to/from this station which show the name as "Sutton Coldfield Town". Can someone please clarify the name of the station as I am not an expert of the railway history in the Birmingham area. [[Steamybrian2 (talk) 10:55, 1 May 2010 (UTC)]].[reply]
Yep. This is the station on the former Midland Railway route between Castle Bromwich/Water Orton and Walsall/Wolverhampton, via Streetly. Now, my sister-in-law lived in Streetly for many years, and the locals all say simply "Sutton" when referring to Sutton Coldfield. See Sutton Town railway station which I have just updated. --Redrose64 (talk) 11:12, 1 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I'm a bit puzzled by these wikilinks - the first takes you to a place in Virginia, USA; the second to a dab page; and the third to an article on the A4 trunk road. Generally speaking, on railway articles we link to the relevant station article. If you want to hide the words "railway station" (as is the normal practice), you should use either a piped wikilink: [[Rugby Road railway station|Rugby Road]] or the purpose-designed station link template: {{stnlnk|Rugby Road}}. --Redrose64 (talk) 18:56, 17 May 2010 (UTC).[reply]
I thought I had checked them to include the words railway station but my input must have gone wrong somewhere. My apologies [[Steamybrian2 (talk) 09:49, 18 May 2010 (UTC)]][reply]
I have added to the listings Shield Row station which is shown on my pregrouping railway atlas on the North Eastern Railway between Leadgate and Beamish on the line closed in 1955. I have tried "google" which gives no other information on it. Can someone please confirm /amend or delete my entry as necessary.[[Steamybrian2 (talk) 09:21, 17 July 2010 (UTC)]][reply]
Noted with thanks. Accordingly I have now deleted the listed entry for Shield Row. It needs including on list of still open and closed railway stations in Durham. There are others along the line as well that need to be listed .[[Steamybrian2 (talk) 18:42, 17 July 2010 (UTC)]][reply]
I have added an entry for this station but please add/amend or delete if readers have further information. My research is based on I found it marked on my "Pregrouping Railway Altas" situated on the former North Eastern Railway line between Ferryhill and Stockton between Stillington and Stockton but I have no other info on it. It would appear that local passenger services ceased in 1952 but the line is still open for freight and the occasional special passenger train.[[Steamybrian2 (talk) 14:36, 21 July 2010 (UTC)]][reply]
I am aware that it was in reality a the quayside terminal for the ferry from Kingswear. I am also aware that the line from Kingswear-Paignton was closed by BR and reopened as a heritage railway.Now the difficult questions-Was the ferry service actually withdrawn when BR closed the line or was it transferred to a private operator? Dartmouth station is listed as closed but if the the ferry service did stop when did it reopen?[[Steamybrian2 (talk) 19:41, 23 July 2010 (UTC)]][reply]
I should have made notes when I was down there on 11 August 1999 (it was cloudy, BTW). --Redrose64 (talk) 20:57, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Have found it in "wikipedia" under "Dartmouth Passenger Ferry" which states the ferry service was sold to Dartmouth Council in 1972 since when it has changed ownership several times. It is my thought that the service was never actually withdrawn therefore I have deleted Dartmouth railway station entry.
I have included Van Station which was the terminus of the Van Railway in Mid Wales. Although opened in the 1870s I cannot find a closure date for passengers (but possibly 1920 or before?). There were intermediate stations or halts along the line but I am unsure of the names. Hope this OK . Article open for readers to add further info... [[Steamybrian2 (talk) 17:48, 2 August 2010 (UTC)]][reply]
Not listed in either Butt or Croughton/Kidner/Young. --Redrose64 (talk) 18:00, 2 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Kidner, R.W. (1992) [1954]. The Cambrian Railways. The Oakwood Library of Railway History (2nd ed.). Headington: Oakwood Press. p. 40. ISBN0 85361 439 3. OL55.
The Van Railway had been opened on 14th August, 1871 from its own station at Caersws to a lead mine ... a passenger service was run until 1879 to a terminus at garth & Van Road, about ½ mile short of the mine.
Looking carefully at my Ian Allan Pre-Grouping Atlas, I see that the "stations" on the Van Light Railway are marked with black ticks, not green blobs. This suggests that they are not passenger stations, but goods or mineral sidings. For other examples, see the Liskeard & Caradon line (01 C4) or the Llanelli & Mynydd Mawr (07 A3). --Redrose64 (talk) 18:33, 2 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I have the Ian Allan Pre-grouping Atlas which would appear to show passenger stations at the time of grouping (1923)with green blobs and freight only stations (including those with withdrawn passenger services) with black ticks. For the Van Railway it shows the terminus station as "Van" and the penultimate station as "Garth Road". I recommend leaving the Van Railway Station entry as shown for a readers reference point and adding closure date of 1879 as you mentioned above. I will add also that the Cambrian Railway was a owner of it. [[Steamybrian2 (talk) 09:25, 3 August 2010 (UTC)]][reply]
In Butt, p. 101, I find an entry "GARTH AND VAN ROAD Van *26 F6 OP 1 December 1873; CL July 1879", which decodes as "A station named Garth and Van Road, on the Van Railway, is shown in Wignall's British Railways Maps and Gazetteer 1825-1925 2nd edition 1985 (OPC), page 26, section F6. It opened on 1 December 1873, and closed in July 1879."
I suspect that the end-of-line marked as "Van" was the mine referred to in Kidner, and that it was always freight-only; also that the black tick immediately before that, labelled as "Garth Road", was the passenger terminus for the short period that passenger trains were run, and is the station described by both Kidner and Butt as "Garth and Van Road".
Noted accordingly. I have deleted entry for Van railway station. I have linked the station listing entry for "Garth and Van Road" to the Van Railway.Thanks[[Steamybrian2 (talk) 11:44, 3 August 2010 (UTC)]][reply]
There is a listed entry for Southchurch on the Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway-station closed in 1845. I cannot find any reference to a station with that name on the S&DJR. Secondly the S&DJR was formed 30 years later in 1875. Have you any info on this station..? [[Steamybrian2 (talk) 20:04, 5 August 2010 (UTC)]][reply]
Butt has South Church (note space), opened 19 April 1842, closed circa 1845; but "S&D" isn't Somerset & Dorset, it's Stockton & Darlington. --Redrose64 (talk) 21:30, 5 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I have noted that the entry has now been amended. Thanks[[Steamybrian2 (talk) 19:37, 6 August 2010 (UTC)]][reply]
Yes, by me, so that the redlink became a bluelink. I also wrote the page that it points at. --Redrose64 (talk) 20:11, 6 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Noted with thanks. It was a significant date when I transferred from BR to Railtrack..! From Brian aka.. [[Steamybrian2 (talk) 08:53, 11 August 2010 (UTC)]][reply]
Sorry- I have made an error in amending the Wimblington station entry. The railway company needs inserting.
Two errors, actually; you removed the |col={{GNGE colour}} which defines the colour of the vertical bars; and you inserted a | between the |route= and the [[Great Northern, which divorced the parameter name from its value. Now fixed. --Redrose64 (talk) 14:11, 11 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
From the article about the station it indicates that it was the junction for the Axholme Joint Railway however my "Pregrouping Atlas" shows the junction was at Haxey. Unsure whether it was Haxey Junction or Haxey and Epworth station.It needs clarification by a local expert....! Brian [[Steamybrian2 (talk) 15:44, 11 August 2010 (UTC)]][reply]
The junction at Haxey was, I believe, one that did not allow through running from the Gainsborough direction onto the AJ - a double reversal would have been necessary, something almost never done with passenger trains. This may expain why Park Drain is shown as having a service to both the Haxey stations. If you look at Haxey Junction you'll see that it is a terminal with two possible routes out - the AJ itself, and towards Doncaster along the GN/GE. --Redrose64 (talk) 16:21, 11 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the clarification[[Steamybrian2 (talk) 16:22, 11 August 2010 (UTC)]][reply]
Hi Brian; re these edits (1, 2): St Germain's railway station closed in 1850, and King's Lynn railway station didn't gain the two-word name until 1911, so throughout the life of St Germain's, the next station along was always simply "Lynn". --Redrose64 (talk) 19:50, 27 August 2010 (UTC) Noted-I was unware of this renaming. Can you please mention this renaming date in the article on Kings Lynn railway station. Thanks-- Brian aka [[Steamybrian2 (talk) 21:42, 28 August 2010 (UTC)]][reply]
Ashton (Oldham Road) or Oldham Road (Ashton-under-Lyne)[edit]
I have inserted an entry for the the former name but unsure what the official name was?? Suggest that all the entries and article be amended to refer to the same official name. Brian aka [[Steamybrian2 (talk) 19:48, 31 August 2010 (UTC)]][reply]
Butt (p. 177) says "Oldham Road: see Ashton Oldham Road". --Redrose64 (talk) 20:52, 31 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I was uncertain whether to mention this station which was listed in "Private and Untimetabled Railway Stations" by G.Croughton. It is named as "Tivoli" closed 1876 which was situated between Margate Sands and Ramsgate Town on the former SER line closed in 1926. A quick check on "google" does trace it. Does the book by "Butt" list it?. Brian aka [[Steamybrian2 (talk) 14:25, 15 October 2010 (UTC)]][reply]
Yes - shown as named "TIVOLI, MARGATE", opened 1 December 1846, closed c. 1872. It also says "also known as Hall by the Sea". --Redrose64 (talk) 17:51, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I have reverted this and some similar edits. Cherwell Valley Line is a modern term, introduced since the closure of most of these stations, so is irrelevant when dealing with the events of the station when it was open. It is not an error for Oxford and Rugby Railway to be redlinked - one day the article will be written, we've just not got around to it yet, so pending that, the redlink should remain (see WP:REDDEAL). --Redrose64 (talk) 07:28, 16 October 2010 (UTC) Agreed--- noted with thanks [[Steamybrian2 (talk) 09:16, 16 October 2010 (UTC)]][reply]
I tried to make the following alterations on the route map but was unable find how to do it. 1. I have no reference or any evidence of a branch line to Lympne and recommend it should be deleted. 2. Folkestone East station is wrongly position and should be sited the London side of the junction to Folkestone Harbour. Brian aka [[Steamybrian2 (talk) 13:50, 20 October 2010 (UTC)]][reply]
The route map on South Eastern Main Line is a collapsible section within the infobox. If you go into "edit" mode, and look at the very top of the article, you'll see a template {{Infobox rail line}}. Within that are the parameters
The first of these uses the template {{Infobox rdt}}, which is a wrapper for a route diagram template, named by the first parameter to that. Thus, the route diagram itself is held at Template:South Eastern Main Line.
Agreed that Folkestone East is wrongly positioned - but I don't really know about Lympne. Mjroots (talk·contribs) is more likely to be of assistance here. However, I think that your concerns which are specific to this template should be noted at Template talk:South Eastern Main Line, where Mjroots, or one of the many other contributors to that template, should spot your comments sooner or later. --Redrose64 (talk) 14:19, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I've had to put some kludges into the above because there is a formatting problem with your talk page. I think it's somewhere near the top, among all the "Welcome to Wikipedia" stuff; tables get opened (using {|) and closed (using |}) but these seems to be an imbalance - more tables get opened than closed, which screws up the formatting of certain elements later on, particularly everything from immediately after the words "Within that are the parameters". You can fix it quite simply, by adding one line - a |} to close a table - immediately before the heading "Reading Southern railway station". There may be one or two </div> missing as well, but they're less crucial. --Redrose64 (talk) 14:36, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I've reverted this edit, because since the line through Hertford Cowbridge is lifted, it cannot be open. --Redrose64 (talk) 18:48, 21 October 2010 (UTC). Apologies - I recognise that I misread it as Ware station was on a line that was closed..[[Steamybrian2 (talk) 09:21, 22 October 2010 (UTC)]][reply]
The article on this line states that a Light Railway Order was obtained in 1954 as a private line run by enthusiasts and some special trains were run. Can you please advise me the source of this information as this is the first information I have seen on this. It was my impression that the first heritage standard gauge lines run by enthusiasts were the Middleton Railway and Bluebell both opened in 1960. Brian aka [[Steamybrian2 (talk) 11:16, 26 October 2010 (UTC)]][reply]
You're probably best asking this on the talk page of the article concerned, where it's likely to attract the attention of those with knowledge of the line. --Redrose64 (talk) 12:53, 26 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I've reverted your change to the Midland Main Line article on this station, as although it is open on the Hope Valley Line this station no longer has platforms on the Midland Main Line. I hope to adjust the diagram to show this. Regards, Britmax (talk) 13:40, 26 October 2010 (UTC) OK-agreed[[Steamybrian2 (talk) 13:42, 26 October 2010 (UTC)]][reply]
I, in my WP salad days, unwittingly set a trap. The article said "Stations on the line, whose Wikipedia articles are linked on the map, are at ....", not "named" but "at". Partly because the rumours on the track were that the full time opening of the station at Kempton was subject to SWT's whim (as suggested by the strange lack of rush hour ups). And partly in my real salad days no-one knew Kempton Park as a district but only as a racetrack with waterworks so named for lack of any closer geographical feature. Now I'd never say that the links to the stations were on the map but would link them directly. I've place names to stations' and linked them.--SilasW (talk) 23:34, 7 November 2010 (UTC). What is "WP salad days" or "real salad days"? There at many names of (disused and still open) stations around the country that are given names of places/districts that do not exist- some pub names are Bricklayers Arms, Bat and Ball, Berney Arms or try -Dovey Junction and Bala Junction as two stations with no districts/places or settlement nearby. Some stations are named after the name of manor house nearby Hampton Court station is actually in East Molesey but try finding settlements such as Baynards, Rowfant or Kingscote except for a few railwaymans cottages.![[Steamybrian2 (talk) 14:21, 8 November 2010 (UTC)]][reply]
I was trying to explain why the article's list (since emended) said it was of Places served and not of Station names, I was not calling for an essay about The Naming of Stations. Surely "WP Salad days" is not too difficult to be read as "When I was starting in Wikipedia", (Real= before 1950)--SilasW (talk) 17:28, 8 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
In the listings of station it shows "citation needed" I have found an entry in "Private and Untimetabled Railway Stations by G. Croughton and others" which shows- located between Arrochar and Ardlui map ref NN317094 purpose-for workman..... used for construction of Loch Sloy Hydroelectric Scheme opened 29.10.1945 closed later in the 1940s
Butt (p. 127) has it in light type, suggesting that the station was "private, or was in some sense open only to restricted traffic, such as miners or railway workers ..."; he also shows it as opened 29 October 1945, closed c. 1948 but these in no way imply public opening.
Personally, I would be in favour of private/occasional stations appearing in the list. I've always thought that it would be useful to add two extra columns to this list - one for comments (e.g. private station) and another for the line. This would obviously require substantial work and so it's a long term aim. Lamberhurst (talk) 08:25, 24 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, Brian; I have reverted this pair of edits because although the LNER took over operation of the M&GNJ in 1936, it didn't acquire the railway itself: the infrastructure remained M&GNJ right up to Nationalisation. The M&GNJ is mentioned in Schedule 3, p.145 of the Transport Act 1947 as a "body whose undertaking is transferred to [the British Transport] Commission". There is a PDF copy linked from here end the relevant page in Acrobat Reader is p.151 --Redrose64 (talk) 19:32, 8 December 2010 (UTC) OK- noted with thanks... Brian aka[[Steamybrian2 (talk) 19:35, 8 December 2010 (UTC)]][reply]
Hi! The photo I uploaded of Hackney Central is definitely of that station. Viewed eastwards from the footbridge. best, Sunil060902 (talk) 00:41, 11 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Brian; when you make edits like this, please place a pair of <ref>...</ref> tags immediately after the fact that you changed, and put your source inside those (see WP:REFBEGIN). For example, you might have put
and closed on 2 January 1961.<ref>Daniels, G. ''Passengers No More''</ref>
It's also recommended that you give the year of publication and the page number as well. However, we have had a similar discussion before, please check through that.
Putting your source in the edit summary is permitted in addition to such referencing, but is not an alternative to it. --Redrose64 (talk) 17:51, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Hi! Let me have some idea of the layout at Eridge and I'll see if there's anything I can do to help. Britmax (talk) 10:11, 15 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I've had a go. Let me know what you think! Britmax (talk) 10:55, 15 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
The track layout consists of a single line from Tunbridge Wells West using the former Down Line from Birchden Jn, running parallel with the Uckfield single line to Eridge Station. At Eridge trains will run into the former down platform. the former down bay will be used as a siding. Beyond Eridge the line terminates at buffer stops thus no connection with the Uckfield Line (accordingly please amend your track layout to sever any connections with the Uckfield line) To illustrate this please see www.spavalleyrailway.co.uk which has recent photos of Eridge Station showing some of their test trains which have run within the last few days. [[Steamybrian2 (talk) 13:56, 15 March 2011 (UTC)]] Excellent- looks good. I have tried to update the diagram map for the "Oxted Line" article to show a similiar layout between Birchden Junction and Eridge but regret unable to coomplete it. Note I have included Forge Farm level crossing. Thanks[[Steamybrian2 (talk) 11:30, 18 March 2011 (UTC)]][reply]
Hi Brian. Re one of your two recent edits to Ackworth railway station: this one is technically incorrect, because the Swinton & Knottingley, like many joint railways, continued in existence after 1923, although with changed co-owners. Very few joint railways were explicitly named in the Railways Act 1921, and of those that were (such as the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway) all of the co-owners were gathered into the same group company. --Redrose64 (talk) 13:05, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Noted with thanks. It was my incorrect impression that after 1923 there were legally only the "big four" companies but joint companies names continued in existance for continuity or local use. Apologies for the error.[[Steamybrian2 (talk) 13:20, 27 July 2011 (UTC)]][reply]
Have a look at the Transport Act 1947, third schedule. There are an awful lot of railway companies listed, beginning with the big four. --Redrose64 (talk) 16:15, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
In the article on Exmouth Junction it mentions there were three stations in the area opened at the beginning of the 20th century between Exeter Central and the Exmouth Junction area saying that only one is open today at Polsloe Bridge. It does not mention St James Park Halt which I consider should be included. [[Steamybrian2 (talk) 22:24, 31 July 2011 (UTC)]][reply]
Butt 1995 pp. 143,203 - I suggest that you post on the discussion page of the relevant article, i.e. at Talk:Exmouth Junction. Article talk pages are normally the best place to mention problems with specific articles. --Redrose64 (talk) 23:41, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Brian; re this edit - please note that the statement is cited to Vallance, Clinker & Lambert 1985, p. 161. That book is considered a reliable source, and the actual text in the book is "On 13 June 1960, passenger services were withdrawn from all the intermediate stations between Inverness and Bonar Bridge, except Dingwall, Invergordon, Fearn and Tain". It's not a good idea to amend reliably-sourced content unless you provide another source. --Redrose64 (talk) 22:21, 9 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, re this - Ilkley was the last one. The Wikipedia article states 1988: I recall reading something to this effect at the time in the Railway Magazine. --Redrose64 (talk) 20:27, 22 August 2011 (UTC).. Noted with thanks [[Steamybrian2 (talk) 20:29, 22 August 2011 (UTC)]][reply]
I have amended the route of some of the stations on the line Northampton-Nottingham to read Market Harborough- Nottingham but recognise that there were through trains Northampton-Nottingham . In my opinion they should all read from Market Marborough to correctly read Radcliffe-on Trent[[Steamybrian2 (talk) 10:34, 25 August 2011 (UTC)]].[reply]
The problem with many disused routes is that they often formed part of a much longer route, and these longer routes varied over time. Although one of the southern termini of the GN/LNW joint line was quite possibly Market Harborough at some point, the northern terminus is unlikely to have been Radcliffe on Trent: trains almost certainly ran through to Nottingham, if not further. See
where we find that the line concerned gave the GNR access to Leicester, and the LNWR access to Nottingham. The GNR used the southern half of the route for a Leicester-Peterborough service, and the northern half for a Leicester-Grantham service. The LNWR used most of the line for a Northampton-Nottingham service, and the GNR seems to have done so too. --Redrose64 (talk) 13:22, 25 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, the North Yorkshire Moors Railway article refers to Farwath railway station but there is no entry for this in the lists of closed stations. Have you got any info to add an entry? Keith D (talk) 11:27, 19 September 2011 (UTC) According to "Private and Untimetabled Railway Stations by G. Croughton and others" trains stopped at Farwath (or Farworth) to pick up platelayers wives but unsure whether there was actually a platform there. North Yorkshire Moors Railway also for a short time reopened the line to there but it may have been just been the temporary "end of track" but without a station or platform. I leave it too others to confirm the actual existance of any platform.[[Steamybrian2 (talk) 11:37, 19 September 2011 (UTC)]][reply]
Hi Brian; re this and similar edits - please could you show your source by one of the methods described in WP:CITE, rather than putting it in the edit summary? Thanks. --Redrose64 (talk) 09:48, 26 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
My books on the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway seem to refer to the name of this station as plain "Blackmoor". Can you confirm if so then amend page heading and entries accordingly. [[Steamybrian2 (talk) 21:21, 26 September 2011 (UTC)]][reply]
Done Page moved. --Redrose64 (talk) 06:52, 27 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
The history and listing of closed stations in the Bridgeton area of Glasgow was so complicated that I have left entries as you have shown. Perhaps someone with an in depth knowledge of Glasgow's railways can check them...![[Steamybrian2 (talk) 16:05, 28 September 2011 (UTC)]][reply]
This talkpage probably has very few watchers other than myself. You're probably best asking at WT:UKRAIL. --Redrose64 (talk) 19:33, 28 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
My reference books refer to the station name as plain Clifton or Clifton (Derbyshire). "Railway Passenger Stations" by ME Quick refers to it as Clifton. Can you confirm if so please amend page heading and entries. [[Steamybrian2 (talk) 16:05, 28 September 2011 (UTC)]][reply]
Butt shows that the station was opened as plain "Clifton" by the North Staffordshire Railway on 3 May 1852, and was renamed "Clifton (Mayfield)" on 22 August 1893, and was shown as "Clifton for Mayfield" in some timetables. Closed to regular passenger traffic 1 November 1954; full closure to passengers after April 1958. Applying Wikipedia:Naming conventions (UK stations) means that we should use Clifton (Mayfield) railway station. Have moved page. --Redrose64 (talk) 19:30, 28 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
There is a page on this passenger station closed in 1959 however there are notes on the page asking for varification. It is not listed as a passenger station in "Passenger Railway Stations " by ME Quick. Research in "google" has stated it was a goods only station. [[Steamybrian2 (talk) 21:25, 6 October 2011 (UTC)]][reply]
Not listed in Butt either. You could try asking at WT:UKRAIL and/or WT:TIS who may have more information. --Redrose64 (talk) 23:55, 6 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
It would appear that this was the loco yard and goods station of the L&BR. Please amended heading to read Pilton Yard. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Steamybrian2 (talk • contribs) 18:50, 11 October 2011
My records show that the station was spelt "Pittenzie" Halt. Can please amend page heading. I will amend other entries accordingly. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Steamybrian2 (talk • contribs) 18:50, 11 October 2011
Yes -I do not know to amend page titles. At present having temporary problem with the computer as it keeps freezing [[Steamybrian2 (talk) 19:07, 11 October 2011 (UTC)]][reply]
I was just passing and moved the page. Britmax (talk) 19:14, 11 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Hi. I reverted your edits here, because all references I have seen say Halt. See Oakley, Mitchell/Smith and Yorke. -mattbuck (Talk) 13:30, 18 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I have referred to the "British Railways- Pregrouping Atlas and Gazeteer"by Ian Allan plus the tickets I have my collection from the line none of which state halt.
Does the nameboard at each station have the word "halt".? [[Steamybrian2 (talk) 13:50, 18 November 2011 (UTC)]][reply]
Possibly not, but I'm not sure if that's a necessity or not. Looking again, Mitchell/Smith don't use Halt, but Oakley definitely does, so it's a bit confusing. Revert if you wish, but please make sure you're not liking to other stations. -mattbuck (Talk) 13:57, 18 November 2011 (UTC) It would appear that Col. Stephens did not generally use the word "halt" although in practice most stations were little more than a basic platform and simple nameboard. It is typical of the many stations he operated particularly around where I live here in the South East such as the Kent & East Sussex Railway, East Kent Rly, West Sussex Railway, Rye and Camber, etc. Only stations such as Junction Road and Salehurst had the word "Halt" added much later in possibly BR days. [[Steamybrian2 (talk) 14:18, 18 November 2011 (UTC)]][reply]
Hi, with these edits, you have added two full stops which are completely unnecessary. The first is after the closing </ref> - there is already one before the opening <ref>, and per WP:REFPUNC that is the correct place. The other one that you added is immediately after the {{rail line}} template, and I don't see why this may be required - route boxes consist entirely of sentence fragments, not complete sentences, so there should be no terminal punctuation. I have fixed up both of these errors, see here. --Redrose64 (talk) 22:44, 22 December 2011 (UTC) Noted with thanks [[Steamybrian2 (talk) 19:10, 23 December 2011 (UTC)]][reply]
I note you have changed the closure date. The only doubt I have is that it is still referencing {{Butt-Stations}} which gives a different closure date, which in turn has been compiled from a multitude of references. It would help if date and its associated reference coincide. Can you obilige as I have Butt and but not the book you reference. RAILSCOT confirms your edit --Stewart(talk | edits) 15:56, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
A check (traced through "google") on the calendar history reveals that 19th Sept.1955 was a Monday and 19th Sept. 1958 was a Friday. Closures normally take place with effect from a Monday. The book I have taken reference from was "Passengers No More" by G. Daniels and L.A. Dench and both 1st and 2nd editions agree on the dates. The ISBN number is 0 7110 0438 2 182 CM 674 [[Steamybrian2 (talk) 17:29, 31 December 2011 (UTC)]][reply]
Citation template created {{Daniels-NoMore}}. Will get the article updated in due course. --Stewart(talk | edits) 20:05, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
The map on this page requires two amendments which I cannot do- 1. The junction at Margate between the closed line from Ramsgate Town and Margate Sands faces towards Margate and not Margate East. 2. There was a station at Tivoli on the closed line between Margate Sands and Ramsgate Town. Thanks [[Steamybrian2 (talk) 19:10, 24 January 2012 (UTC)]][reply]
Regarding this branch - please see WT:UKRAIL#Reculver railway before removing it again. --Redrose64 (talk) 21:45, 24 January 2012 (UTC) As the evidence of this line would appear to rely only on a reference in one book. Occasionally references in a book can be wrong (as well as right!). I have noted that the other correspondants cannot find trace of it either. Accordingly I still have my doubts and leave the matter open for debate. [[Steamybrian2 (talk) 23:25, 24 January 2012 (UTC)]][reply]
There is a small error on the map which needs correcting but I am unable to do it myself. The line to Southampton Docks is a branch off the line between Northam and Southampton Terminus and runs around the back of the former Southampton Terminus station. The map indicates it was continuation through it. This is mentioned in the "wiki" article on Southampton Terminus station.[[Steamybrian2 (talk) 15:42, 25 January 2012 (UTC)]][reply]
Hi, the South Eastern and Chatham Railway didn't take over the South Eastern Railway, and nor did it open any stations. The SE&CR was somewhat akin to the modern Train Operating Companies, in that it owned the locos and rolling stock, and ran the trains, but the lines and stations continued to be owned by the South Eastern Railway and the London, Chatham and Dover Railway. New stations were built and opened by either the SER or the LCDR, depending on whose lines they lay. --Redrose64 (talk) 23:57, 25 January 2012 (UTC). Information noted and I agree it was a "joint managing committee" . You have listed examples such as Bexhill West, Sidley, Snailham Halt, Teston Crossing Halt as opened by the SE&CR. Just trying to be consistant. Thanks. [[Steamybrian2 (talk) 09:14, 26 January 2012 (UTC)]][reply]
Can I suggest that an article be started on the constructed but un-opened station at Lullingstone. Here are a few words to start. It was planned to be a 4 platform station with 2 platforms on a branch to Lullingstone Airport to the west. First two platforms on Swanley-Otford line Completed in 1939 to serve anticipated planned development. The introduction of the post war Green Belt Act (1947?) stopped further development. Station abandoned and demolished in the 1950s with the canopy to Canterbury East. [[Steamybrian2 (talk) 18:28, 27 January 2012 (UTC)]][reply]
Noted - I will try-- I am a resident of Kent living about 10 miles from Lullingstone! Thanks [[Steamybrian2 (talk) 09:50, 28 January 2012 (UTC)]][reply]
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Hi, I'm a bit confused about your message re Lullingstone, as you implied you were new but there seem to be many articles above. However, let me just say the obvious - the article like all articles must have citations to reliable, independent sources, as original research is forbidden on Wikipedia. You may cite more or less anything written on the station, though the best sources are reliable books, magazine articles or websites which themselves are based on primary (research) sources. Please see WP:N and WP:V as a start. I have no personal opinion on the matter and no particular format or layout is mandated. with best wishes Chiswick Chap (talk) 14:17, 28 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The word "new" meant I have never submitted an new article myself but I have corrected many articles. I was unaware that original research was forbidden but I can trace all my information if necessary from sources. If for example "What to see in January 2012 is...." is not what I quoted from a book but what I have personally seen.... which is original research because nobody else has said it. Many of the locations I have corrected above are also not what I have read but able to disprove wrong because the originator has been wrong information or made a typing error. Occasionally I have even found newspapers or books that have given wrong information which I have corrected in "wiki".[[Steamybrian2 (talk) 16:11, 28 January 2012 (UTC)]][reply]
Yes, the WP:OR rule is severe but necessary. Have you seen WP:42? Says it all really. BTW the fact that there's a lot of stuff in WP which shouldn't be here doesn't prove it's ok to do it too! cheers Chiswick Chap (talk) 16:31, 28 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I have some references that I can add to the proposed article. Am I allowed to edit it directly? Lamberhurst (talk) 22:26, 28 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I have decided not to create the article myself. Other readers may proceed and edit my words directly. [[Steamybrian2 (talk) 22:50, 28 January 2012 (UTC)]][reply]
I've copied the content to my userspace and I'm going to see what I can dig up. Lamberhurst (talk) 10:27, 30 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The wiki article on "Lullingstone" (village) mentions the construction of the station. wiki aricle on Canterbury East railway station mentions the station canopy. There is a very good article on "Kent Rail" which can found through "google" which details the whole history.[[Steamybrian2 (talk) 20:32, 30 January 2012 (UTC)]][reply]
Excellent- well done! Two small comments. Under "History" third line- the distance "two miles from South East London" is misleading and would prefer it to read xx miles from Victoria for example Swanley is quote 17.4 mls from Victoria. Second point- the remains of the platforms requires citation however when I am next in the area I can take a photograph and email this to you if you can provide instructions how to send a photo to you. [[Steamybrian2 (talk) 16:42, 12 February 2012 (UTC)]][reply]
I could give the distance as 19m 36ch which is what is shown on the route map in the Maidstone Line article. But I'm not sure if this is measured from Victoria. Any thoughts? As for photos, it would be good to have the two shown on the Kent Rail page, i.e. the footbridge entrance remains and the platforms. If you can get them, it would be best to upload them here to avoid the copyright problems. Lamberhurst (talk) 22:40, 12 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Mileages on Maidstone Line match those shown in Quail vol. 5, diagrams 6A & 7, which state "Miles from Victoria via Herne Hill". However, the same diagrams each have a brown dot marked "19.39 (Lullingstone)", i.e. 19 miles 39 chains, not 19 mi 36 ch. These brown dots indicate "a former Jn, Station or Signal Box". --Redrose64 (talk) 23:19, 12 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I agree on showing the mileage from Victoria of 19 miles 39 chains. If the weather improves later this week I plan to travel the 10 miles from home to take the photos as suggested [[Steamybrian2 (talk) 09:25, 13 February 2012 (UTC)]][reply]
Now done & route map on the Maidstone Line has been amended. I found the Quail template a little confusing as it does not distinguish between editions. As I don't have a copy, I've assumed the reference is to the most recent 2002 edition. Lamberhurst (talk) 09:33, 13 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
It now allows selection of specific editions by year, as in {{Quail-5|year=2002}}. The most recent edition is not the 2002 (2nd) but the 2008 (3rd): but the crucial information, that of 19 mi 39 ch, is the same in both of these, with the same diagram numbers, so it doesn't matter which you quote from. --Redrose64 (talk) 14:31, 13 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Good stuff. That's also removed the unsightly double reference to the work. Lamberhurst (talk) 16:12, 13 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Today, I visited the site of Lullingstone station and have submitted four photographs into the wiki system. I saw the station entrance gates at the entrance of the original approach road. The original approach road is still in situ after over 70 years of disuse. The entrance to the footbridge is still there but there are no other remains of the footbridge. There are still substantial remains of the platforms but difficult to photograph as there are located in a cutting lined by hawthorn bushes. [[Steamybrian2 (talk) 21:59, 15 February 2012 (UTC)]][reply]
Presumably you mean File:Lullingstone 001.JPG... somebody has raised some serious issues here, mainly to do with the total lack of licensing. They're very hot on copyright at Commons, and it may well get deleted unless valid licensing is added pretty soon. I've partially fixed up the broken template {{Information}} but you should ensure that all the other important parameters are also present and vaild. --Redrose64 (talk) 22:25, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
You'll need to copy the following text into each photo: {{cc-by-sa-2.0-uk}}. I can't add it for you as that would be seen as me licensing your work. My photo of Junction Road Halt should give you an idea of what it should look like at the end: File:Junction Road Halt railway station (site).JPG. Lamberhurst (talk) 08:42, 16 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I have just attempted to uploaded the other three photos of Lullingstone but the descriptions may need amending.[[Steamybrian2 (talk) 19:45, 16 February 2012 (UTC)]][reply]
Looks fine. You'll just need to add a licence to the first photo or they will delete it. Lamberhurst (talk) 13:19, 17 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
After much effort I think (?) I have resolved it.[[Steamybrian2 (talk) 13:51, 17 February 2012 (UTC)]][reply]
No, your first edit removed some Wiki markup which is important because Commons is a multilingual project (I have reverted that edit); and your second edit merely amended the description. There is still no licensing. As Lamberhurst stated, you need to add the proper licensing tag yourself: {{cc-by-sa-2.0-uk}} is suggested, and I don't disagree: further information on this license may be found at commons:Template:cc-by-sa-2.0-uk (personally I use {{self|cc-by-sa-3.0|GFDL}} but there is a lot of similarity, see commons:Template:cc-by-sa-3.0 and commons:Template:GFDL). You need to add the licensing tag on a line of its own, somewhere outside the {{Information}} template: I would suggest putting it just above the categories. Presently there is this:
|other_versions= }} [[Category:Disused railway stations in Kent]]
insert one line with the aforementioned license tag so that it becomes
|other_versions= }} {{cc-by-sa-2.0-uk}} [[Category:Disused railway stations in Kent]]
and this should prevent deletion on the grounds of insufficient licensing. --Redrose64 (talk) 16:08, 17 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I have now added that line as suggested.[[Steamybrian2 (talk) 16:52, 17 February 2012 (UTC)]].[reply]
It's fine now. Just out of pure curiosity, I guess that it's not possible to get any closer to the line than the fence shown in one of your photos? I had been hoping that the cutting was reasonably accessible, but it seems not. I imagine that KentRail must have had some kind of lineside permit to get their photo? Lamberhurst (talk) 21:45, 17 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Kent Rail must have had a lineside permit to get their photo. At the site there were some new sections of lineside fencing plus hawthorn bushes which precluded any attempt to get any nearer. The surrounding sloping ground is wet and slippery and a ploughed field up to the boundary fence made walking difficult.[[Steamybrian2 (talk) 21:59, 17 February 2012 (UTC)]][reply]
When I click on the listed entry for Fort George it directs me to the article for Gollanfield Junction which was the original name but was renamed when a station with that name opened. Can this link be corrected please?[[Steamybrian2 (talk) 13:21, 26 February 2012 (UTC)]][reply]
Listed entry where? If you believe that a link is incorrect, but you are unsure what would be the correct fix, you should raise a thread at the talk page of the article where you found the bad link. --Redrose64 (talk) 19:57, 26 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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On the map for Oswestry and Newtown Railway (and elsewhere) it mentions the next station south of Oswestry is named Weston Wharf (closed 1965). I cannot find any record of a passenger station with this name considering it is not on the "wiki" list of closed stations. I do however consider there may have been a goods depot or sidings with this name. Can anyone confirm ? [[Steamybrian2 (talk) 08:27, 26 March 2012 (UTC)]][reply]
It was a goods station, see
Kidner, R.W. (1992) [1954]. The Cambrian Railways. The Oakwood Library of Railway History (2nd ed.). Headington: Oakwood Press. p. 95. ISBN0-85361-439-3. OL55.
I've amended the symbol to (exBST). --Redrose64 (talk) 10:09, 26 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
You don't need to put the square brackets around your name, the four tildes (4x~) will sign and date your posts. Britmax (talk) 11:47, 26 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, regarding your edits to St Leonards West Marina railway station: please be careful when removing text. First, the Tonbridge-Hastings line was dieselised at the end of steam in 1967 - it was not electrified until the 1980s. Second, the item in the infobox about the station being resited in 1882 wwas sourced to Butt, p. 204. I have checked this book, and it does state that the first station was closed in 1882 and "replaced by 2nd station due east". --Redrose64 (talk) 22:10, 5 April 2012 (UTC) I disagree The Tonbridge-Hastings line was fully dieselised in 1957 and not at the end of the steam in 1967. It was electrified in 1986. This station was not on the Tonbridge-Hastings line but on the Eastbourne- Hastings (Coastway East) line. The station closed due to declining receipts and the need to incur expenditure to modernise the station which was not felt justified. I accept your views on the resiting of the station as upon reflection none of my reference books show this.[[Steamybrian2 (talk) 11:08, 6 April 2012 (UTC)]] It would appear that my previous comments have been rejected although the wiki article on the Tonbridge-Hastings line clearly confirms my comments. Steamybrian2 (talk) 08:33, 19 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, I've undone this edit: all available information shows that the station was opened by the GWR, therefore |original=[[Great Western Railway]] was correct. --Redrose64 (talk) 19:35, 7 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Noted but I was only deleting a duplicated entry of Original Company and Pregrouping Company Steamybrian2 (talk) 21:16, 7 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Brian. Although I don't doubt (and haven't reverted) the information you added in edit, your own personal experience is not a reliable source, and as you've been asked before, please do not put citation information in edit summaries. AlexTiefling (talk) 10:40, 13 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your edits on Swanscombe, if you spot similar stuff in the future please ask any active admin to revision delete it. ϢereSpielChequers 14:20, 8 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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Hello, I'm Redrose64. I noticed that you made a change to an article, Devonshire Street railway station, but you didn't provide a reliable source. I’ve removed it for now, but if you’d like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so! If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Regarding this edit: you changed 1843 to 1840; the date of 1843 has a source, and I have checked it, and it definitely does state 1843. --Redrose64 (talk) 13:57, 4 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The closure date of 1840 was taken from "Forgotten Stations of Greater London" by J.E.Connor and B.L.Halford. Perhaps I should introduce myself as my real name is Brian Halford and I was the co-author of the book. Mr.J.E.Connor has done extensive research into the book particularly as he was a East Londoner. Steamybrian2 (talk) 14:12, 4 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The problem is that you add or change information without stating where it came from. Unless you give your sources, we have no way of checking that what you add is correct or not, per the policy on verifiability. I have asked, several times before, that you please cite your sources: the page WP:CITEBEGIN describes some methods. If two books disagree, there are methods for overcoming that: see the two birth dates given for R. J. Billinton. --Redrose64 (talk) 15:04, 4 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, re this edit - changing the order of the parameters won't make any difference, because in a template, the order in which named parameters is given is irrelevant: the only two considerations are that (i) a blank parameter is not the same as one which is absent; and (ii) if the same named parameter occurs more than once, all except the last one are ignored - even when the last one is blank.
The order of display is governed by how the template is constructed internally; in this case {{Infobox GB station}} shows the value from |platforms= on row 14, that from |gridref= on row 9, the date in |start= on row 53 and the text from |original= on row 57. --Redrose64 (talk) 20:15, 19 September 2012 (UTC)
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