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Wikipedia:WikiProject Trains
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First, an important note for everyone to remember:
A few Wikipedians have gotten together to make some suggestions about how we might organize data in articles about trains and railways/railroads. These are only suggestions, things to give you focus and to get you going, and you shouldn't feel obligated in the least to follow them. But if you don't know what to write or where to begin, following the below guidelines may be helpful. Mainly, we just want you to write articles!
Recent changes in rail transport-related articles (list)(since the list is long, it has been separated into subpages by the article's first letter; use section editing on the list to edit the list)
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Title
WikiProject Trains
Scope
This WikiProject aims primarily to improve the coverage of trains and all things railway/railroad in Wikipedia. In support of this goal, this WikiProject will define standards for articles and track our progress in such coverage. It will also be a central place for those interested in such topics to discuss common themes.
Articles within this project that need to be updated or created are listed on the project todo page: Wikipedia:WikiProject Trains/Todo
Highlights of this project's output are listed on Portal:Trains
Parentage
The parent of this WikiProject is the WikiProject Transport.
Descendent Wikiprojects
Similar Wikiprojects
Similar WikiProjects are:
Participants
The current list of project participants is quite large and is located on the /Members page. You may add yourself to this list if you want.
Structure
Task forces
Task forces are informal groups of WikiProject Trains members who collaborate on certain subtopics of rail transport. In alphabetical order, the current task forces (and their main focus) include:
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Hierarchy definition
Top level
The top level page for this is rail transport.
Secondary level
Secondary levels are given in the box (discussion please)-->
the rest is to be discussed...
General strategy and discussion forum
Pages needing attention
Railroads
- Portals
- WikiProjects
- Categories covered
- Stubs
- Cleanup needed (updated by bot)
- 43 -
2000 series (Kobe New Transit), Abbots Ripton rail disaster, Amrita Express, Atmospheric railway, Beech Grove, Indiana, Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses, China Far East Railway, Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway, Cóndor station, DIM8020, Durham Area Transit Authority, Ferrocarril Central Andino, Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority, Joseph-Armand Bombardier, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company, List of HSC ferry routes, List of light-rail transit systems, Maryland Transit Administration, Milan Transportation System, Mountain railways of India, New Jersey Transit rail operations, Peter Bruff, Rail transport in South Africa, Rails to trails NJ, Railway signalling, Railway switching networks, Railways in Namibia, Regional Transportation District, Safeworking, Seibu Shinjuku Line, Selective Door Operation, Sentinel Waggon Works, Setright Machine, Shere SMART, Shining Time Station, St. Cloud Rail Bridge, Third rail, Toronto Zoo Domain Ride, Transdev, Transport 21, Veolia Transport, Vulcan Foundry, W. Allen McClelland
- Expansion needed (updated by bot)
- 44 - Broad gauge, Centre for Railway Information Systems, Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, Class III railroad, Fell mountain railway system, Frog war, Fuel cell bus trial, Hawker Siddeley Canada, Indian Railway Service of Engineers, Indian Railway Stores Service, Island Express (train), List of Atlantic Coast Line Railroad precursors, List of British rail accidents by death toll, List of MLW diesel locomotives, List of Mexican bus lines, List of Mexican railroads, List of New York Central Railroad precursors, List of Seaboard Air Line Railroad precursors, List of U.S. Class II railroads, List of airport circulators, List of bridge disasters, List of defunct Canadian railways, List of defunct United States railroads, List of rail accidents in the United Kingdom, List of railway electrification systems in Japan, List of road-rail bridges, List of road-rail tunnels, List of rolling stock manufacturers, List of suburban and commuter rail systems, Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, Locomotives of the London and North Eastern Railway, Locomotives of the Southern Railway, Maintenance of way, Mountain railway, New Jersey Transit, Oldest railroads in North America, Orange Blossom Special (passenger train), Pacific National, Rack railway, Railway station layout, Smokey Joe, Transit watchdog, Tunnels in New Zealand, Veolia (New Zealand)
- Expert attention needed (updated by bot)
- Wikification needed (updated by bot)
- Neutrality in question (updated by bot)
- To be merged or split (updated by bot)
- 35 - Charles Vignoles, CityNightLine, Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits, Crewe, Cross-Harbor Rail Tunnel, D6288, DET9216, Derby Tri Junct railway station, Flying Kipper, Gare de Saint Germain-en-Laye Grande-Ceinture, Genesee and Wyoming, Gustavus Franklin Swift, Indian Railways, Kurihara Den'en Railway Line, Kurihara Denen Railway, Light rail, List of companies operating trains in the United Kingdom, Locomotives of Nederlandse Spoorwegen, London and Continental Railways, Metropolitana di Catania, Rail transport in India, Rail zeppelin, Railroad switch, Railway signal, Railway signalling, Ron Toomer, Schienenzeppelin, Signalman, The Buffet Coach, The Ghost Train, Trains in the Netherlands, Tramlink, Transit (transportation), Zhonghe (Jhonghe) Line, Zhonghe Line
URGENT: expert attention needed (manually updated)
Assessment
To mark an article for assessment add {{TrainsWikiProject|class=|importance=}} to the talk page of the article.
Rail transport
articles |
Importance |
| Top |
High |
Mid |
Low |
None |
Total |
| Quality |
 FA |
|
7 |
13 |
4 |
|
24 |
| FL |
|
|
|
2 |
|
2 |
 GA |
|
12 |
39 |
28 |
1 |
80 |
| B |
8 |
147 |
357 |
681 |
231 |
1424 |
| C |
|
24 |
136 |
198 |
8 |
366 |
| Start |
2 |
222 |
1230 |
5399 |
2296 |
9149 |
| Stub |
|
60 |
483 |
6585 |
2147 |
9275 |
| List |
3 |
4 |
44 |
694 |
163 |
908 |
| Assessed |
13 |
476 |
2302 |
13591 |
4846 |
21228 |
| Unassessed |
|
|
|
1 |
1037 |
1038 |
| Total |
13 |
476 |
2302 |
13592 |
5883 |
22266 |
Featured articles
(in alphabetical order)
- BC Rail - front page feature October 4, 2005
- Căile Ferate Române - front page feature July 22, 2005
- Canadian Pacific Railway - front page feature April 23, 2005
- Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern Railway
- City and South London Railway
- Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra railway line, Sydney
- Franklin B. Gowen (president of the Reading Railroad)
- Indian Railways - front page feature October 16, 2005
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel - front page feature March 23, 2006
- John Bull (locomotive)
- List of London Underground stations (Featured List)
- List of West Midlands railway stations (Featured List)
- LSWR N15 class
- Manila Light Rail Transit System - front page feature June 30, 2006
- Manila Metro Rail Transit System - front page feature December 18, 2006
- Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) - front page feature February 11, 2006
- MTR - front page feature June 11, 2005
- Pioneer Zephyr - front page feature March 23, 2005
- Rail transport in India - front page feature August 16, 2007
- Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works
- Royal Blue (B&O train) - front page feature May 15, 2008
- SkyTrain (Vancouver)
- SR Merchant Navy Class - Portal:Trains selected article, week 35, 2007
- SR West Country and Battle of Britain Classes
- Talyllyn Railway
- William N. Page (co founder of the Virginian Railway)
Former featured articles
These pages (in alphabetical order) were at one time Featured Articles. See the article talk pages for the rationales for delisting them.
Featured article candidates
Current candidates
These pages (in alphabetical order) are currently candidates for Featured Article status. Please review them and help them reach Featured status
Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway. Nominated for the second time. Due to lack of interest the first time it was "timed-out" by the FA admin. --DavidCane (talk) 20:28, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
Past candidates
These articles were nominated for Featured Article status, but all the objections given were not resolved before the articles were removed from the current candidates page. These articles have the potential of becoming featured articles; please review the objections and improve them so they can be promoted to featured status.
Good articles
The following articles have been identified as Good articles. They could easily become featured with a little more work, but as they stand now, they are factually accurate, contain correctly tagged images, and are referenced. Follow the guidelines and procedures at WP:GA for inclusion in this list.
Anglesey Central Railway • Bay Area Rapid Transit • Berlin Stadtbahn • Big Four Bridge • BR Standard Class 6 • BR Standard Class 7 • BR Standard Class 8 • Bristol Temple Meads railway station • British Rail Class 47 • California Southern Railroad • Capitol Limited (B&O) • Cyrus K. Holliday • Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad • Docklands Light Railway • Everard Calthrop • Ffestiniog Railway • Flytoget • Forth Bridge (railway) • Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway • Grand Central Station (Chicago) • Grand Crimean Central Railway • Grayrigg derailment • Hamm (Westfalen) railway station • Hatfield Government Center (MAX station) • Hellingly Hospital Railway • High Speed 1 • InterCityExpress • Inverclyde Line • Jordanhill (railway station) • Kinzua Bridge • LNER Gresley Classes A1 and A3 • London Paddington station • LSWR 415 class • LSWR M7 Class • LSWR S15 class • Lynton and Barnstaple Railway • Lysaker Station • Maglev (transport) • Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad • Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority • Metrorail (Washington, D.C.) • Mussel Slough Tragedy • New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway • Philippine National Railways • Preston railway station • Rail transport in California • Rail transport in Puerto Rico • Rail transport in the Vatican City • Rail transport in Victoria • Railway post office • Railway stations in Cromer • Refrigerator car • Ringeriksbanen • RER • Rugby railway station • Scott Special • SR N Class • SR N15X class • SR Class Q • SR Class Q1 • SR Class V • SR Leader Class • SR Lord Nelson Class • SR U Class • Stock car (rail) • Streetcars in Washington, D.C. • Tay Rail Bridge • Thomas Brassey • Timothy Blackstone • Trams in Adelaide • Transportation in New York City • Troop sleeper • Tyne and Wear Metro • Union Station (San Diego) • Winston Tunnel
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