Talk:Bristol–Exeter line

Wrong link
Exeter railway station currently links to a railway station in Australia btw. Someone should correct the links. I'm not sure where too though. G-13114 (talk) 01:01, 10 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Where in this article is this link? I can't find it. Geof Sheppard (talk) 12:58, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

Requested move 2 February 2017

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The result of the move request was: Moved to Bristol–Exeter line &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 17:25, 12 February 2017 (UTC)

Bristol to Exeter Line → Bristol to Exeter line – Downcase per WP:NCCAPS; sources mostly do not cap it. Optionally, say if you prefer to use the symmetric dashed version Bristol–Exeter line (or Bristol and Exeter line) rather than "to" between place names. Dicklyon (talk) 15:36, 2 February 2017 (UTC) Please examine the searches, see if there is a common name, whether the dashed version is preferred, and whether caps are preferred. It is my impression that there is no proper name here and that the dashed form, or the equivalent symmetric "Bristol and Exeter line", is more common (and more logical and more consistent with other such lines). Dicklyon (talk) 15:36, 2 February 2017 (UTC) --Relisting. Sky  Warrior  03:06, 10 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Evidence in sources
 * news
 * books


 * Support (as nom) preferring the dashed version for general consistency with other such articles: Bristol–Exeter line. Dicklyon (talk) 06:13, 10 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Support—and yes, I do prefer the typographical version: it's much easier for readers to apprehend. Tony   (talk)  10:19, 10 February 2017 (UTC)


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Updates required
I have started updates. Electrification of GWML to Parkway etc has already happened GRALISTAIR (talk) 00:42, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

Goods Yards status
I do not think the yard for Hinckley Point C is the only operational yard. Freightliner's Bristol Railport is on this line as well. ValkyrieVP (talk) 17:58, 12 February 2022 (UTC)


 * Agreed GRALISTAIR (talk) 18:00, 12 February 2022 (UTC)


 * The current status (by original research) is
 * Bristol Railport - occaisional traffic at the former container terminal (Freightliner)
 * Bridgwater - regular nuclear waste traffic (Direct Rail Services)
 * Fairwater (Taunton) - engineer's traffic (mostly Frieghtliner)
 * Exeter Riverside - sporadic aggregates traffic from Whatley Quarry (Freightliner)
 * Geof Sheppard (talk) 08:53, 13 February 2022 (UTC)