Talk:Rail transport in Tasmania

Speedy deletion contested
I contest the speedy deletion of this article because:
 * The article is to be expanded (and already has been);
 * The article covers a topic in line with standard Wikipedia naming requirements;
 * The article will ensure that the topic it covers is better explained. --Lholden 21:35, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

Removing West Coast Join
The Australian Railway Atlas No 1 Tasmania Quail Map Company 2004 ISBN 1 898319693 would be sufficient argument enough to not join west coast with the larger article.

it is creating a bad impression of the lack of work on the mainline and east coast line work to date.
 * (1) Larger scope article is pathetically underworked in com'parison to the history it could carry - little effort to improve the article has occured
 * (2) Most texts on the history of the railways 'separate the western railways from the others - few if any attempt to put all the lines together
 * (3) MAP 8 of the quail atlas was to be the next reference to improve the western article
 * (4) The information and format of the western tas railways was made specifically for the regional quirks - unless the same is done for all parts of the tasmanian lines

Solution, I would suggest reverting, and giving a reasonable time for improvement of the west coast article - and see if anyone even considers doing a seconds work on the main article - and I would not hold my breath if i were you :| SatuSuro 09:12, 12 February 2008 (UTC)


 * The mainline stuff is a bit tricky in a way as http://www.railtasmania.com/ exists. It covers Tasmania in pretty good detail already, so I feel this article would be more of a general overview / summary of the Tasmanian scene as a whole, and just a jumping off point to the hard core gunzel detail type stuff. I'm not one to tell people what to do, but I see little point in rewriting what they have already. Wongm (talk) 09:47, 12 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Yeah well i stick with the west coast as a sep issue - and in time I'll get back to you about the rest - just because something is on a web page doesnt make it necesarily the most authoritative source - I havent had enought time to compare my quail with the web site but will check later - as for gunzel it is obviously a victorian problem - never heard it here or elsewhere till now :) SatuSuro 10:08, 12 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Nah not updated in a year, hardly what I call a regularly update website - I would not consider it sufficiently authoritative (or detailed enoguh) - I still stick by my written offline sources like quail thanks even if does have some gem pdfs:) SatuSuro 10:11, 12 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Ok bits and pieces - http://www.railtasmania.com/lines/ - confirmation of the idea to keep the west separate in my perception of things SatuSuro 10:14, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Bias
I would encourage someone knowledgable to look at editing the start of this document. It sounds very biased against the rail service. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 118.208.247.159 (talk) 09:30, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

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Bell Bay Branch.
''Bell Bay Line - ... It is the proposal that this line be converted to standard gauge to facilitate the transfer of mainland railway wagons direct to Bell Bay and Launceston, however no further action has been forcoming to date.'' This surely is not true. I do know there was a proposal to reopen the line to Smithton to meet the SG line of the Bass Straight Tunnel. Flats would be bogie lifted at Smithton and continue on The Gauge to Apollo Bay, Beech Forest and Colac (via King Is). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.183.53.2 (talk) 12:17, 24 October 2019 (UTC)