User talk:Andrew4047

Corris Railway - closeness to Talyllyn and Cadair Idris cf Talyllyn Railway
As the crow flies, Corris Station is nearer to Pen-y-Gadair (the peak of Cadair Idris) than Abergynolwyn Station is, and also to the nearest point of Talyllyn Lake. The only part of these attractions that is closer to Abergynolwyn than Corris is the Pen-y-Bont Hotel at the south-west end of the Lake. RGCorris (talk) 09:18, 19 April 2012 (UTC)

Personal knowledge
Hi - Welcome to Wikipedia (if you haven't already been welcomed), and thanks for your contributions to the Talyllyn related articles.

Re and : Whilst personal knowledge of a subject is useful (I'm also a life member of the TR), it should not be used as the primary source of information for an article. Wikipedia works on the basis of information being verifiable in reliable sources. As Talyllyn Railway is a featured article, i.e. is among the best articles on Wikipedia, it is vital that we keep it to that standard. Another point is that the prose must be of a professional standard. Don't worry if your text isn't up to that standard, but please don't make full reversions just because you disagree with some of the changes. If you still feel something is wrong, discuss it on the talk page. Also, please don't delete existing references - they are there for a reason!

Please don't take this as a criticism - on the whole the article has improved due to your input, and you picked up some long-standing errors (such as the spelling of Tywyn). But please take time to understand the reasons why WP:V and WP:RS are important.

One final thing - do you have any references to support the claim of Rhydyronen siding being removed in c. 1975? I vaguely recall there being something when I first visited the line in '76 (just after the opening of the extension), though my memory may be faulty. I don't have my copy of Potter at hand at present, and I can't find anything in Bate. It's possible the the siding was disconnected in 1957, and removed entirely in the 70s, but this can only be speculation on my part unless you have a ref.

Thanks once again. Optimist on the run (talk) 20:48, 11 February 2014 (UTC)


 * Don't patronise me, the siding was removed Circa 1975. Ty Dwr is NOT shortly after Abergynolwyn, plus you suggest Nant Gwernol is not a Blockpost, let me tell you as a Rheillfordd Talyllyn Railway Blockman it is a Blockpost and I am passed out to block there. Thank you for your input this far into this page but a lot of Potters book is not a reliable source to those that know the railway. I also disagree with your suggestion that the Railways own General Appendix is not A) reliable or B) verifiable. As if anyone who is officially from Wikipedia wishes too I'm sure the Railway would be more than happy to supply a copy for proof. Now please, as much as references are important lets not favor references over actual fact!

look, lets not start this battle again... the sentence reads a 'Public Railway' the Corris Railway was a Tramroad from inception until 1864 when the name only was changed to the Corris Railway Company, they then didnt start upgrading the line to run passenger trains/steam locomotives until 1870's i think. even if you take the date the tramroad became a railway (by company name only) which was 1864 then i don't think it is worth mentioning here when it is already mentioned on the Corris page.

can i ask who you are? at least then i know to whom i am speaking.

Andrew Thomas

Valid sources
Hi - just to let you know I've raised a query about use of internal documents as reliable sources here. You are welcome to add your views to the discussion. Optimist on the run (talk) 18:43, 22 January 2015 (UTC)