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Giant's Causeway
Re, are you the bidder who recently outbid me on eBay for copies of a few railway acts of parliament? At least the Giants Causeway one seems to have gone to a good home. 8-)   Andy Dingley (talk) 10:36, 14 July 2015 (UTC) No, I'm just reading through old Railway Magazines.Johnragla (talk) 10:46, 14 July 2015 (UTC)

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Bexhill West branch line
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Chapel inclined plane
Would you please check my edit at Chapel inclined plane. I changed my mind and altered it again: diff. The unit cwt is not accepted by convert—it has to be either Lcwt (long, imperial) or Scwt (short, US). Also, the original text with "between 22.4 and 28 tons (tonnes)" is confusing, but doing the calculation implies long tons were intended (a long ton is LT in convert, 1 LT = 2240 lb, whereas 1 tonnne = 1000 kg). There are some others in the article that I did not touch. Johnuniq (talk) 12:15, 30 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Copied from my talk. Johnuniq (talk) 23:18, 30 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Sorry I didn't check it had converted. I'd forgotten about l and s. Your edit seems correct, though I suggest it'd be better to convert to kg, rather than lb, ie 16 and 20 Lcwt. Do you agree and, if so, do you want to do the edit?
 * Good idea. Would you please do it, and perhaps convert other values in the article. Johnuniq (talk) 23:18, 30 August 2015 (UTC)

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 * Thank you for the advice, which I've not managed to find in either Geograph, or Wikipedia. If it's not already in a similar form on Wikipedia, maybe you could add it. In this case it was my photo, so I simply uploaded it to both Wikimedia and Geograph. Is there a list of categories somewhere?Johnragla (talk) 20:14, 30 August 2015 (UTC)
 * There's [//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3APrefixIndex&namespace=14 this list] which is vast and not very helpful. What I usually do is find another image of the same subject, and copy categories, amending where necessary. The basic ones that are needed should cover: (i) what it is (a railway station); (ii) where it is (Abingdon); (iii) when the photo was taken (1970). Many overlap categories exist, so from those criteria I obtained Disused railway stations in Oxfordshire; Abingdon, Oxfordshire; and 1970 in Oxfordshire. For Geograph images, there are supplementary cats covering year (1970 Geograph images) and county (Geograph images in Oxfordshire). For some examples, have a look at User:Redrose64; click an image, see which categories it's in. -- Red rose64 (talk) 20:46, 30 August 2015 (UTC)

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The {{S-line template in the info box at National Park Railway Station shows Otorohanga in red, yet there is a Otorohanga Railway Station article. What do I need to do to get the link working?

Johnragla (talk) 10:56, 27 September 2015 (UTC)
 * That is linking to Otorohanga Train Station, not Otorohanga Railway Station -- Kethrus &#124;talk to me 11:23, 27 September 2015 (UTC)
 * I've fixed it in the form of a redirect -- Kethrus &#124;talk to me 11:25, 27 September 2015 (UTC)

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Public transport in Hamilton and Waikato
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If you can find a single source which clearly states that Hamilton has been the largest city not to carry bicycles on any of its public transport, then I'll be happy to allow it to remain. Ajf773 (talk) 09:34, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

The article's talk page seems a more appropriate place to resolve Edit WarsJohnragla (talk) 20:35, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

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Thank you for your edit which set out the timetabled departures. I had been meaning to do that but didn't get around to it. Akld guy (talk) 12:51, 4 November 2016 (UTC)

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Jas J Niven
You have put an enormous amount of work into this article, I know because I try to build the same kind of thing out of Papers Past. I have just been writing about Nelson Brothers who once owned freezing works and their founder so I was quite familiar with the Nelson family. While looking for links I found a Geo. Nelson which the above article described as if he were his father William. So I started looking around and I've made some changes and will make some more. Please don't be offended. Please tell me when I am wrong to change things. Best, Eddaido (talk) 12:17, 18 June 2017 (UTC) in Auckland


 * Hi again John. What do you think about changing the name of the article as proposed on its talk page? Regards, Eddaido (talk) 08:56, 5 July 2017 (UTC)

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Shift rail section out of Hamilton article
Hi. I would like to suggest moving the rail content out of the Hamilton, New Zealand article to the Hamilton Railway Station, Waikato article. There's a lot of detail that would be more appropriate in the station's article. It would just be necessary to leave behind a summary sentence or two and a link, as has been done with the Buses section. I'd do it myself but I don't want to seem like a cheeky Aucklander. Akld guy (talk) 10:45, 17 July 2017 (UTC)

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Johnragla, good luck, and have fun. --Aboutmovies (talk) 00:42, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

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Re, are you the bidder who recently outbid me on eBay for copies of a few railway acts of parliament? At least the Giants Causeway one seems to have gone to a good home. 8-)   Andy Dingley (talk) 10:36, 14 July 2015 (UTC) No, I'm just reading through old Railway Magazines.Johnragla (talk) 10:46, 14 July 2015 (UTC)

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 * Copied from my talk. Johnuniq (talk) 23:18, 30 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Sorry I didn't check it had converted. I'd forgotten about l and s. Your edit seems correct, though I suggest it'd be better to convert to kg, rather than lb, ie 16 and 20 Lcwt. Do you agree and, if so, do you want to do the edit?
 * Good idea. Would you please do it, and perhaps convert other values in the article. Johnuniq (talk) 23:18, 30 August 2015 (UTC)

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 * Thank you for the advice, which I've not managed to find in either Geograph, or Wikipedia. If it's not already in a similar form on Wikipedia, maybe you could add it. In this case it was my photo, so I simply uploaded it to both Wikimedia and Geograph. Is there a list of categories somewhere?Johnragla (talk) 20:14, 30 August 2015 (UTC)
 * There's [//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3APrefixIndex&namespace=14 this list] which is vast and not very helpful. What I usually do is find another image of the same subject, and copy categories, amending where necessary. The basic ones that are needed should cover: (i) what it is (a railway station); (ii) where it is (Abingdon); (iii) when the photo was taken (1970). Many overlap categories exist, so from those criteria I obtained Disused railway stations in Oxfordshire; Abingdon, Oxfordshire; and 1970 in Oxfordshire. For Geograph images, there are supplementary cats covering year (1970 Geograph images) and county (Geograph images in Oxfordshire). For some examples, have a look at User:Redrose64; click an image, see which categories it's in. -- Red rose64 (talk) 20:46, 30 August 2015 (UTC)

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 * That is linking to Otorohanga Train Station, not Otorohanga Railway Station -- Kethrus &#124;talk to me 11:23, 27 September 2015 (UTC)
 * I've fixed it in the form of a redirect -- Kethrus &#124;talk to me 11:25, 27 September 2015 (UTC)

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I have undone your revisions regarding Public transport in Hamilton and Waikato specifically the 'Bicycle ban' section which claims Hamilton has been the largest city not to carry bicycles on any of its public transport. No reference specifically verifying this statement has yet been cited. Multiple references relating to transport in other cities (Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch) are references to their own respective transport systems (but not those in Hamilton and Waikato). A reference to city populations from the New Zealand census does not state anything about bicycles on public transport. It is not immediately distinguishable to the reader and remains trivial and ambiguous.

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Thank you for your edit which set out the timetabled departures. I had been meaning to do that but didn't get around to it. Akld guy (talk) 12:51, 4 November 2016 (UTC)

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You have put an enormous amount of work into this article, I know because I try to build the same kind of thing out of Papers Past. I have just been writing about Nelson Brothers who once owned freezing works and their founder so I was quite familiar with the Nelson family. While looking for links I found a Geo. Nelson which the above article described as if he were his father William. So I started looking around and I've made some changes and will make some more. Please don't be offended. Please tell me when I am wrong to change things. Best, Eddaido (talk) 12:17, 18 June 2017 (UTC) in Auckland


 * Hi again John. What do you think about changing the name of the article as proposed on its talk page? Regards, Eddaido (talk) 08:56, 5 July 2017 (UTC)

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Shift rail section out of Hamilton article
Hi. I would like to suggest moving the rail content out of the Hamilton, New Zealand article to the Hamilton Railway Station, (Waikato) Hamilton Railway Station, Waikato article. There's a lot of detail that would be more appropriate in the station's article. It would just be necessary to leave behind a summary sentence or two and a link, as has been done with the Bus section. I'd do it myself but I don't want to seem like a cheeky Aucklander. Akld guy (talk) 10:45, 17 July 2017 (UTC)


 * Please do. Hamilton Railway Station, Waikato has a red link in the Navbox to Hamilton Central Railway Station, Waikato, so, if you create Hamilton Railway Station (Waikato), please amend that. There's lots of photos before and after the undergrounding at http://hamilton.recollect.co.nz/nodes/index/q:BQOY.
 * Please do. Hamilton Railway Station, Waikato has a red link in the Navbox to Hamilton Central Railway Station, Waikato, so, if you create Hamilton Railway Station (Waikato), please amend that. There's lots of photos before and after the undergrounding at http://hamilton.recollect.co.nz/nodes/index/q:BQOY.


 * Here's the ticket sales figures for Hamilton and Frankton -

Hamilton

Frankton


 * Johnragla (talk) 11:21, 17 July 2017 (UTC)


 * Oops, I made a mistake with the link. I didn't mean I would create a new article. I've struck it out & corrected it. Have also hidden the sales figures and indented you. I'll think about merging the content into the station article. Akld guy (talk) 09:10, 18 July 2017 (UTC)




 * What do you think of changing the article to a title such as 'The railways of Hamilton' and covering all the items currently in the Hamilton article and, eventually, having headings and sub-headings for all the stations in the current Hamilton urban area, ie Frankton Jt, Hamilton, Claudelands, Te Rapa Racecourse and Te Rapa, plus the freight, factory, models, etc? Johnragla (talk) 09:20, 18 July 2017 (UTC)


 * Well, we can't just move the existing Hamilton Railway Station, Waikato to another name. There would be other editors affected and we would need to go through the proper process and seek consensus, which I think would be denied. A better idea might be to create articles for those stations (if they don't already exist), and then list them as bullet points in the Hamilton Railway Station, Waikato article. Or, if you think the railway network is extensive enough, create an article similar to List of Auckland railway stations, listing the lines and stations. I'm afraid I'm not familiar with Hamilton's rail lines. I've taken the train to Hamilton and Otorohanga several times in the past decade, so am familiar with the waiting room and platform. Have strong memories of waiting in the car in Victoria Street for a steam train to cross in the 60s. But that's about it. Akld guy (talk) 09:38, 18 July 2017 (UTC)




 * Apart from the 2 of us, only 2 other editors are shown in the history of Hamilton_Railway_Station,_Waikato and their contributions were minor. The Hamilton system is simple; just NIMT and East Coast Main Trunk (which has the stations linked to non-railway articles). An inland port is to be built at Ruakura on the ECMT, so probably that should be in a Hamilton-wide article too. Johnragla (talk) 09:52, 18 July 2017 (UTC)


 * OK. I googled for stations at Claudelands, Te Rapa Racecourse and Te Rapa, and there's not much around, so any articles we create for them would probably not proceed past stub class. It may be better to just list them as bullet points in the Hamilton Railway Station, Waikato article with any scanty details we can find and perhaps a route map, which I have some experience at drawing. Let me try merging the stuff across from Hamilton (city) first, then we'll see what we've got. Akld guy (talk) 10:05, 18 July 2017 (UTC)

I agree, thank you. There's some information in Papers Past, which doesn't come up in Google, but not much and it can be added later. Johnragla (talk) 10:09, 18 July 2017 (UTC)

A map from the rail atlas might help you. I've put it in https://docs.google.com/document/d/12IaNJ9PGrvZKnP4YkAJfGHm8xe7gZBUS9xfXtdNgGNk/edit?usp=sharing. Johnragla (talk) 10:15, 18 July 2017 (UTC)

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No other Waitoki in New Zealand?
Greetings:

I saw that you did a revert from one of my edits within the Matamata-Piako District article a few weeks back. Although I can totally understand your reason, I'm still curious (however) that there is another 'Waitoki' within New Zealand (aside from the one populated place within the Auckland Region (now Auckland Council), according to this linked map as a reference:

Matamata-Piako District - Wards and Populated Places

Any explanation on that? Looking forward to hearing your thoughts in that regard.

P.S.: Also on said reference link of that map, it doesn't show the locality or populated place of Otway (despite it actually is in the LINZ Gazetteer or on the NZTopoMaps website). jlog3000 (talk) 18:34, 10 June 2024 (UTC)


 * I put an explanation and asked a question on the talk page. Johnragla (talk) 19:44, 10 June 2024 (UTC)


 * Oh, I missed that one out then. My bad about it. I will check it out and try to reply a.s.a.p. jlog3000 (talk) 19:46, 10 June 2024 (UTC)