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Westerham Valley Branch Line
You've done some really great work with User:Ravenseft/Sandbox on the "Westerham Valley Branch Line". I've done a few edits to your work, hope you don't mind. If you need any help on this i'll be more than happy to help. There is a page on the mainspace, Westerham branch all ready to be created and linked in - i'll leave the hnour of creating such a good new article to you ;) Pickle 01:56, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

Wealden line
I see your playing with this one now. Good luck! If your playing with route maps, why not look at WP:TRAIL first, there are some good examples and a lot of help there. Secondly while an article on this is needed, quite how it will overlap / interact with the Oxted line article (and others like the Cuckoo line and Three bridge to Tunbridge Wells) is an issue that i think the editors of these article need to really resolve first before we overlap too much. Keep up the good work! Pickle 03:47, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

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Wolverton railway station
Thanks for adding all those dates to Wolverton railway station infobox. I assume you have reliable sources, so would you add the citations requested, please. That would be great. It's an article that at least deserves GA. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 18:02, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Hundred of Hoo railway
Reading what is said on Subterranea Britannica and Kent Rail, the situation at Grain Crossing was that the station closed to rail passenger traffic on 11-7-1951, but not to passengers until 3-9-1951, when Grain Station opened. That would be why a bus service was provided (presumably from Allhallows-on-Sea}. Mjroots (talk) 20:57, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I've corrected the stations open when original line opened, and added details of the situation re Grain Crossing Halt to the main article. Should be clear now.Mjroots (talk) 10:57, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
 * As far as I know, the Gravesend West branch had no physical connection with the North Kent Line. Don't just take my word for it though! Mjroots (talk) 19:07, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I checked Jowett's Railway Atlas and the Gravesend West branch passed under the North Kent line. Have amended template to show this. Mjroots (talk) 21:04, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Article has been assessed as B class, but references need working on. I couldn't assess it myself as I've had too much input. Mjroots (talk) 20:18, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

Re your revert, I'm not sure the line is electrified, in which case the edit was valid. Mjroots (talk) 12:41, 8 April 2008 (UTC) Looking at the modern picture of Grain Crossing, the is no sign of any third rail. Mjroots (talk) 12:47, 8 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Maybe it could be considered vandalism for the reason you stated, but it was that editor's first ever edit to wikipedia. Hardly surprising that he didn't leave an edit summary in that case. Mjroots (talk) 15:51, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Soering v. United Kingdom
Thanks. --Amaltheus (talk) 23:08, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Selsdon station railway station
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Ouse Valley Railway
This particular line may well be worth a mention as it would, had it been completed, changed the shape of the railways in the Weald (East Sussex). Its fate is interesting and I would like you to assist me in starting this off as a Stub. Given your legal background you could do some digging concerning the collapse of Overend and Gurney Bank in May 1866. Which stopped all major rail capital projects, both at home and abroad, besides which it's effect on the UK banking system as catastrophic. Let me have your views and ideas please. This was following a recent visit to the remaining bridges and embankments in January 2008. Aquizard 12:28, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for your comments I will use the stub to perform the updates, with the information that I have. I have been made aware that the Directors in the LB&SCR were also Directors in Crystal Palace. Aquizard 20:18, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Steyning Line
I've given this its correct title - Adur Valley Line. I'd not heard of the abandoned spur at Christs Hospital. From the diagram it enabled trains to turn round and head bac towards London without reversing! Mjroots (talk) 22:35, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

In having discussions with some railway societies here in Sussex, the view is that whilst the line is mentioned in the Beeching 1 Report as unremunerative, in fact the reasons for closure were due to a lack of rolling stock. Basically not enough DEMUs to go around and run existing services when steam was removed from the BR system. Will be visiting the PRO at Kew this week to see what is in the files. Aquizard (talk) 21:10, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

Use of et al
Please see my comments at User talk:Halowithhorns89. --Stewart (talk)  23:08, 23 January 2008 (UTC)


 * My preference is for the disused railways template, but both link to the same category. As I understand it, the disused railways template covers closed stations on open or closed lines. I think it is also used for former operationg companies when the station is still open - see Hoo Junction Staff Halt. Mjroots (talk) 09:25, 24 January 2008 (UTC)


 * See the response by User:Dreamer84 (creator of the template) at User talk:Halowithhorns89. --Stewart  (talk)  10:24, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Earnest Marples
I have been advised by a friend that the Marples-Ridgeway shares owned by Marples himself were transferred to a blind trust and not to his wife as has been reported in the newspapers. I would assume that it may be possible to trace this transaction some way through the legal maze! Aquizard 20:18, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Statute Law Database
Great rewrite of the UK Statute Law Database article Richardguk (talk) 06:31, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

Higham railway station
Surely the next station should be Hoo Junction Staff Halt instead of Gravesend? Mjroots (talk) 16:35, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Blackburn railway station
Well done for adding an image to this article.

--Whohe! (talk) 18:52, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Also well done for adding the image of Entwistle railway station- I see it has changed since I last used it. AFCR (talk) 13:37, 18 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks - it makes it all worthwhile to know that my efforts are appreciated. Ravenseft (talk) 18:27, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with Image:Wimborne Railway Station.jpg
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Railway station images
The images are not representative picture of railway station.  Otolemur crassicaudatus  (talk) 21:29, 3 April 2008 (UTC)