Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/GWR 7800 Class 7812 Erlestoke Manor


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The result was Keep. —Quarl (talk) 2007-03-18 09:08Z 

GWR 7800 Class 7812 Erlestoke Manor

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I'm not entirely sure, but this appears to be an article about a single train engine. There is no suggestion of notability and no attribution. See also WP:NOT. --Butseriouslyfolks 18:00, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete No references to show this is more notable than any other old train engine. There is no principle established that all train engines (buses, mailboxes, Coke machines) are "inherently notable." Is it famous as the oldest, biggest, fastest, (something?)? Then it is one more fungible item and should not have its own article. There should be articles about railroads, makers of engines, and maybe particular types of engines, but not every exemplar of a model of engine. Edison 21:47, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep - A notable enough historic steam locomotive. A book was written about it. .--Oakshade 02:21, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep per Oakshade and other magazine article sources. The locomotive has multiple reliable sources and is notable as a preserved survivor of its class, Gwernol 02:53, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep - The notability is that this steam locomotive has been preserved. Slambo (Speak) 10:18, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep - This is a preserved steam engine from a famous class. I agree that the article could be improved ... but I think it should be kept. ALECTRIC451 17:48, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep - As per previous, but could do with improving, some references would be good. Adambro 20:07, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep - It seems that some sort of consensus decision has already been made that all preserved steam locos in the UK are notable - see Category:Preserved British steam locomotives. --Smalljim 11:59, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep - I agree with the above it is a preserved engine after all. Now if it was one a Manor class engine that had been scrapped you might have a point but this is a engine that survived the cutters torch by pure luck that trucks are far easier to cut up than engines. I must admit the article is light on content at the moment but it can only grow in size. --Broomhalla 16:40, 16 March 2007 (UTC)


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