Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Greater Bristol Metro scheme


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   merge to Rail services in Bristol. (non-admin closure)  HurricaneFan 25  —  00:07, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

Greater Bristol Metro scheme

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Wikipedia is not a crystal ball, nor is it a place for failed transport schemes which is what this is. Given that no further progress has been made I suggest that the article is deleted and merged into Public transport in Bristol Rail services in Bristol. Bob Re-born (talk) 16:54, 27 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 18:10, 27 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Transportation-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 18:10, 27 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Merge with Rail services in Bristol. This article is just about notable since there are quite a few articles about it in the media.  However it is too small a subject to stand on its own unless it becomes a reality. ArfonOwen (talk) 18:34, 27 December 2011 (UTC)
 * That is probably a better merge target. --Bob Re-born (talk) 19:30, 27 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Have Bristol City Council or the Passenger Transport Executive (or any one else) secured the funding to enable this to be more than a pip-dream? Peterkingiron (talk) 18:57, 2 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Merge per ArfonOwen - but has this truly failed, or has the article just not been updated?
 * Keep, no valid reason for deletion has been provided. This is still an active proposal. Will provide further details within the next few days. Jezhotwells (talk) 23:49, 27 December 2011 (UTC)
 * I have added cited material demonstrating that this proposal is still active. Jezhotwells (talk) 14:53, 28 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Merge to Rail services in Bristol. Whether or not the scheme has been abandoned is not important, it's whether the scheme was notable when it was active that matters. FWIW, the fact that four local authorities are backing this scheme does mean we should take this project seriously, but there doesn't seem to be enough to say about this scheme at the moment to be worth a stand-alone article. If, however, it's a choice between a keep or delete, my preference is to keep. Chris Neville-Smith (talk) 18:13, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Merge -- as Chris Neville-Smith. At present this is a case of pure WP:CRYSTAL, one of amy rapid transit schemes that have still to get beyond the drawing board and fund-raising publicity.  We should not allow such articles until the scheme has secured government funding or (if privately funded) issued a public prospectus for share subscrtiptions.  Peterkingiron (talk) 18:55, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.