Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tees railway viaduct


 * 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 Keep, per WP:SNOW. -- Red rose64 (talk) 19:21, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

Tees railway viaduct

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Page very little notability, if at all. Merge could be possible. Olaf the Shakinglord: Mailbox, ??? 18:39, 18 October 2011 (UTC)

Wow. Can I please have more than 10 minutes to write the page before you try and delete it? There are plenty of other articles on railway viaducts in Wikipedia, and the proposed new pedestrian bridge will be the longest bridge of its type in the UK if built. That is surely notable, no? QAnd there's lots more to say about it, if given the chance!!! If not, then bye bye Wikipedia, and thanks for all the memories.... — Preceding unsigned comment added by JagMoore (talk • contribs) 18:46, 18 October 2011 (UTC)

Oppose - Come on at least give the page a chance, it's not been up long yet and I believe it could turn out to be a great page, with a bit of work. It is notable too! Please reconsider. -- andy4789 ★ ·  (talk?   contribs?)  18:58, 18 October 2011 (UTC)

Thanks Andy! I cannot believe how quick this happened. There's definitely more to put in, but I don't want to carry on if it's just going to be ripped up. Before I forget, I also found a picture of the abutments, can someone add it to the page? I have no clue about how to do that. It's File:Dismantled Railway Pecknall Wood - geograph.org.uk - 10169.jpg. — Preceding unsigned comment added by JagMoore (talk • contribs) 19:06, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Done :) You may want to consider backing up the page by creating a personal sandbox (that does not get periodically emptied), pasting the article as it is now into it, and continuing the article there. Make sure you place the template  at the top of the page, so no one will remove it per any policies (except vandalism).-- andy4789 ★ ·  (talk?   contribs?)  19:13, 18 October 2011 (UTC)

I'll look into that. I've added a bit about it being built by Thomas Bouch, of Tay Bridge disaster fame. Hopefully this adds to its notability? It certainly seemed to amuse the news anchors anyway. I think I'm done for the night tho.... JagMoore (talk) 19:23, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep Here's a possible source: Collins, Martin; The Teesdale Way; page 53. I am sure that other good sources can be found.  Cullen 328   Let's discuss it  19:28, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep Article very likely to show notability as it develops. Also I know Criteria for speedy deletion ("Caution is needed when using this tag on newly created articles") isn't strictly applicable but it should be! --Northernhenge (talk) 19:53, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Speedy Keep The nomination suggests merger. It also seems overly hasty, contrary to WP:BITE.  Sources are, of course, available such as The North Eastern Railway: its rise and development. Warden (talk) 21:23, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep - this is a good faith nomination; it's obviously hard to find sources for this, and we can't judge the notability it will have in the future. The caution isn't as needed as for CSD because there are plenty of us weighing in, so the process works.  It also seems that there are some sources, and I say let's see what evolves from them.  I doubt it will be much if that bridge isn't built, but give it time to tell.--~TPW 22:32, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 23:15, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Transportation-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 23:16, 18 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Speedy keep - Per everything said above, much better than I could - so I'll just add WP:DANNO. - The Bushranger One ping only 23:32, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep I've added a couple of refs and there are more out there on Bouch and his bridge. The article really just needs some refs added for the modern proposal for a pedestrian bridge on the site. (That aside, I really don't think any article should get to AfD a mere 2 mins after its creation. Apart from etiquette, that is not long enough for WP:BEFORE.) AllyD (talk) 17:19, 19 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks to all who have added to the article, I'm less fearfull of it being deleted now given the above comments. I do have a couple of pages about the new bridge, if someone could tell me how to add them to the article. They are http://www.durham.gov.uk/Pages/pressrelease.aspx?pid=2691 and http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-15326661 from the council's press release and a BBC News report. Can I just copy AllyD's "ref" markup? I notice they say 'cite book', is it different for internet references? JagMoore (talk) 18:54, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
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