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York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
This peer review discussion has been closed. I've listed this article for peer review because I started on this article as a way of getting my head around the early history of the North Eastern Railway. It is also covers the building of a large section of the East Coast Main Line, the story of George Hudson and the rapid developments and changes in travel that the coming of railways brought. I'd like to think this could be an FA.

Please comment, thanks, Edgepedia (talk) 05:39, 25 October 2013 (UTC)

User:Bhtpbank - I'll have a more thorough read, but I got lost early on during a quick read as I could not see how all of the early railway companies came together to form this company. This leads me to believe that they may be peripheral or not well explained. Bhtpbank (talk) 15:11, 25 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the comment. I'm drawing a map for the next couple of days. If you're still stumped in a couple of days I'll look to see how I can improve the article (that railway companies changed name doesn't help). Edgepedia (talk) 15:16, 25 October 2013 (UTC)
 * PS if you're still stumped, take a look at, which I was working from. Perhaps something like this (excluding the Y&NMR and LNR) needs to be in the article? Edgepedia (talk) 15:50, 25 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Yes, that would be a good addition, and explains at-a-glance what is in the text. Bhtpbank (talk) 18:30, 25 October 2013 (UTC)


 * I have done that, and I will check the diagram by reference to a book that in my library, but I will not be able to do this for a few weeks. I have also emphasised the early railways in the lead, mentioning some of them, so that the reader doesn't come to the section on say the Brandling Railway and wonder how it fits into this article. Edgepedia (talk) 06:12, 26 October 2013 (UTC)
 * After I've checked the diagram, I'll replace it with an .svg. Edgepedia (talk) 10:18, 26 October 2013 (UTC)

Please note I'm going to be around, but busy over the next few weeks and therefore it could take me a couple of days to respond to comments. Edgepedia (talk) 10:18, 26 October 2013 (UTC) I'm away most of this weekend until Sunday afternoon. Please comment! Edgepedia (talk) 06:22, 1 November 2013 (UTC)

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Suggestions generated by an automatic JavaScript program, and might not be applicable for the article in question. You may wish to browse through User:AndyZ/Suggestions for further ideas. - (t)  Josve05a  (c)  03:03, 24 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Please expand the lead to conform with guidelines at Lead. The article should have an appropriate number of paragraphs as is shown on WP:LEAD, and should adequately summarize the article.[?]
 * Consider adding more links to the article; per Manual of Style (links) and Build the web, create links to relevant articles.[?]
 * Per What is a featured article?, Images should have concise captions.[?]
 * You may wish to consider adding an appropriate infobox for this article, if one exists relating to the topic of the article. [?] (Note that there might not be an applicable infobox; remember that these suggestions are not generated manually)
 * Per Manual of Style (headings), avoid using special characters (ex: &+{}[]) in headings.
 * Please ensure that the article has gone through a thorough copyediting so that it exemplifies some of Wikipedia's best work. See also User:Tony1/How to satisfy Criterion 1a.[?]
 * Thank you, I am aware of that program for automated suggestions. In detail

Edgepedia (talk) 16:50, 24 November 2013 (UTC)
 * I'll have a look again at the lead over the next few days.
 * I don't see the 3% guideline in the current version of WP:UNDERLINK. Is there anything specific that needs linking and isn't?
 * I don't see any problems with the captions. Any specific comments?
 * I have considered adding an infobox to the article.
 * I'm not finding guidance regarding the use of '&' at the linked MOS:SECTIONS