Wikipedia:WikiProject Trains/Rail transport in Germany task force/Importance criteria

In addition to the overall criteria for assessing the importance of railway articles listed in the table below, which is copied from WikiProject Trains/Assessment and reproduced here, additional criteria are proposed below the table to assist in categorising German railway articles.

Top Importance

 * Category 1 stations (20 in Germany) - of international importance.

High Importance

 * German locomotives:
 * Of international renown e.g. ICE 1 and the Flying Hamburger
 * Which hold international records such as those for speed or numbers produced e.g. DRG Class 05 and DRG Class 44
 * Which have international significance e.g. they were used across Europe in many countries e.g. Prussian P 8


 * German railway museums of international renown e.g. Deutsches Museum
 * German railway pioneers of international renown e.g. Robert Garbe
 * German railway inventions which are or were widely used within and outside Germany e.g. Wilhelm Schmidt
 * German railway lines or companies of international renown or significance e.g. Krauss-Maffei
 * Category 2 stations (~60 in Germany) - important junctions for long-distance traffic or offer connections to large airports.

Mid Importance

 * German locomotives:
 * Of national importance e.g. DB Class 103
 * Which hold national records such as those for speed or numbers produced e.g. Prussian G 8.1
 * Which have national significance e.g. they were state engines used widely across Germany e.g. Prussian T 3


 * German state railways - main articles e.g. Royal Bavarian State Railways
 * Lists of German and state railway locomotives e.g. List of DRG locomotives and railbuses
 * German and state classification systems e.g. DB classification scheme
 * German generic locomotive and wagon types e.g Kriegsloks and Austauschbauart wagons.
 * German railway museums of national renown e.g. Nuremberg Transport Museum
 * German railway pioneers of national renown e.g. Joseph Anton von Maffei
 * German inventions which were widely used within Germany e.g. Krauss-Helmholtz bogie
 * German railway lines or systems of national significance e.g. Bavarian Ludwigsbahn
 * Category 3 stations (250 in Germany) - regional hubs capable of intercity services.

Low Importance

 * The majority of articles!