Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Trains/Locomotives task force

Mistake
I accidentally changed the information on two preserved British Rail Class 50s, I meant to change the location of the two trains hired by arriva trains wales (location was severn valley railway, when they are currently stored at the sidings of canton railway depot (I go past there every day on another train) and are (currently) rarely used on services to rhymney. Backifran (talk) 09:22, February 18, 2007 (UTC)

How was the Cameroonian version of the South West African 2-8-0T called?
A 2-8-0T O&K locomotive of the de:Bahnstrecke Duala–Nkongsamba was apparently identical to the aforementioned locomotive for German SW Africa apart from the dust shields, but I was not able to Google anything about the type, so I had to tentatively categorize the image in a SW African category, even though I was also able to find a photo of a similar tender locomotive related to South West African 2-8-0 at http://transpressnz.blogspot.com/2016/01/captured-german-train-in-cameroon.html. Unfortunately the author of the articles on those locomotives has deceased, is anyone else interested in the topic? Ain92 (talk) 14:36, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

Capitalization of "class"
I noticed there seems to be some inconsistency across locomotive class articles. In some cases, "class" is capitalized, as in GWR 4073 Class, and in others it is not, as in Southern Pacific class AC-12 and Pennsylvania Railroad K4 class. I could not find a style guideline for this issue, but I note that Wikipedia styles ship classes consistently as lowercase (see WP:NCS), apparently regardless of how it appears in sources. With a number of extant locomotive articles departing from casing guidelines (MOS:SECTIONCAPS, WP:HEADERS), I suspect the main issue is inconsistent application of Wikipedia style, and the articles should be retitled from X Class to X class (or X class in cases where the class is named for one of its members), but I wanted to check here in case I was missing something. Ibadibam (talk) 20:24, 9 May 2023 (UTC)


 * I have a feeling it may be a UK/US thing - the article List of British Rail diesel multiple unit classes shows them to have Class (the 'classes' in the title, to my understanding, would just be the plural form). Across the pond, looking at gives the impression that it is not capitalised in the US. Mattdaviesfsic (talk) 20:39, 9 May 2023 (UTC)

New Locomotive Add-In
Hello Greater Train Wikipedia. I am working on cleaning up some Rolling stock information on the new Tanzanian Railway and I was not sure how to approach something. The new Tanzania Railways Limited SGR Line uses these "E6800" - "01" type serial number for their locomotives. They are Hyundai Rotem made and as far as I can tell, fairly identical to the TCDD E68000 locomotive. What is the move here? Does the Tanzania variant get its own page, or, should it just be linked to the turkish one. Sputink (talk) 17:27, 12 December 2023 (UTC)

Proposed for deletion (PROD): Grand Trunk Western 5030
FYI, the article Grand Trunk Western 5030 has been proposed for deletion (WP:PROD). The first sentences summarize the subject this way:


 * "The Grand Trunk Western 5030 is a Class J-3b 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1912 for the Grand Trunk Western Railroad… As of 2023, No. 5030 is awaiting an eventual restoration to operating condition by the Colebrookdale Railroad for use in tourist excursion service."

The nominator wrote this summary of their concerns:


 * "Lacks reliable secondary sources, really needs to be fleshed out with proper sourcing. This article fails GNG."

If you agree or disagree with deletion, there are instructions on the deletion notice for what to do.

Thanks, -- A. B. (talk • contribs •  global count)  02:24, 29 January 2024 (UTC)