Talk:Reading to Plymouth Line/Archive 1

Archive 1

Berks and Hants

The first section of the line between Reading and Taunton was constructed in 1847 as part of the Berks and Hants up to its terminus in Hungerford. However, the line was not opened, according to this article, until 1906. Can someone tell me (possibly including a source) when and how the line was extended during this period?

Also, a number of articles which are refering to the Berks and Hants are linking to this article but there is no mention of the railway (which was financed by the GWR) and the Basingstoke branch in this article. Can it be expanded to include it since the BHR does not warrant its own article.Grizzlyqi 13:24, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

Serendipity! As you were writing these requests, I was working up an outline history of the line – the openings and the sponsoring companies – which I have posted this morning. I hope that this proves to be a starting point for a little more detail, but Wikipedia could do with a good article on the B&H lines,and probably on the Castle Cary Cut-Off too. Geof Sheppard 07:31, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

Double serendipity? - just redlinked mention of Castle Cary Cut-Off in my copy-edit (before reading the above...)

EdJogg 10:11, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

Current services

I've added details of the services on the line but I have limited knowledge of the local services provided at the western end of the line. Especially those by South West Trains. Grizzlyqi 15:52, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

Closed Stations

Not all of the closed stations have been included on the route diagram. I don't know how to add them so can I suggest that someone who does check this link which is very useful for deatails of locations of closed stations/lines (could be used for other lines as well).Grizzlyqi 17:23, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

Give me a list of the missing stations and I can add them. Geof Sheppard 12:57, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

I'm going to have a go at learning how to edit route maps myself so that I can have a go at this as the last thing. There's a rather complicated number of closed stations and junctions, especially between Hungerford and Castle Cary (further research is required into the complicated junction at Savernake which is totally missing from the route map) so I doubt that I could give you an adequate list for you to do it yourself. You could try having a go at interpreting the map that I linked to. It'll save listing where all the stations are on the route.Grizzlyqi 17:57, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

Travel guide?

The Route Description has been given a clean-up tag stating that it reads like a travel guide. The Wiki guidelines state:

An article on Paris should mention landmarks, such as the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre, but not the telephone number or street address of your favorite hotel or the current price of a café au lait on the Champs-Élysées.

Well, I can't see this being a problem here - lots of notable landmarks mentioned and not a single phoine number in sight! What, if anything, should we be changing? Geof Sheppard (talk) 12:49, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

Exact definition of line

Hi everyone, can you please help come up with a consistent naming scheme for the railway lines in the Bristol/Western region, specifically the sections between Bristol, Plymouth and Reading. See Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_UK_Railways#Request_for_clarification. -mattbuck (Talk) 22:33, 24 October 2010 (UTC)