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 Wikipedia:WikiProject Trains/Assessment#Importance assessment and reproduced here, additional criteria are proposed below the table to assist in categorising German railway articles.
Overall Criteria edit
| Label | Criteria | Reader's experience | Editor's experience | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | The article is one of the core topics of rail transport. Generally, this is limited to those articles that are listed on {{Train topics}} | A reader who is not involved in rail transport will have high familiarity with the subject matter and should be able to relate to the topic easily. | Articles in this importance range are written in mostly generic terms, leaving technical terms and descriptions for more specialized pages. | Train |
| High | The article covers a topic that is vital to understanding the history or technology of rail transport. | Most readers will at least be familiar with the topic being discussed. | These articles describe the basics beyond the core topics about how trains work and the more significant historical events in rail transport history worldwide. Articles about the most basic topics in rail transport like rolling stock types, the largest railroad companies and the most historically and culturally significant topics are included in this level. Some technical terms can be used within articles in this range, but where they are used, they should be explained or at least link to articles that discuss the terms in more detail. | First Transcontinental Railroad |
| Mid | The article covers a topic that has a strong but not vital role in the history or technology of rail transport. | Many readers will be familiar with the topic being discussed, but a larger majority of readers may have only cursory knowledge of the overall subject. | Articles at this level will cover subjects that are well known but not necessarily vital to understand rail transport, such as main stations in secondary travel markets, former Class I railroads and more specialized types of equipment. Due to the topics covered at this level, Mid-importance articles will generally have more technical terms used in the article text. Most railroad company executives will be rated in this level. | Ulster and Delaware Railroad |
| Low | The article is not required knowledge for a broad understanding of rail transport technology or history. | Few readers outside the rail transport industry or that are not within the local area of the article's topic may be familiar with the subject matter. It is likely that the reader does not know anything at all about the subject before reading the article. | Articles at this range of importance will often delve into the minutiae of rail transport, using technical terms (and defining them) as needed. Topics included at this level include most metro and local railway stations, short line railroad companies and limited or one-off productions of equipment or facilities that otherwise had no significant impact on the rail industry. | Jordanhill railway station |
Top Importance edit
- Category 1 stations (20 in Germany) - of international importance.
High Importance edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
- The majority of articles!