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I DON'T GET IT!!!

How come every time I try to fix it, the resident steam locomotives go under Pre-Nationalisation coaches!!!??? That's not supposed to happen!!! Thomasfan402 (talk) 18:28, 20 August 2011 (UTC)

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Overhaul and update of Watercress Line articles

I'm under way with an general overhaul and update of the Watercress Line articles, starting with this one. I've already tackled the "operational" steam locos section, removing unsourced and outdated or non-encyclopedic / trivial information, and updating photos. I'm planning to slowly work through the later sections (although suitably referencing wagons etc is challenging if not impossible, let alone knowing whether some of the unrestored ones even still exist). Other than for steam locos, I'm planning to avoid "current status" as it goes out of date so quickly, is impossible to keep track of, and even more impossible to source appropriately. There are far too many steam locos listed in WP articles as "expected to return to steam in 2020" (but still not finished in 2024), or "boiler ticket runs until 2028" (when they are in fact out of use indefinitely awaiting major repairs).

If I ever get that done, I plan to tackle the "Locomotives formerly resident on the Watercress Line" article. My view is that this should be shortened to only locos with a significant history on the line (i.e. not gala/short term visitors), and incorporated to this article as a much smaller list.

Finally, I would like to update and tidy the main Watercress Line page, but I've reached the conclusion that's more easily tackled once the others have been sorted out.

I realise some of the above may be contentious - people may disagree with my approach, hence starting this talk topic for anyone to air their views. Equally, supportive comments and suggestions are appreciated.

Mwsmith20 (talk) 10:36, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

From what you've done so far you're doing a good job, keep it up. For my part I would ditch the status columns, even for locomotives, as you say it goes out of date far too quickly. Murgatroyd49 (talk) 10:46, 21 June 2024 (UTC)