Talk:Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway/Archive 2

message: After considerable agonising, I can't think of a way to make the timetable less intrusive, and I now agree with David Bailey's suggestion. I have removed it and provided a text summary. I might enhance it a bit -- it seems to have gone to the other extreme. Afterbrunel 20:31, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Timetables

message: The diagram I have placed on this page would be improved by a BS4 template but until one is available this solution puts it into BS3. Anyone who can improve it is welcome as per usual practice. Britmax 21:56, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I have reverted the diagram back to BS3 template as we really didn't need all that extra space at this time.  David Bailey 09:24, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

text: The diagram is made from a Wiki template that, when output as a normal webpage, gets converted into an invisible table holding and formatting the image files and text.  The BS3 template has three columns set aside specifically for the images that make up the map, and the BS4 template has four columns set aside for the images.  You can have as many as six columns for the images, but we don't need that many here... just three.  David Bailey 19:15, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Maps and Diagrams

message: Here is a summary of what I think still needs to be done. I am not making any proprietorial claim to this page, but shucks, this is how I see it.
* Some copyright free photos of S&D steam trains would be great. Ideas, anyone?
* Ought to link to the Bath Green Park station page [Now done]
* I'm still uneasy about all the dead station links. Every station has a link, but some of them aren't there when you click. I think this is counter-productive.
Afterbrunel 08:30, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Still to do 

message: * images: MUST get some images of the main line in action; any ideas, anyone?
* The text list of stations at the end, and the line diagram, duplicate one another, rather. Any ideas, anyone?
* I think the traction section is partly duplicated and needs some more detail
* There were some other accidents; not sure if that will be information overload.
Afterbrunel 19:27, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Still to do:

message: I am now certain that this signal box was south of Shoscombe & Single Hill Halt, and north of the later Writhlington signal box. If you go to streetmap.co.uk you can see the village of Foxcote, which is south of S&SHH. I am sure the signal box was somewhat south of that. 
:: This is now more definite; a book Rails to Disaster deals with a later accident, but it says that Foxcote was replaced when the line was doubled by a Braysdown signalbox serbving teh collieries; it later becasme Braysdown & Writhlington, and later Writhlington. All of these were in succession close to their predecessor's site, and all south of Shoscombe &SHH. Afterbrunel 17:30, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Location of Foxcote

message: Um, I hope you will agree with me, but in the line diagram, Shoscombe & Single Hill Halt was a red link, and I have removed the link. S&SHH was so insignificant that I can't ever imagine anyone writing an encyclopedia page about it. Ever. I mean, what would it say?  I think Bawdrip Halt may suffer the same fate, but not Bridgwater North which might just about be important enough to get its own page. One day. Maybe. Afterbrunel 20:42, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'd be inclined to keep the red link to show that an article is awaited. The Oakley book cited has a couple of paragraphs on Shoscombe so there is material around. I can also remember getting out there once! Edington Burtle, BTW, is a blue link: the article is called Edington railway station, which probably isn't correct, since the original name was Edington Road. Johnlp 21:40, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  Well Butt (1995) has it as Edington Road from 1856 to July 1890; Edington junction from 21 July 1890 to June 1953; Edington Burtle from 8 June 1953 to March 1966. So in terms of longevity, "Junction" has 10 years over "Road". Pyrotec 22:03, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Edington Junction railway station now redirects to the same place, as does Edington Burtle railway station. Johnlp 22:27, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

text: I thought the above was text, it is certainly encyclopedic - it has names, dates and a verifiable reference. Sorry must go have more text to write (and to right). Pyrotec 18:59, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

text: Possibly next week or the week after.Pyrotec 11:58, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Shoscombe delinked