Template talk:Current UK TOCs

message: An anon user has just added Iarnród Éireann to this template.  I removed it, on the grounds that their passenger operations in the UK are restricted to the Belfast-Dublin Enterprise service, which is already listed.  --RFBailey 17:49, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ireland (again) 

message: Another anon user is adding Virgin CrossCountry and Virgin West Coast to the "sub-brands" line.  I have reverted this change, as they are not brands as such: they are subsidiaries which operate different franchises but under the same brand.  This is the opposite of, say, one and Stansted Express, which are two separate brands used by the same company operating a single franchise.  --RFBailey 14:50, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Quite right. Virgin West Coast and Virgin CrossCountry are highly notable for the very fact that they are not brands, Virgin having chosen (uniquely, I believe) to combine two franchise into one train operating company, with no division between the two visible to passengers. David Arthur 15:54, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

text: How should Virgin West Coast (and what would have been the other one) be added on here? Simply south 00:29, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Technically, Virgin West Coast should be in National, and Virgin Trains in the sub brand section. However this could be potentially confusing, as people would usually see it as being the other way round. The other two solutions are: 1) Display them in National as "Virgin Trains (Virgin West Coast)", 2) Don't display it at all, as the Virgin West Coast article could probably be merged into Virgin Trains. --Jorvik 00:37, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't see what's wrong with it--Virgin Trains is still the brand used.  There are no sub-brands anywhere, so putting anything related to "Virgin Trains" in the sub-brand section is a mad idea.  I'm currently in the process of updating the Virgin Trains article to reflect their new status.  The Virgin West Coast article should be merged into that--it contains little of worth that the other one doesn't.  The change to  seems reasonable to me.  --RFBailey 01:02, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Virgin Trains 

message: Now that WSMR has a start date, when do people think it should be moved onto this template? Hammersfan, 03/04/08, 11.45 BST
:When it starts. Until it does, it is still a "Future" UK TOC. Btline (talk) 15:36, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Wrexham & Shropshire

message: From Monday, the only "confirmed" TOC will start. That will leave the Future TOCs template with three pipe-dreams. Obviously, they should remain on it, but perhaps the template should be altered in some way.
Any ideas/comments? Btline (talk) 19:01, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Fair enough.  --RFBailey (talk) 20:45, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Future UK TOCs template 

message: Where in the Future section should the new East Coast trains company be?.Likelife (talk) 12:31, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: When there is enough reliable information about it that it has it's own article, then it should be on the future template as a future franchise operator until it takes over, when it should be moved to the current template. Do we know yet how it will be branded? Based on what happened with Connex, I'd guess it will simply be "East Coast" but that is just a guess. Thryduulf (talk) 23:12, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  We should wait until we have more info. "Guesses" and speculation have no place on Wiki. Btline (talk) 23:44, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  Indeed, that was my point. Thryduulf (talk) 07:13, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Ok then I din't whant to guess the name and I never ment for the page to be made now.Likelife (talk) 12:11, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  New East Coast State run 

message: Template:Current UK TOCs has been nominated for merging with Template:Defunct UK TOCs. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Thank you. Cnbrb (talk) 18:00, 18 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nomination for merging of [[Template:Current UK TOCs]]