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Simply south......going on editing sprees for just 6 years (as of 28/03/2006) 21:26, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
Bow Back Rivers
Thanks for the additions to Bow Back Rivers. Do you have a page number for Harris (2009) please? Can you also confirm the 2009 publishing date, as I can only find the 4th edition dated 2001? Bob1960evens (talk) 14:21, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
It was published in 2001, you're right. Is there any way of showing that it was reprinted 2009 with some updates?
Bow is on page 12. It also gives Stratford (p65) as being first recorded in 1177 and derives from Old English straet, meaning street or road, and literally ford. It referred to where the Roman Road to Colchester crossed one of the branches of the Lea, apparently. Simply south......going on editing sprees for just 6 years (as of 28/03/2006) 00:15, 7 April 2012 (UTC)
Do you know if the 2009 reprint was still the 4th edition, or the fifth edition? If the latter, then there is no problem with the 2009 date, but if it was still the 4th edition, it was basically a reprint and so the 2001 date ought to be used. Bob1960evens (talk) 09:24, 7 April 2012 (UTC)
2001 then as 4th edition. Above it literally says "reprinted ... 2009 with some updates" Simply south......going on editing sprees for just 6 years (as of 28/03/2006) 20:10, 7 April 2012 (UTC)
As this is a current event, I wouldn't worry too much about the exact number of casualties for now. BBC state 1 dead, 117 injured.
What is more important IMHO is to find out who is carrying out the investigation, and see if their website has anything on the accident. The official report will be posted there when the investigation is complete. That it will almost certainly be in Dutch won't be a huge problem. Mjroots (talk) 18:40, 22 April 2012 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Files for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Cloudbound (talk
Thanks for adding the Railway widget to the Thorne Moors talk page. I note your comment about more on the ecological significance of the moors. The article is quite a bit bigger now (and has been renamed), including three paragraphs on the setting up of the NNR. I wonder if this is what you were suggesting, or whether there are further additions that you think might be good. Regards. Bob1960evens (talk) 10:18, 28 April 2012 (UTC)
MOTD: Decisions and 14 days
Given the low participation in the project, do you think that we should approve nominations with two supporters out of two? And also, isn't good to extend the 14 days limit when there is low participation? One thing is having 10, 20 or more active contributors, and another is having just 3 or 4. Personally, I am in favour of both... waiting for better times. All the best. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:08, 30 April 2012 (UTC)
I think the same as you. Thanks for the reply. Happy editing! –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:11, 8 May 2012 (UTC)
Oh, great idea! Is it for the opening ceremony, The Isles of Wonder, on the 27th of July? Well, I will check it out now. Thank you! –pjoef (talk • contribs) 18:06, 8 May 2012 (UTC)
Emergency gas works cause temporary diversion of route 50
From Tuesday 8 May some long term, but temporary, changes will be made to local traffic arrangements in the North Woolwich area to enable Crossrail works to take place, some lasting 18 months
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TfL's High Court injunction prevents Addison Lee from instructing its drivers to use bus lanes
Shortlisted bidders for the Bank Station Capacity Upgrade project announced
Londoners urged to plan ahead for Games-time travel as full and final Tube and rail 'hotspot' data released
Private hire vehicle drivers could be liable to personal criminal prosecution if they break traffic regulations, including by driving in bus lanes
New strengthening cables installed within Hammersmith Flyover
New entrance to West Croydon station provides better access for all
All the world's poets on the Tube
Major resurfacing works to take place along Victoria Embankment across Easter Bank Holiday weekend
Temporary changes to bus services during London 2012 Games test event in Woolwich.
Capital's rogue limousines targeted
Out-of-hours deliveries to be encouraged during London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
MUMS-to-be travelling by Tube can get a baby on board badge so passengers know they may need to sit down
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Within the project, discussions included how two project articles appeared on TFA in quick succession, a RfC on inclusion of particular viewpoint on future lengthening of certain trainsets on British Rail Class 458 and assessment of London Underground's electric locomotives
Within other related projects, a relevant discussion included was on canal bridges and speeds of trains and rail routes
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First stations named for London Underground WiFi launch
May
Transport for London welcomes RMT acceptance of Olympics recognition proposals
Crime on London's transport network at eight year low
London 2012 Games first: TfL officials to provide live travel advice to businesses on Twitter
London Underground showcases proposals to boost Bank's capacity
TfL launches London 2012 Games 'Temporary Road Changes' planning tool and urges road users to plan ahead
Daily weekday River Bus services to treble between Putney and Blackfriars
Staff recognised at Dial-a-Ride Awards 2012
Medically trained BTP officers deployed on the Tube
New Oyster online accounts help customers keep track of their travel
Olympic legends compete to be the fastest to cross London
Tracey Emin unveils personal version of the Tube Map
Wembley Central becomes the 65th step-free Tube station
Vital investment and reliability programme result in record year of Tube performance
Emirates Air Line flying high as all 34 cabins undergo rigorous safety testing
Hammersmith Flyover to fully reopen to traffic on 30 May
TfL issues travel advice to enable London to celebrate The Queen's Diamond Jubilee
Buses diversions in Bromley town centre for Diamond Jubilee celebrations
Transport for London (TfL) and Network Rail are encouraging those travelling during Games-time to make short journeys on foot as Living Streets' Walk to Work Week launches
Who is Community? - a new artwork by Bob and Roberta Smith and Tim Newton running from 15 May 2012 through 2013 on display at Stratford station
Transport for London (TfL), the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) and Cubic Transportation Systems have picked up top honours at the 2012 International Transport Forum for their joint work on introducing Oyster onto the National Rail network in London
Emergency gas works cause temporary diversion of route 50
From Tuesday 8 May some long term, but temporary, changes will be made to local traffic arrangements in the North Woolwich area to enable Crossrail works to take place, some lasting 18 months
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Today's Featured Article
on the Main Page on 9th March
Today's Featured Article
on the Main Page on 10th March, the 106th anniversary of the line's opening
Within the project, discussions included how two project articles appeared on TFA in quick succession, a RfC on inclusion of particular viewpoint on future lengthening of certain trainsets on British Rail Class 458 and assessment of London Underground's electric locomotives
Within other related projects, relevant discussions included were on the expansion and promotion of Herne Hill railway station, the existence of the Sutton Loop, Midland Main Line vs Gret Central Main Line and WikiProject London in Signpost
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Within the project, discussions included how two project articles appeared on TFA in quick succession, a RfC on inclusion of particular viewpoint on future lengthening of certain trainsets on British Rail Class 458,assessment of London Underground's electric locomotives and the Hammersmith & City line navbox
Within other related projects, relevant discussions included were on major railway stations in Britain, a new London train wiki and the notability of railway magazines
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How is the archive search function in the circles template that you added to the
Olympics controversies page supposed to work? I tried it and could not reach the archive so I put in a direct link to the only archive so far. - Fartherred (talk
) 02:22, 4 August 2012 (UTC)
I would have no problem with the preemptive addition of the circles template with the search function. The problem is that it does not work. I searched for "lanes", got a results list with the one talk thread listed, but when I clicked on the title I ended up at the talk page, not the archive. Did I do something wrong? - Fartherred (talk) 23:33, 4 August 2012 (UTC)
It works well for me to now. There is no point in wondering what (or who) might have been faulty. Thanks for your efforts. - Fartherred (talk) 12:33, 6 August 2012 (UTC)
Within the project, discussions included the Hammersmith & City line navbox, the deletion of Template:London Underground Tube Stations & Rolling Stock and links to London Underground usage data figures not working
Within other related projects, relevant discussions included were on the Olympics, notability of railway magzines, various railway templates, waterways become active routes on Google Maps, bus station categories and notability of a bus type and a bus builder.
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I restored something that hadn't bee properly archived by another user, but he later managed to do it so I undid my restore. Everything should be there hopefully.
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Your question at de.wikipedia
Hi Simply south,
as you requested, here I answer your question at de:User talk:dealerofsalvation#Railway line template\RDT: Yes, it was us at de.wikipedia starting it in 2006. The basic idea was by de:user:Bernina, who unfortunately is no longer active.[1]. If you have any specific questions, feel free to ask them (here, I don’t like cross-posting and I’ve set up e-mail notification ;)) --dealerofsalvation 04:29, 12 August 2012 (UTC)
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Prisons
Hi - I notice that you have moved a considerable number of prisons from the format XYZ (HM Prison) to HM Prison XYZ. A couple of points (i) was the move discussed and agreed? and (ii) are you going to complete the exercise because we now have a mixture of the two formats? Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 19:56, 28 August 2012 (UTC)
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Don't take the risk with an unbooked minicab, TfL warns new students
Mayor restores free travel for 60-year-old Londoners with the 60+ London Oyster photocard
Network Rail works affecting London Bridge bus station
September
Changes to operating times of bus route 236
Tube gardening competition celebrates its tenth year
Last working day for the oldest train in town as roll out as new state-of-the-art fleet is completed
Londoners encouraged to 'make a small switch' to curb engine emissions
Route U4 provides transport links to ProLogis Park for the first time
Restored Crystal Palace ticket hall to re-open
London Overground makes room for Peace Wall
TfL publishes annual complaints data as part of ongoing drive to improve customer service
Mayor welcomes full production of new bus for London
Work begins to double the size of the south ticket hall at Victoria Underground Station
TfL signs partnership with VisitBritain for international distribution of the Visitor Oyster card
Mayor sets out plans for flagship Barclays Cycle Hire expansion to south west London
Vital Tube upgrade work resumes with effect of closures reduced by ten per cent compared to last year
Manual boarding ramps to be retained at key Tube stations after the Games
Transport for London celebrates Team GB's Olympic success with limited edition Tube map
TfL advice to drivers affected by Thames Water burst water main on A406 at Brent Cross
High flying Emirates Air Line celebrates one million passenger journeys
August
Upward trend continues as TfL publish latest Tube performance figures
DLR celebrates 25th birthday by fulfilling Olympian task
TfL sets out plans to implement the Paralympic Route Network, which begins operation on the day of the Games Opening Ceremony
New guidance for bus drivers to help improve journeys for wheelchair and mobility scooter users
London and UK ready to welcome the world for best ever Paralympic Games with most accessible transport network
Tube power network contract restructure to bring savings and greater operational flexibility
Record numbers carried on the transport network during London's unforgettable Olympics
London Underground carries a phenomenal 47 million in first 12 days of the 2012 Olympic Games
Half a million passengers take off in first six weeks of Emirates Air Line
Mayor announces another day of record ridership on Tube and DLR as Olympic success bring crowds into the city
London 2012 Games bring busiest days in Tube's history
TfL Advisory: Alterations to Olympic Route Network
Announcement about access to Westfield Stratford City
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Within the project, discussions included links to London Underground usage data figures not working, Herne Hill station appearing on the main page and Docklands Light Railway usage now being available
Within other related projects, relevant discussions included were on the Olympics, notability of railway magzines, various railway templates, waterways become active routes on Google Maps, bus station categories and notability of a bus type and a bus builder.
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Thanks in advance and all the best. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:36, 16 October 2012 (UTC)
Re:MOTD There is no need to be sorry, we all are busy. We will go for the 7th anniversary party then. I will approve that nomination very shortly... → DONE! I have also approved Einstein's quote/motto about genius and stupidity some 10 hours ago, ...and for his anniversary (14 March or 18 April). Best! –pjoef (talk • contribs) 17:54, 17 October 2012 (UTC)
Hi Simply south, I've reverted the edits you made to Template:Infobox London station as they were causing havoc with the interchange_note parameter. Everything which was listed in that parameter was no longer being displayed, and everyone of those pages was listed in Category:Pages with missing references list because they were all added to ref group=note which wasn't displayed. Hope that makes sense - let me know if not and I'll try again. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 03:58, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
Within the project, discussions included assessments after another year, date vandalism with the London Underground 1973 stock, deletions of Template:Infobox TfL Line and Template:Access icon and the featured article review of the London congestion charge
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Sorry this edition is so late. Simply south......walking into bells for just 6 years 11:40, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
Enfield Station
Thanks for your message; short answer is no. There's a rather thin book in Hertford County Library about the Hertford Loop Line. There may be something in Enfield Library - I don't work far from there and can drop in next time I'm passing. In the meantime, all I could find on the net was a "snippet view" on Google Books; David Owen Pam, A History of Enfield: 1837 to 1914: A Victorian Suburb Enfield Preservation Society, 1990 (p.6) which says - "Enfield station was opened in April 1871. About sixteen trains arrived and departed daily, mostly for Moorgate. It was closed to passenger traffic in 1910 and replaced by a new station further down Windmill Hill" (ie Enfield Chase). Alansplodge (talk) 00:23, 15 December 2012 (UTC)
(talk page stalker)Butt (1995) shows "ENFIELD [1] GN *63 A10 OP 1 April 1871; CL 4 April 1910. [Replaced by 2nd station when line extended]" which decodes as "The Great Northern Railway had at least two stations named Enfield; of these, the first (shown in Wignall (1985) on map 63, section A10) opened on 1 April 1871 and closed on 4 April 1910; on that date, the line was extended, and the second station, also named Enfield, replaced the first."
Butt uses the "first day of no service" convention for closure dates, where the date given is that when the next train would have called had the service continued as previous. A closure date of 4 April 1910 (a Monday) can therefore mean that the last trains called on either 2 April or 3 April, depending upon whether there was a Sunday service or not. --Redrose64 (talk) 12:38, 15 December 2012 (UTC)
Cheers. I am going to write a small article on the station. I do have Brown as a source (sometimes outdated but still generally good) and something from British History. Simply south......walking into bells for just 6 years 16:36, 15 December 2012 (UTC)
I'm afraid I've beaten you to it. I didn't really have enough for a full article, but have added a
Enfield (London) railway station page. Please feel free to tinker with my contribution or create a new page if you have enough material. Happy New Year to you and yours. Alansplodge (talk
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I just want to point out that reverting someone once does not count as edit warring, only if it is done multiple times. For further discussion on this, see your talk page. Let's not have two parallel discussions. Simply south......walking into bells for just 6 years 11:00, 29 December 2012 (UTC)