Usage edit

{{rail line three to two |previous1= |previous2= |previous3= |next1= |next2= |route= |col= }}
{{rail line three to two |previous1= |previous2= |previous3= |next1= |next2= |route= |col= |lightcol= }}
  • One or more of the |previousn= parameters may be left blank or omitted, in which case it is displayed as Terminus.
  • One or more of the |nextn= parameters may be left blank or omitted, in which case it is displayed as Terminus.
  • This template has one route description, |route=.
  • This template allows the use of only one route colour, |col=.
  • If any of |col1=, |col2=, |col3=, |route1=, |route2= or |route3= is supplied, there may be unexpected results: to aid in locating these errors, the page is placed in hidden Category:Incompatible parameters in rail line template.

Colours edit

  • |col=
  • |lightcol=

The |col= parameter is used to set the colour of the two vertical bands which separate the three main columns. If this parameter is blank or omitted, the bands are present but their colours are undefined, and the appearance may vary between web browsers.

The colour set by |col= is normally associated with the railway company or operator given in the |route= parameter; if that parameter indicates both a major company and a minor company, or a rail operator and one of its services, |col= should indicate the more important of the two. To indicate the less important of the two, the optional |lightcol= parameter may be used; it will add a horizontal coloured band beneath the text of the |route= parameter. If |lightcol= is blank or omitted, the band is also omitted.


For consistency, colours should be specified using colour templates, e.g. |col={{Caledonian colour}} |lightcol={{Caledonian light}}. The predefined colours are at WikiProject UK Railways/Colours list. Colours may also be given in the form of a six-character hex triplet. In either case, the initial # sign is omitted, e.g. |col=be2d2c |lightcol=d77f7e.


The |lightcol= parameter is preferred to the older method of setting a coloured background for some of the text, which had accessibility problems.

See also edit