Resources
editHere are a collection of resources that may be useful for editing articles:
Wikipedia
edit- Wikipedia:Featured article criteria - Find out how to bring an article up to featured article status.
- Wikipedia:Peer review - List an article to be reviewed by other editors, who will give their comments, opinions and suggestions.
- Wikipedia:WikiProject UK Railways/Categories - A list of categories which can be added to articles to include them in the category. Categories can also be browsed to find related articles.
- Wikipedia:WikiProject UK Railways/Templates - A list of templates which can be added to articles, to help visualise information, provide navigational links etc.
- Wikipedia:WikiProject UK Railways/Colours list - A list of colours to be used on previous/next station boxes on station articles.
- Wikipedia:Naming conventions (UK stations) - The guideline for choosing article titles for railway stations.
Websites
editGovernmental
edit- Department for Transport Rail Group - Freight information, franchise renewals.
- Network Rail official website - Infrastructure, timetable, project details.
- Office of Rail Regulation website - Statistics, reports, track access agreements.
- ORR Station usage statistics - Used in infoboxes on articles about railway stations.
Non-Governmental
edit- National Rail website - Train times, train operating company details.
- New Adlestrop Railway Atlas - Historical atlas of railway lines in Britain, currently in progess.
- The Railways Archive - Includes Acts of Parliament, reports and accident investigations.
Books
editPlease make use of the Rail transport book citation templates wherever possible.
- A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain
- Volume I: The West Country. Thomas, David St John ISBN 0715381520
- Volume II: Southern England. White, Henry Patrick ISBN 0715347330
- Volume III: Greater London. White, Henry Patrick ISBN 0946537399
- Volume IV: The North East. Hoole, K ISBN 0946537313
- Volume V: The Eastern Counties. Gordon, D.I. ISBN 0715374311
- Volume VI: Scotland: The Lowlands and Borders. Thomas, John (2 editions); citiaton template - {{Thomas-History-VI}}
- Volume VII: The West Midlands. Rex, Christiansen ISBN 0946537003
- Volume VIII: South and West Yorkshire. Joy, David ISBN 0946537119
- Volume IX: The East Midlands. Leleux, Robin ISBN 0946537062
- Volume X: The North West. Holt, Geofferey O. ISBN 0946537348
- Volume XI: North and Mid Wales. Baughan, Peter E. ISBN 0946537593
- Volume XII: South Wales. Barrie, D.S.M. ISBN 0715379704
- Volume XIII: Thames & Severn. Rex, Christiansen ISBN 0715380044
- Volume XIV: The Lake Counties. Joy, David ISBN 0946537569
- Volume XV: The North of Scotland. Thomas, John ISBN 0946537038
- Books on British railway accidents