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I've listed this article for peer review because… I want to get it to FA status! The article is currently a Good Article, and has been developed a little since achieving GA status. There is little that is not covered now, so time to reach for the top.

Thanks, Mjroots (talk) 20:03, 20 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'll review this.

Some comments from me (in no particular order):

  • In "Planned electrification" it states that British Rail Class 70 (electric) locos were built in 1937, though that article states they were built from 1941 onwards.
  • Some of the text (e.g. The first passenger carrying train comprising C1 stock to use the line was a railtour on 15 March. It was organised by the Southern Electric Group and ran from Paddington to Folkestone Harbour. The train was hauled by 50 025 Invincible.) is rather bitty, and doesn't flow very well. Combining some of the sentences would make this more readable.
  • In 1963, Frant, Stonegate, Wadhurst and Mountfield Halt were proposed to be closed under the Beeching Axe. These are open now, I believe. Were they closed and reopened, or reprieved? When and why in each case.
    • As noted in the stations section, only Mountfield Halt closed. Not sure we really need to state the obvious, which would take many hours trawling through local newspaper archives. Mjroots (talk) 12:30, 29 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • The tunnels that are still double track: were they already wide enough for normal width stock, or were they widened?
  • Would it be clearer to add dates to the respective era section headers? I think this would be Steam era: 1845–1957, Diesel-electric era: 1957–1986 and Electric era: 1986-present. See Talyllyn Railway for an example of this format.

More to follow.  — An optimist on the run! (logged on as Pek the Penguin) 07:13, 29 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]


I've finally had a chance to read this in more detail on a better computer, so a few more comments:

Optimist on the run (talk) 16:17, 1 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    • No mileage whatsoever in a separate article. Although there was disruption for a number of weeks, there were no injuries or deaths. Would not be able to fight an AfD if an article were created IMHO. Mjroots (talk) 16:36, 1 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]