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[edit] Too many links now

This template is getting way too long to be usable. It was originally designed to link to the core topics as were defined in Wikipedia:WikiProject Trains, and I think we should go back to that revision for brevity. Interested readers can explore the links within the articles. Slambo (Speak) 19:57, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

Slambo, I agree its a little unwieldy. I'd be in favor of removing the following links:
  • Push-pull trains
  • Cab car
  • Driving Van Trailer
  • Double decker train
  • Terminology (appears twice, only needs to be there once)
these seem to be the more obscure topics. Gwernol 20:07, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
I would suggest also getting rid of
  • Terminal stations (a subtopic of stations)
  • Tilting trains (a subtopic of trains)
  • The second instance of "Passenger cars"
  • Railway coach (links to a five-line paragraph of Coach article)
... In fact, just revert back to the beginning of February. Henning Makholm 22:13, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

Seeing more agreement than dissent, I shortened the template back to just the core topics that were defined in the Trains WikiProject. Slambo (Speak) 17:04, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

So, let the items deleted from the {| class="infobox" style="text-align: center;"

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|} template be transferred to the ==See also== of the relevant articles. Peter Horn 21:17, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Template placement

Links templates are best placed in the "See also" section. SilkTork 22:29, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Picture?

What the f*** is this picture supposed to mean? This is not r*****.com here! 91.66.220.154 (talk) 09:52, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

The three track image was chosen originally because it is generic and does not favor any particular system or nation. Slambo (Speak) 10:18, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
The picture is really bad. Cant see tracks in the small icon at all. Lets chose simple track to display.--Kozuch (talk) 16:46, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
They appear properly on my 1440x900 resolution monitor. Do you have another image in mind? Slambo (Speak) 14:06, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
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