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Did you know... that whilst loading tanks at night on the Gilling and Pickering Line during World War II, soldiers would stand on either side of the wagons smoking cigarettes to guide the tank drivers?
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This station was situate at the village of 'Gilling East' (one of the platforms can still be seen), so ought properly to be known as such. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Terry nyorks (talk • contribs) 19:50, 16 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Which station? There were 5 on the line. If you are referring to Gilling, then the railway always referred to it as Gilling. In the same way, the station at Kirkbymoorside was spelt as Kirbymoorside without the second 'K'. Similarly, Whittlesey in Cambridgeshire is still spelt as Whittlesea, as that is what the railway termed it as. The article is about the railway line and its stations and not about Gilling East the settlement. Regards. The joy of all things (talk) 20:09, 16 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
@Terry nyorks: I reverted your edits to Ampleforth railway station, partly because it broke valid links, and partly because we do not invent station names: we use the actual name of the station as given in reliable sources. The only documented name for the station is simply "Gilling", without a suffix - there was no other Gilling railway station, in Yorkshire or anywhere else in the UK - let alone any that was named "Gilling West" (there are two different stations named Gillingham, both in southern England; but there is no ambiguity with this Gilling). The nearest station to the village of Gilling West was Richmond railway station (North Yorkshire), some miles to the south; there is no evidence that this station ever had "Gilling" as part of its name either. --Redrose64 (talk) 08:27, 17 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
The Village is clearly known as Gilling East, even if the station name is shortened to just one work : see ordnance survey landranger series sheet 100. ?The suffix 'east' is to avoid confusion with Gilling West, which is near Richmond (also North Yorkshire), some 25+ miles north west.
Someone objected to the phraseology "the station was situate at the village of Gilling East - which is correct. Likewise '.... so ought properly to be known as such' - again, quite correct English Language phraseology'. However I accept it could have been better phrased. So I will amend further in the light of the comments (which regrettably I have only just found, so apologies for the delay).
As my wikipedia edits have been only occasional, but local to the place in question, apologies in advance for any systemic error caused to date. Terry nyorks (talk) 18:28, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
