Wikipedia:Peer review/Docklands Light Railway/archive2

Docklands Light Railway

A lot of the jobs have been completed since the last peer review about 2 months ago. Is this too early to request another review? Simply south 17:46, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

Archive of old Peer Review found at Wikipedia:Peer review/Docklands Light Railway/archive1.

• Please see automated peer review suggestions here. Thanks, AZ _t 22:18, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

• As a resident of Docklands who is a regular user of the DLR (but won't let that cloud his judgement), here's some comments:
  • Intro should mention when the initial system opened.
  • "The DLR system is undergoing constant expansion, with 38 stations currently on the system." - stubby paragraph and could be expanded; you could also include a description of the DLR's topgraphy (roughly five-pointed star centred on Poplar/Canning Town) and the areas served in the intro.
  • "The DLR was conceived in the late 1980s" - I'm not so sure this is true - I thought it was late 70s/early 80s, and is contradicted by the claim the original plan was scuppered by the Thatcher government coming to power. Wasn't the original plan to extend the Jubilee Line eastwards?
  • The "First System" section should detail the original railway layout actually chosen i.e. Tower Gateway/Stratford to Island Gardens (I think...) and initial number of stations.
  • "..the Tower Gateway terminus, situated at the very edge of the City of London, attracted criticism for its poor connections." - undoubtedly true, but this needs a quote and reference by a citable source.
  • "leaving Tower Gateway station on a limb." - no it doesn't, it leaves the line between Shadwell and the Tower
  • Completion of Canary Wharf needs a date.
  • Should mention the George V branch also replaces the North London Line to N Woolwich.
  • "Many DLR stations are elevated" - give us an exact number...
  • "The DLR is used by up to a hundred thousand people daily, with around 60 million journeys yearly." - needs citation
    • Additional: A history of passenger numbers over time, accounting for the increase in use, would be highly informative.
  • Future development section could be split off into a new section. Drop some of the more minor (e.g. Shadwell) or fanciful (e.g. Charing Cross/Catford extensions) plans from this main article.
  • After looking at the featured article London Underground, I would expect more on: the ownership of the DLR and how it is financed; the safety record of the line and any past incidents; design & colour scheme (didn't it used to be blue, not turquoise?); cultural, social and historical significance of the DLR (not so easy so only do this if you can cite sources). Also some general references and further reading would be good to put at the bottom of the article.
  • External links could probably be a bit beefier and be organised under sections: e.g. Official sites, History sites, Map & Geodata sites. Qwghlm 01:29, 14 December 2006 (UTC)