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Line 1: {{ArticleHistory \| action1 = GAN \| action1date = 16:26, 16 November 2009 \| action1link = Talk:Baker Street and Waterloo Railway/GA1 \| action1result = listed \| action1oldid = 326066886 \|action2=FAC \| currentstatus = GA▼ \|action2date=23:20, 10 January 2010 \| topic = Transport▼ \|action2link=Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Baker Street and Waterloo Railway/archive1 \|action2result=promoted \|action2oldid=337050496 \|action3=FTC \|action3date=01:03, 1 November 2012 (UTC) \|action3link=Wikipedia:Featured topic candidates/Underground Electric Railways Company of London/archive1 \|action3result=promoted \|ftname=Underground Electric Railways Company of London ▲\| topic = Transport \|dykentry=... that the [[London Underground]]'s '''[[Baker Street and Waterloo Railway]]''' was built so Londoners could get to [[cricket]] matches? \| dykdate = 13 November 2009 \| dyklink = Wikipedia:Recent additions ~~249~~250 ▲\| currentstatus = GAFA \|maindate=March 10, 2012 \|four=yes }} {{WikiProject banner shell\|class=FA\| ~~{{WPLondon\|class=GA\|importance=mid}}~~ {{~~TrainsWikiProject~~WikiProject London\|~~class~~importance=GAmid}} {{WikiProject Trains\|importance=low\|UK=yes\|UK-importance=mid\|subway=yes\|subway-importance=mid\|Underground=yes\|LUL-importance=high\|portalSAweek=48, 2009}} }} {{BS template\|BS&WR route map}} == External links modified == Hello fellow Wikipedians, I have just modified {{plural:1\|one external link\|1 external links}} on [[Baker Street and Waterloo Railway]]. Please take a moment to review [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=prev&oldid=745951304 my edit]. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit [[User:Cyberpower678/FaQs#InternetArchiveBot\|this simple FaQ]] for additional information. I made the following changes: Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20080125074800/http://homepage.ntlworld.com/clive.billson/tubemaps/1949.html to http://homepage.ntlworld.com/clive.billson/tubemaps/1949.html When you have finished reviewing my changes, please set the ''checked'' parameter below to '''true''' or '''failed''' to let others know (documentation at {{tlx\|Sourcecheck}}). {{sourcecheck\|checked=true}} Cheers.—[[User:InternetArchiveBot\|'''<span style="color:darkgrey;font-family:monospace">InternetArchiveBot</span>''']] <span style="color:green;font-family:Rockwell">([[User talk:InternetArchiveBot\|Report bug]])</span> 10:42, 24 October 2016 (UTC) == External links modified == Hello fellow Wikipedians, I have just modified one external link on [[Baker Street and Waterloo Railway]]. Please take a moment to review [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=prev&oldid=781236061 my edit]. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit [[User:Cyberpower678/FaQs#InternetArchiveBot\|this simple FaQ]] for additional information. I made the following changes: Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20090223194851/http://homepage.ntlworld.com/clive.billson/tubemaps/1908.html to http://homepage.ntlworld.com/clive.billson/tubemaps/1908.html When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs. {{sourcecheck\|checked=true\|needhelp=}} Cheers.—[[User:InternetArchiveBot\|'''<span style="color:darkgrey;font-family:monospace">InternetArchiveBot</span>''']] <span style="color:green;font-family:Rockwell">([[User talk:InternetArchiveBot\|Report bug]])</span> 23:23, 19 May 2017 (UTC) == [[WP:URFA/2020]] == I'd have expected a mention of the modern London Underground earlier in the lead I'm concerned that the article goes into unnecessary detail in places, which hampers readability. For example, the subsection on the failed 1898 bill is nearly 400 words long in an already-long section and this long before we get to the building of the line. It's followed by another 400 words on a mostly unsuccessful proposal. These should be distilled and summarised in my opinion. Some repetition, eg the Metropolitan Railway and Paddington station are introduced twice Precise names and dates of enabling acts feel like excess detail. In fact, there's quite a bit of redundancy and excess detail throughout. Edits [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Baker_Street_and_Waterloo_Railway&diff=1119688991&oldid=1119686338 like this] reduce the wordiness without the loss of any necessary detail or understanding. A lot of the footnotes could be removed without any loss of understanding of the main subject. For example, detail about the lifts at stations feels far too in-the-weeds for an article about a railway line. Some duplicate links could use attention. Overall, this is an excellent article but in places feels like a general history of the Underground system, information which would be better presented in other articles so this one can focus on its subject. [[User:HJ Mitchell\|<b style="color: teal; font-family: Tahoma">HJ Mitchell</b>]] \| [[User talk:HJ Mitchell\|<span style="color: navy; font-family: Times New Roman" title="(Talk page)">Penny for your thoughts?</span>]] 22:48, 2 November 2022 (UTC)