Talk:Ashford International railway station/GA1

GA Review[edit]

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Reviewer: Pkbwcgs (talk · contribs) 20:01, 27 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I already have experience in reviewing City Thameslink railway station and now, I am going to pick up the review of Ashford International. At first glance, the article is well-written. At the quick glance, I noticed that at Ashford International railway station#International, there are two bullet points to the left of where it says "3 tpd to Paris – Gare du Nord" and this will need to be removed. Also, there is a full stop at the last bullet point of the same section and this will need to be removed. I will give a detailed review over the coming days. Pkbwcgs (talk) 20:01, 27 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I've reformatted that - without looking back, I guess I managed to screw it up by adding citations. I can also only find one accident that actually occurred at Ashford International (as opposed to trains leading to it, such as the 1865 Staplehurst rail crash where Charles Dickens would have passed through Ashford without incident). Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 20:24, 27 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Ritchie333: I may be wrong in saying this but doesn't the Eurostar service to Amsterdam stop at Ashford International or does it skip Ashford International? If Eurostar services to Amsterdam skip Ashford International, it might be a good idea to add in a brief sentence regarding this in the international services section. Pkbwcgs (talk) 19:30, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I believe it does not currently stop there, which is covered by the article (and related source) saying "No other e320s have stopped at Ashford International because of a technical fault which is not planned to be resolved until 2020". As I understand it, you have to change at Brussels South. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 19:41, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Ritchie333: Thanks for the information. This isn't a significant problem but there is a little bit of overlinking in the article. Most of the overlinking is at the location and services section of the article. Links like "English" and "French" can be deleted. High Speed 1 has also been linked quite a few times. Pkbwcgs (talk) 19:46, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Forgot to run the overlink script :-/ Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 20:12, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

It would also be better to say something about the Amsterdam services not stopping at Ashford International. I know that Amsterdam services are operated by e320s but it doesn't mean that another reader knows this information. You could also add that passengers have to change at Brussels-South to go to Amsterdam. Pkbwcgs (talk) 19:50, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I'm just going to double-check sources first. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 20:29, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, I've put in a note directly from Eurostar's website that says you have to change at Brussels. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 16:38, 29 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding the Southern services, it currently says "1 tph to Hastings and Eastbourne via the Marshlink line". That is wrong as some of the trains terminate at Hastings and don't go up to Eastbourne. This is an example of one of those off-peak services. Instead, it should say "1 tph to Eastbourne via the Marshlink line; some trains terminate at Hastings". Pkbwcgs (talk) 19:55, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hmmm ... the most reliable source would be the official timetable from Southern here (No. 23) and as far as I can make out only the first and the last trains on Saturday and the last on Sunday begin or terminate at Hastings (presumably because that's when the shift patterns change and the window for overnight maintenance closes or opens), which isn't really "typical off-peak". Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 20:12, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Ritchie333: In that case, if the typical off-peak timetable shows that all trains go to Eastbourne, "Hastings and" should be deleted. It already says "via the Marshlink line" so you don't need to specify that it goes via Hastings. Pkbwcgs (talk) 20:18, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, done. It's already citing the Southern timetable, as I'd expect. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 20:28, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Ritchie333: I am going to approve this as a good article. I thank you for all your improvements and efforts to make this a good article. Pkbwcgs (talk) 16:16, 2 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. As you probably noticed, I added a bit about the Hitachi depot, as if you drive towards the station car park today, you can't miss it as the signs are right in front of you. There's probably a few other improvements and additions, but nothing that will stop it meeting the GA criteria. Thanks for the review! Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 16:22, 2 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]