Talk:Boddam branch line

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Title?[edit]

I'm thinking that the title of this article is not ideal. Boddam Branch of the Royal Bank of Scotland? Of W H Smith? Shouldn't "railway" or "line" be in there somewhere? Afterbrunel (talk) 17:02, 12 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Obviously there are lots of permutations available (perm 2 from branch, line, railway in any order) and I am aware that discussions elsewhere have "agreed" with themselves on alternatives.

Incidentally why does Wikipedia call this "move" when real human beings would call it "rename"?

Afterbrunel (talk) 09:07, 19 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Closure[edit]

@Afterbrunel: thank you for your recent edits to this and the Fraserburgh branch. One thing I noticed is I think you removed the 1945 closure year. Newspaper articles do indeed suggest the freight service stopped in 1945 and the branch was used for wagon storage until 31 December 1948: Boddam Branch Line 'Pensioned Off', Waggons by the mile, Miles of idle waggons. NemesisAT (talk) 12:18, 20 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Am happy to add these sources to the article if your sources are consistent NemesisAT (talk) 12:18, 20 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Please do that. I find several respectable sourcs that quote the end of 1948 date and a couple that say 1945. Your suggestion (end of commercial freight 1945, branch used for wagon storage until 1948) makes a lot of sense, and I would say is correct. If you're happy to make the edit, please go ahead. Can you cite a source? I was trying not to leave too many unsourced remarks lying around.

Kind regards

Afterbrunel (talk) 17:25, 20 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, I've added the info in. Regarding the note "Vallance says, page 169, "The railway from Ellon to Boddam … was closed completely on 7 November 1945" but this seems to be a mistake.", perhaps this date is for the withdrawal of freight trains? NemesisAT (talk) 18:32, 20 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. Afterbrunel (talk) 13:31, 26 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]