Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Railway mission

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[edit] Railway mission

The result was Keep. An excellent example of Wikipedia:The Heymann Standard at work. Will someone please include some of those references in the article? AnonEMouse (squeak) 16:00, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

Railway Mission (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

I speedied this before in a less cogent form, and it's back, this time with a marginal assertion of notability. Does not meet WP:CORP in my opinion. Chick Bowen 03:02, 13 December 2006 (UTC) Thanks to WCJohnston for providing sources. Though the AfD cannot be withdrawn altogether with delete votes outstanding, I withdraw my nomination. Chick Bowen 05:35, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

  • Delete per nom. MER-C 05:03, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete not much out there except their own page & references to it. SkierRMH,07:22, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete not very noteable FirefoxMan 16:53, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete NN group, probable vanity entry, fails to meet criteria for inclusion. Doc Tropics 18:21, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

The Railway Mission has not been good at promoting itself over the years. But has begun to do so. Individual chaplains are often sited but this has not always highlighted the Railway Mission. See Links and read below and what they are about. Thanks. I wanted to add more about the mission but have been trying to work out how to add pictures. I hope that rather than just deleteing this you could help put things right.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/selby/story/0,,659625,00.html Selby Great Heck report on the dedication of the memorial garden by Mission Chaplain

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/1845979.stm

http://www.guardian.co.uk/selby/story/0,,446503,00.html British Transport police chaplain Miles Mitson (actually Railway Mission Chaplain, British Transport police are only a part of the Mission’s role)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1603754.stm Hatfield Service marks Hatfield anniversary with photo of Miles at leading the service.

http://www.railway-mission.eu/index.html International Mission with nine countries having pages about their Railway Mission in their own language.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/berkshire/4010831.stm Ufton Nervet Humphrey Gillott from the Railway Mission prayed for those in the rescue who had seen "difficult scenes".

http://www.harboroughtoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=760&ArticleID=1084970 July 7th Report featuring Liam Johnston Exec Director of Railway Mission

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4665395.stm July 7th Report featuring Liam Johnston Exec Director of Railway Mission

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/07/09/nafter209.xml July 7th Report featuring Liam Johnston Exec Director of Railway Mission

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/07/09/nafter209.xml July 7th Report featuring Liam Johnston Exec Director of Railway Mission


http://www.railwaypeople.com/rail-news-articles/new-chaplains-for-the-north-3.html New Railway Mission Chaplain

http://www.visitsalisbury.com/html/newsmain.asp?metatitle=News%20and%20Events The Salisbury Train Disaster 1906-2006 Memorial Service, Maxine Morgan Railway Mission Chaplain

http://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/features/journalfeatures/display.var.810918.0.scene_of_unparalleled_catastrophe.php The Salisbury Train Disaster 1906-2006 Memorial Service

http://www.railwaychildren.org.uk/current_news.html Rev Miles Mitson Retirement

http://www.samscam.co.uk/blog.php?category=Random Joke page, featuring Miles Mitson!

http://www.durness.org/Events%20Hall.htm David Lynch Chaplain in North Scotland —The preceding unsigned comment was added by WCJohnston (talk • contribs).

  • Thanks for those links, but as you say they only mention individual chaplains; information about the organization is still unverified. Chick Bowen 23:49, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
  • If mention of the chaplains and organisation they work for by the internationally recognised media does not verify the organisation what would. The Archive for the Railway Mission is held in the National Rail Museum in York, England. The Mission is also linked to from the National Rail Enquiries web site [1]. (although at this time the Railway Mission Home site is not much Cop) How else can I verify the organisation? Even their calendars that are given away free are sold on ebay! And thanks for puting in the logo, I could only get it onto a seporate page as you know. I also want, if the page remains and I can get it right, pictures from ufton nervet train crash and 7-7, but who knows. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 88.106.160.184 (talk) 00:25, 14 December 2006 (UTC).

In recognition of the work of the Railway Mission EWS loco 90040 [2] and Metrolink 1005 have both been called the raialway mission. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Metrolink [3] 88.106.160.184 00:47, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

Sorry for not Loging in, I am still new to this. On the last point it is page 16 and point 3.4.3 and page 39 point 10. Sorry If I am being a pain. I will stop now :-)WCJohnston 01:53, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

  • Convinced me. Keep. Note also that it may have been even more notable in the Victorian era: [4]; [5]; [6]. Hornplease 10:43, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
Note also that the South African branch of the CofE's Railway Mission seems to have been particularly influential in the past. Hornplease
  • Keep Notable now and very notable in the past. Should have been sourced properly in the first place, of course.DGG 01:09, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep I'm convinced. --Oakshade 05:24, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
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