Talk:South Wales Main Line

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[edit] Scope of Great Western Main Line

The scope of the Great Western Main Line article is under discussion. It currently covers Paddington to Bristol; Reading to Taunton; and the Cornish Main Line. The South Wales Main Line, and some other less obvious routes that the SRA deem to be part of the GWML, already have their own articles.

The question is: should the South Wales Main Line be merged with the GWML (which would bring it in line with the ECML/WCML articles), or should the West of England routes be separated out for clarity, although this could give rise to a naming conflict with the SWT West of England Main Line - a topic discussed a couple of years ago with no action taken. Geof Sheppard 14:49, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Railway line diagram

It's a bit complicated, can't we simplify it with just the stations on it. No need for tunnels etc. to be shown really [Unsigned comment by 82.0.120.146]

I believe that, as this is an article about a route, then the diagram should show not just the stations but also the other features that make the route distinctive and notable. There is a disussion about this at UK Railways - please join in. Geof Sheppard 07:15, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Welsh Name

I've changed the Welsh name from 'Reilffordd Brif De Cymru' to 'Prif Rheilffordd De Cymru', as it was gramattically incorrect (was equivalent to 'South Wales Line Main' in English). I don't feel that this is a particularly "good" term, though. Does anyone have any input? Ansbaradigeidfran (talk) 21:14, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Removed. google:"Prif Rheilffordd De Cymru" has one and only one result - this article. 81.110.106.169 (talk) 19:16, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

It's the translation. Welshleprechaun (talk) 23:58, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Which nobody else uses. 81.110.106.169 (talk) 11:39, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

The Word 'Rheilffordd' would mutate to 'Reilffordd'. Googling this brings up a report by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales and a PDF map by Cardiff Council, so to claim 'nobody' uses it is incorrect. It is also used in news items on radio and on television, but I can't provide links to these sorry. --Rhyswynne (talk) 07:27, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

I notice you neglect to mention that the two results you have provided come from a search giving three results.. It seems that neither the BBC, the Assembly nor Arriva use it. AFAIK, Network Rail tends not to use Welsh full stop, but still. Worth noting you'll find the same number of results in these searches if you mutate the P to B, MH or PH. The whole matter is complicated by Rheilffordd De Cymru, of which the first few pages were referring exclusively to the pre-grouping South Wales Railway. 81.110.106.169 (talk) 18:46, 2 June 2008 (UTC)