View source for Wiki143:WikiProject Trains/Article templates

A number of template messages have been created to standardize and simplify the task of writing and maintaining articles related to WikiProject Trains.  This article will present a list of them with any associated parameters and examples from existing articles.


==General messages==

=== Talk page messages ===
{| border="1" cellspacing="0"
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! What to type !! What it makes !! Notes
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| {{tl|WikiProject Trains}}<br>[[Template talk:WikiProject Trains|talk]]
| {{WikiProject Trains|category=no}}
| Parameters:
* ''class'' - See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Trains/Assessment]]
* ''portaldykdate'' - The date that the article was used in the "Did you know" section of [[Portal:Trains]]
* ''portalSAweek'' - The week and year that the article was used in the "Selected article" section of Portal:Trains
* ''portalSIweek'' - The week and year that the image was used in the "Selected picture" section of Portal:Trains
|-
| {{tl|todo, trains}}<br>[[Template talk:Todo, trains|talk]]
| {{todo, trains}}
| Adds the article to [[:Category:To do, trains]]
|}

=== Headers ===
{|border="1" cellspacing="0"
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! What to type !! What it makes !! Notes
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| {{tl|Year in rail transport}}<br>[[Template talk:Year in rail transport|talk]]
| {{Year in rail transport|curr=2005}}
| One parameter:
* ''curr'' - The current year number (example uses ''2005'')
The previous year, next year and decade numbers are computed based on the value passed as ''curr''.  Adds the article to <u>Category:''decade'' in rail transport</u> and to <u>Category:''curr''</u>
|-
| {{tl|Future year in rail transport}}<br>[[Template talk:Future year in rail transport|talk]]
| {{Future year in rail transport|Rail transport|curr=2009}}
| Two parameters:
* (unnamed parameter 1) - The category sort key within [[:Category:Future events]]
* ''curr'' - The current year number (example uses ''2009'')
Adds the article to [[:Category:Future events]], <u>Category:''decade'' in rail transport</u> and to <u>Category:''curr''</u>
|-
| {{tl|Day in rail transport}}<br>[[Template talk:Day in rail transport|talk]]
| {{Day in rail transport|pmonth=December|pday=31|month=January|day=1|nday=2|sortkey=01}}
| Seven parameters:
* ''pmonth'' - The previous date's month (example uses ''December''); default is the value of ''month''
* ''pday'' - The previous date's day number (''31'')
* ''month'' - The current date's month (''January'')
* ''day'' - The current date's day number (''1'')
* ''nmonth'' - The next date's month (uses the default value); default is the value of ''month''
* ''nday'' - The next date's day number (''2'')
* ''sortkey'' - The category sort key (''01''); default is the value of ''day''
Adds the article to <u>Category:''month'' in rail transport</u>, which is a subcategory of [[:Category:Anniversaries in rail transport]], using ''sortkey'' as the category sort key.


|-
| {{tl|North American named trains}}<br>[[Template talk:North American named trains|talk]]
| {{North American named trains}}
| This template is used as the table of contents for the list of named passenger trains in North America, but it can also be used in the footer of an article about a specific train.
|-
| {{tl|Contents - AAR reporting marks}}<br>[[Template talk:Contents - AAR reporting marks|talk]]
| {{Contents - AAR reporting marks}}
| This template is used as the table of contents for the list of reporting marks.
|}

=== Stubs ===

{|border="1" cellspacing="0"
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! What to type !! What it makes !! Notes
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| {{tl|Rail-transport-stub}}<br>[[Template talk:Rail-transport-stub|talk]]
| {{Rail-transport-stub}}
| Adds the article to [[:Category:Rail transport stubs]]
|}
'''Note:''' There are many stub templates for articles related to rail transport.  A complete list is at [[:Category:Rail transport stubs]].  Please use the most appropriate stub template for new articles, deferring to {{tl|Rail-transport-stub}} only when a more specific stub template doesn't exist.

==Article text and infoboxes==
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! Template !! What it makes !! Notes
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| {{tl|Infobox rail}}<br>[[Template talk:Infobox rail|talk]]
| {{Infobox rail
|railroad_name=Chicago and Northwestern Railway
|logo_filename=sample rr herald.PNG
|logo_size=150
|old_gauge=
|marks=CNW, CNWS, CNWZ
|locale=[[Illinois]], [[Iowa]], [[Kansas]], [[Michigan]], [[Minnesota]], [[Missouri]], [[Nebraska]], [[North Dakota]], [[South Dakota]], [[Wisconsin]], and [[Wyoming]]
|start_year=1865|end_year=1995
|successor_line=[[Union Pacific Railroad|Union Pacific]]
|gauge=4 [[foot (unit of length)|ft]] 8&frac12; [[inch|in]] (1435 [[millimetre|mm]]), some 3 ft (914 mm) gauge branch lines
|hq_city=[[Chicago, Illinois]]}}
| Parameters:
* ''railroad_name'' - The legal (official) name of the railroad (example shown uses ''Chicago and Northwestern Railway'')
* ''logo_filename'' - The filename of the uploaded image of the most well-known (usually the current) company logo (''Chicago_and_Northwestern_Herald.png''); Note: leave blank if no logo has been uploaded. Per [[Wikipedia:Fair use criteria|Wikipedia policy]], if the template is used outside of the main article namespace, do not use a fair use tagged image. 
* ''logo_size'' - An optional width for the logo
* ''railroad_abbr'' - The most common abbreviation for the railroad's common name (''C&NW'')
* ''marks'' - The railroad's official [[reporting marks]] (''CNW, CNWS, CNWZ'')
* ''locale'' - Where the railroad has operated or still does operate (''<nowiki>[[Illinois]], [[Iowa]], [[Kansas]], [[Michigan]], [[Minnesota]], [[Missouri]], [[Nebraska]], [[North Dakota]], [[South Dakota]], [[Wisconsin]], and [[Wyoming]]</nowiki>'')
* ''start_year'' - The year the railroad began operations (''<nowiki>1865</nowiki>'')
* ''end_year'' - The year the railroad ended operations (''<nowiki>1995</nowiki>'')
* ''successor_line'' - The railroad(s) which absorbed this railroad or took over operation from it (''<nowiki>[[Union Pacific Railroad|Union Pacific]]</nowiki>''). Use ''abandoned'' if ended without merger; omit if still in operation. 
* ''gauge'' - The track gauge(s) used by the railroad (''<nowiki>4 [[foot (unit of length)|ft]] 8&frac12; [[inch|in]] (1435 [[millimetre|mm]]), some 3 ft (914 mm) gauge branch lines</nowiki>'')
* ''hq_city'' - The city where the railroad's headquarters are located (''<nowiki>[[Chicago, Illinois]]</nowiki>'')
|-
| {{tl|Infobox person}}<br>[[Template talk:Infobox person|talk]]
| {{Infobox person
|name=Leland Stanford
|image=Leland Stanford1.jpg
|caption=
|birth_date=March 9, 1824
|birth_place=[[Watervliet, New York]]
|death_date=June 21, 1893
|death_place=[[Palo Alto, California]]}}
| Parameters:
* ''name'' - The name of the article subject (example shown uses ''Leland Stanford'')
* ''image'' - The filename of an uploaded image of the subject (''Leland Stanford1.jpg'')
* ''caption'' - A caption for the image, usually noting at what age the subject is when the image was created (the example shown does not include a caption, but specifies the parameter as ''caption=|'')
* ''birth_date'' - The subject's birth date (''<nowiki>March 9, 1824</nowiki>''; see [[MOS:DATE]])
* ''birth_place'' - The subject's birthplace (''<nowiki>[[Watervliet, New York]]</nowiki>'')
* ''death_date'' - The subject's death date (''<nowiki>June 21, 1893</nowiki>'')
* ''death_place'' - The subject's death place (''<nowiki>[[Palo Alto, California]]</nowiki>'')
There are many more parameters available; see the [[Template:Infobox person/doc|template documentation]] for a complete list.
|-
| {{tl|Infobox locomotive}}<br>[[Template talk:Infobox locomotive|talk]]
| {{Infobox locomotive
|  name=''John Bull''
|  caption=The ''John Bull'', c. 1893.
|  image=John Bull.jpg
|  powertype=Steam
|  gauge={{RailGauge|sg}}
|  builder=[[Robert Stephenson and Company]]
|  builddate=1831
|  whytetype=[[4-2-0]] (although built by Stephenson as an [[0-4-0]])
|  uicclass=1'1A (built as B)
|  firearea={{convert|10.07|sqft|m2|3|abbr=on}}
|  operator=[[Camden and Amboy Railroad]],<br>[[Pennsylvania Railroad]] (initial preservation)
|  fleetnumbers=1
|  officialname=''Stevens'' (after C&A president [[Robert L. Stevens]])
|  deliverydate=September 4, 1831
|  firstrundate=September 15, 1831
|  disposition=Static display in [[Washington, D.C.]]
}}
| Two required parameters:
* ''name'' - The name of the article subject (example uses ''John Bull'')
* ''powertype'' - The major power type of the locomotive (''Steam'')
Many more parameters, all listed and described on the [[Template talk:Infobox locomotive|talk page]].
|-
|{{tl|Infobox station}}<br>[[Template talk:Infobox station|talk]]
|{{Infobox station
| name                = Hannover Hbf
| native_name         = 
| native_name_lang    = de
| symbol =  | symbol2 = 
| symbol_location     = de
| type                = 
| image               = Hannover-hauptbahnhof.jpg
| alt                 = 
| caption             = 
| other_name          = 
| address             = Ernst-August-Platz 1<br />30179 Hannover
| borough             = [[Hannover]], [[Lower Saxony]]
| country             = Germany
| coordinates         = 
| line                = 
| platforms           = 12
| tracks              = 
| connections         = 
| code                = {{Deutsche Bahn station codes|code=2545|ds100=HH|ibnr=|category=1}}
| architect           = 
| architectural_style = 
| opened              = 
| closed              =
| passengers          = 91.25 million
| pass_year           = 
| website             =
}}
|The template requires two parameters:
* ''name'' - Name of the station
* ''ds100'' - Two- to five-letter station code
* ''local'' - Town or municipality the station is located in.
For full documentation, see the [[Template talk:Infobox station|talk page]].
|-
|{{tl|Infobox GB station}}<br>[[Template talk:Infobox GB station|talk]]
|{{Infobox station
| name                = Crianlarich
| native_name         = A'Chrìon Làraich
| image               = [[Image:Crianlarich Station from the south.JPG|275px|center|]]
| caption             = Crianlarich Station buildings from the south. (21 April 2006 - Stewart D. Macfarlane)
| borough             = [[Crianlarich]], [[Stirling (district)]]
| country             = Scotland
| manager             = [[First ScotRail]]
| platforms           = 2
| code                = CNR
| years               = 1894
| events              = Opened
| years1              = 1953
| events1             = Suffix "Upper" added to station name.
| years2              = After 1965
| events2             = Suffix "Upper" removed from station name.
}}
|The template requires five parameters:
* ''name'' - Name of the station
* ''locale'' - Immediate locale where the station is located
* ''borough'' - Town or municipality the station is located in
* ''manager'' - Operating TOC who is responsible for the station
* ''platforms'' - Number of platforms in use
For full documentation, see the [[Template talk:Infobox UK station|talk page]].
|-
|{{tl|Infobox UK disused station}}<br>[[Template talk:Infobox UK disused station |talk]]
|{{Infobox station
| name                = Crianlarich Lower
| status              = Disused
| image               = 
| borough             = [[Crianlarich]], [[Stirling (district)]]
| country             = Scotland
| platforms           = 2 (latterly 1)
| original            = [[Callander and Oban Railway]]
| pregroup            = [[Callander and Oban Railway]] operated by [[Caledonian Railway]]
| years               = 1 August 1873
| events              = Opened
| years1              = 27 September 1965
| events1             = Closed
}}
|The template requires three parameters:
* ''name'' - Name of the station
* ''locale'' - Immediate locale where the station is located
* ''borough'' - Town or municipality the station is located in
For full documentation, see the [[Template talk:Infobox UK disused station |talk page]].
This template has superseded {{tl|Infobox UK disused station}}.
|-
| {{tl|Infobox Train}}<br>[[Template talk:Infobox Train|talk]]
| {{Infobox Train
|name = Kawasaki C151
|image = C151-JE-cent.JPG
|imagesize = 200px
|background = red
|caption = An unrefurbished Kawasaki Heavy Industries C151 train approaching [[Jurong East MRT Station|Jurong East station]].
|manufacturer = [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries]] (with [[Nippon Sharyo]], [[Tokyu Car Corp|Tokyu Car]], and [[Kinki Sharyo]])
|numberbuilt = 396 cars
|lines = [[North South MRT Line|North South Line]] and [[East West MRT Line|East West Line]]
|traction = Chopper control
|electricsystem = 750 V [[direct current|DC]]
|collectionmethod = [[Third rail]]
}}
| See the template page for full list of parameters.
|-
| {{tl|Reporting mark}}<br>[[Template talk:Reporting mark|talk]]
| {{Reporting mark|BNSF}}
| This template has exactly one unnamed parameter.  It is the reporting mark to display (the example shown uses ''BNSF'').
|-
| {{tl|Track gauge|ussg}}<br>[[Template talk:Track gauge|talk]]
| {{Track gauge|ussg}} (for param=ussg)
| A standardized template for expressing railway track gauges
|}

==Common references==

These should generally be substituted using subst: rather than transcluded.

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! Template !! What it makes !! Notes
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| {{tls|1922 Locomotive Cyclopedia}}<br>[[Template talk:1922 Locomotive Cyclopedia|talk]]
| ''This article incorporates data from the [[1922 Locomotive Cyclopedia of American Practice]]''
| <!-- Adds the article to [[:Category:1922 Locomotive Cyclopedia]] -->
|-
| {{tls|bioguide}}<br>[[Template talk:bioguide|talk]]
| {{bioguide}}
|
|-
| {{tls|MR diesel cyclopedia}}<br>[[Template talk:MR diesel cyclopedia|talk]]
| {{MR diesel cyclopedia}}
|
|-
| {{tls|Marre-diesel-50}}<br>[[Template talk:Marre-diesel-50|talk]]
| {{Marre-diesel-50}}
|
|-
| {{tls|Marre, Pinkepank - Diesel spotters guide}}<br>[[Template talk:Marre, Pinkepank - Diesel spotters guide|talk]]
| {{Marre, Pinkepank - Diesel spotters guide}}
|
|-
| {{tls|Pinkepank diesel spotters guide 2}}<br>[[Template talk:Pinkepank diesel spotters guide 2|talk]]
| {{Pinkepank diesel spotters guide 2}}
|
|-
| {{tls|White - America's most noteworthy railroaders}}<br>[[Template talk:White - America's most noteworthy railroaders|talk]]
| {{White - America's most noteworthy railroaders}}
|
|-
| {{tls|White - American railroad freight car}}<br>[[Template talk:White - American railroad freight car|talk]]
| {{White - American railroad freight car}}
|
|-
| {{tls|White - History of the American locomotive}}<br>[[Template talk:White - History of the American locomotive|talk]]
| {{White - History of the American locomotive}}
|
|-
| {{tls|Hilton Interurbans}}<br>[[Template talk:Hilton Interurbans|talk]]
| {{Hilton Interurbans}}
|
|-
| {{tls|Hilton Narrow Gauge}}<br>[[Template talk:Hilton Narrow Gauge|talk]]
| {{Hilton Narrow Gauge}}
|
|}

==Article footer navigation boxes==

===Railroads and equipment leasing/operating companies===
{| border="1" cellspacing="0"
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! Template !! What it makes !! Notes
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| {{tl|North America class I}}<br>[[Template talk:North America class I|talk]]
| {{North America class I}}
|
|-
| {{tl|Canada class 2}}<br>[[Template talk:Canada class 2|talk]]
| {{Canada class 2}}
|
|-
| {{tl|NERR}}<br>[[Template talk:NERR|talk]]
| {{NERR}}
|
|-
| {{tl|Fitchburg Railroad}}<br>[[Template talk:Fitchburg Railroad|talk]]
| {{Fitchburg Railroad}}
|
|-
| {{tl|US railroad lists}}<br>[[Template talk:US railroad lists|talk]]
| {{US railroad lists}}
| Replaces the use of {{tl|US links}}
|-
| {{tl|Refrigerator Car Lines of the United States}}<br>[[Template talk:Refrigerator Car Lines of the United States|talk]]
| {{Refrigerator Car Lines of the United States}}
|-
| {{tl|PKP Group companies}}<br>[[Template talk:PKP Group companies|talk]]
| {{PKP Group companies}}
|
|-
| {{tl|SKM stops}}<br>[[Template talk:SKM stops|talk]]
| {{SKM stops}}
|
|-
|}

===Historical Scottish railway companies and Scottish railway lines===
{| border="1" cellspacing="0"
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! Template !! What it makes !! Notes
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| {{tl|Historical Scottish railway companies}}<br>[[Template talk:Historical Scottish railway companies|talk]]
| {{Historical Scottish railway companies}}
|
|-
| {{tl|Scottish North Eastern Railway}}<br>[[Template talk:Scottish North Eastern Railway|talk]]
| {{Scottish North Eastern Railway}}
|
|-
| {{tl|Monkland Railways}}<br>[[Template talk:Monkland Railways|talk]]
| {{Monkland Railways}}
|
|-
| {{tl|Scottish railway lines}}<br>[[Template talk:Scottish railway lines|talk]]
| {{Scottish railway lines}}
|
|-
|}

=== Equipment ===
{| border="1" cellspacing="0"
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! Template !! What it makes !! Notes
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| {{tl|ALCO diesels}}<br>[[Template talk:ALCO diesels|talk]]
| {{ALCO diesels}}
| 
|-
| {{tl|CLC diesels}}<br>[[Template talk:CLC diesels|talk]]
| {{CLC diesels}}
| 
|-
| {{tl|EMD diesels}}<br>[[Template talk:EMD diesels|talk]]
| {{EMD diesels}}
| Adds the article to [[:Category:EMD locomotives]]
|-
| {{tl|EMD GPs}}<br>[[Template talk:EMD GPs|talk]]
| {{EMD GPs}}
| 
|-
| {{tl|EMD SDs}}<br>[[Template talk:EMD SDs|talk]]
| {{EMD SDs}}
| 
|-
| {{tl|EMD cab and cowl}}<br>[[Template talk:EMD cab and cowl|talk]]
| {{EMD cab and cowl}}
| 
|-
| {{tl|EMD misc}}<br>[[Template talk:EMD misc|talk]]
| {{EMD misc}}
| 
|-
| {{tl|FM diesels}}<br>[[Template talk:FM diesels|talk]]
| {{FM diesels}}
| 
|-
| {{tl|GE diesels}}<br>[[Template talk:GE diesels|talk]]
| {{GE diesels}}
| 
|-
| {{tl|German electric locomotives}}
| {{German electric locomotives}}
|
|-
| {{tl|German EMUs}}
| {{German EMUs}}
|
|-
| {{tl|MLW diesels}}<br>[[Template talk:MLW diesels|talk]]
| {{MLW diesels}}
| 
|-
| {{tl|SNCF locos}}<br>[[Template talk:SNCF locos|talk]]
| {{SNCF locos}}
|
|-
| {{tl|Whyte types}}<br>[[Template talk:Whyte types|talk]]
| {{Whyte types}}
| 
|-
| {{tl|Freight cars}}<br>[[Template talk:Freight cars|talk]]
| {{Freight cars}}
|
|-
| {{tl|Passenger cars}}<br>[[Template talk:Passenger cars|talk]]
| {{Passenger cars}}
|
|-
| {{tl|SP GS locomotives}}<br>[[Template talk:SP GS locomotives|talk]]
| {{SP GS locomotives}}
|
|-
| {{tl|SP cab forward locomotives}}<br>[[Template talk:SP cab forward locomotives|talk]]
| {{SP cab forward locomotives}}
|
|-
| {{tl|PKP locomotives}}<br>[[Template talk:PKP locomotives|talk]]
| {{PKP locomotives}}
|
|-
| {{tl|UP historical equipment}}<br>[[Template talk:UP historical equipment|talk]]
| {{UP historical equipment}}
|
|}

=== People ===
{| border="1" cellspacing="0"
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! Template !! What it makes !! Notes
|-
| {{tl|The Big Four}}<br>[[Template talk:The Big Four|talk]]
| {{The Big Four}}
| Prints as a one-line high box on most articles
|-
| {{tl|start box}} [[Template talk:start box|talk]]<br>
{{tl|succession box}} [[Template talk:succession box|talk]]<br>
{{tl|end box}} [[Template talk:end box|talk]]
| {{start box}}
{{succession box
|  before= [[John G. Downey]]
|  title= [[List of Governors of California|Governors of California]]
|  years= [[1861]]&ndash;[[1863]]
|  after= [[Frederick Low]]}}
{{succession box
|  before= [[Timothy Guy Phelps]]
|  title= Presidents of the [[Southern Pacific Railroad]]
|  years= [[1868]]&ndash;[[1890]]
|  after= [[Collis P. Huntington]]}}
{{end box}}
| These three templates can be used to make up a multiple row list of navigation boxes based on office succession. {{tl|start box}} declares the table, {{tl|succession box}} declares a row of data, and {{tl|end box}} closes the table.<br>
Succession box template takes four parameters:
* ''before'' - The predecessor name (example uses ''<nowiki>[[John G. Downey]]</nowiki>'' in the first box, ''<nowiki>[[Timothy Guy Phelps]]</nowiki>'' in the second)
* ''title'' - The subject's title (''<nowiki>[[List of Governors of California|Governors of California]]</nowiki>'' and ''<nowiki>Presidents of the [[Southern Pacific Railroad]]</nowiki>'')
* ''years'' - The subject's term in that title (''<nowiki>[[1861]]&ndash;[[1863]]</nowiki>'' and ''<nowiki>[[1868]]&ndash;[[1890]]</nowiki>'')
* ''after'' - The successor name (''<nowiki>[[Frederick Low]]</nowiki>'' and ''<nowiki>[[Collis P. Huntington]]</nowiki>'')
Note that this set of templates can be used to describe entities as well as people.  For example, these templates are used on articles where the railroad was awarded either [[Short Line Railroad of the Year]] or [[Regional Railroad of the Year]].  See [[Wisconsin and Southern Railroad]] for an example.
|}

=== Equipment manufacturers ===
{| border="1" cellspacing="0"
|-
! Template !! What it makes !! Notes
|-
| {{tl|ACF preds}}<br>[[Template talk:ACF preds|talk]]
| {{ACF preds}}
|
|-
| {{tl|ALCO preds}}<br>[[Template talk:ALCO preds|talk]]
| {{ALCO preds}}
|
|}

=== High-speed rail ===
* {{tl|High-speed rail}}
* {{tl|High-speed railway lines}}
* {{tl|Shinkansen}}
* {{tl|Tōkaidō Shinkansen}}
* {{tl|Akita Shinkansen}}
* {{tl|Hokkaido Shinkansen}}
* {{tl|Hokuriku Shinkansen}}
* {{tl|Joetsu Shinkansen}}
* {{tl|Kyūshū Shinkansen}}
* {{tl|Sanyo Shinkansen}}
* {{tl|Tohoku Shinkansen}}
* {{tl|Tōkaidō Shinkansen}}
* {{tl|Yamagata Shinkansen}}
* {{tl|High-speed rail in the People's Republic of China}}
* {{tl|XRL}}
* {{tl|Taiwan High Speed Rail}}
* {{tl|KTX Lines}}
* {{tl|TGV navbox}}
* {{tl|AVE navbox}}
* {{tl|NBS H-WÜ}}
* {{tl|NBS K-F}}
* {{tl|High speed trains in Russia}}
* {{tl|High-speed rail in the United States}}