Talk:West Coast Main Line

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Wolverton bend: citation help needed

At Wolverton railway station#Wolverton bend and Northampton Loop, there are two statements that need a citation or they will have to be deleted.

• With the advent of fast trains, Wolverton gained notoriety among railwaymen for its famously tight curve.
• The Advanced Passenger Train failed its trials here in the early 1990s but the Pendolino tilting trains passed them in the early 2000s.

Can anyone oblige with a book reference as apparently the only info online is wp:CIRCULAR. Thank you if you can. (I have also put this question at talk:Advanced Passenger Train.) 𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 23:29, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

Class 730 "Aventra"

Some of these units have been introduced on the south section from London Euston to Bletchley. Article should be updated to reflect this https://www.londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk/travel-information/whats-new/new-trains https://railuk.com/rolling-stock/lnr-welcomes-class-730-into-passenger-service/ Memediatek (talk) 13:54, 29 January 2024 (UTC)

Move discussion in progress

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Line speed limit

"As much of the line has a maximum speed of 125 mph (201 km/h), it meets the European Union's definition of an upgraded high-speed line, although only Class 390 Pendolinos and Class 221 Super Voyagers with tilting mechanisms operated by Avanti West Coast travel at that speed. Non-tilting trains are limited to 110 mph (177 km/h)."

Avanti 221s aren't a thing anymore. Anamyd (talk) 02:55, 4 February 2025 (UTC)

Left aligning images

Template:Ping I left aligned those images because on certain screen resolutions they wind up being pushed underneath the infobox, so they wind up in a different part of the article to the content they refer to. Danners430 (talk) 15:40, 26 February 2025 (UTC)

Why not use Template:Tl? 𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 18:03, 26 February 2025 (UTC)

A lot of them were a long way up the article on my screen - using clear would have meant a huge empty space in the article, whereas aligning left meant no such empty space was needed Danners430 (talk) 18:42, 26 February 2025 (UTC)

How many visitors have a screen that wide (but don't operate it as two vertical windows)? 𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 19:03, 26 February 2025 (UTC)

Mine isn’t necessarily that wide - it’s a 4k display operating at 150% scaling… correct me if I’m wrong here (which is entirely possible), that’s equivalent to 1440p - not that uncommon nowadays, especially on laptops Danners430 (talk) 19:32, 26 February 2025 (UTC)