Talk:Baker Street and Waterloo Railway
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- I'd have expected a mention of the modern London Underground earlier in the lead
- I'm concerned that the article goes into unnecessary detail in places, which hampers readability. For example, the subsection on the failed 1898 bill is nearly 400 words long in an already-long section and this long before we get to the building of the line. It's followed by another 400 words on a mostly unsuccessful proposal. These should be distilled and summarised in my opinion.
- Some repetition, eg the Metropolitan Railway and Paddington station are introduced twice
- Precise names and dates of enabling acts feel like excess detail. In fact, there's quite a bit of redundancy and excess detail throughout. Edits like this reduce the wordiness without the loss of any necessary detail or understanding.
- A lot of the footnotes could be removed without any loss of understanding of the main subject. For example, detail about the lifts at stations feels far too in-the-weeds for an article about a railway line.
- Some duplicate links could use attention.
Overall, this is an excellent article but in places feels like a general history of the Underground system, information which would be better presented in other articles so this one can focus on its subject. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 22:48, 2 November 2022 (UTC)
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