Category talk:Rail tunnels in Scotland
Latest comment: 4 years ago by Rodhullandemu
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Undiscussed creation of duplicate and renaming of the previous Disused railway tunnels in the United Kingdom to Disused rail tunnels in the United Kingdom. (also the England, Wales and Scotland children of these) In the UK, we have "railways", not "railroads", not "rail". Andy Dingley (talk) 17:06, 26 August 2015 (UTC)
Comment Agree, I don't see the point of this renaming. Rodhullandemu (talk) 17:16, 26 August 2015 (UTC)- Comment We may, in the United Kingdom, have "railways", but the parent categories are Category:Rail tunnels in the United Kingdom (and has been since it was created in 2009) and Category:Disused rail tunnels. Category:Rail tunnels in the United Kingdom is, in turn a subcategory of Category:Rail transport infrastructure in the United Kingdom, where you will also find Category:Rail junctions in the United Kingdom and Category:Rail tracks in the United Kingdom, along with Category:Rail transport buildings in the United Kingdom and Category:Rail transport traffic control in the United Kingdom. There seems no logical reason why a "Rail tunnel" should become a "Railway tunnel" as soon as it becomes disused. Skinsmoke (talk) 09:29, 27 August 2015 (UTC)
- Then rename the aberrant "rail tunnels" to "railway tunnels", per COMMONNAME. Andy Dingley (talk) 09:36, 27 August 2015 (UTC)
- Comment In the UK cultural context, it does make more sense to talk about "railway" topics rather than "rail" topics, since that's the phrasing that's in common usage. So it would be better to standardise on the 'railway' phrasing for UK-related railway topics. Thanks. Mike Peel (talk) 20:43, 1 September 2015 (UTC)
- All the UK cats should be renamed as "railway", making them easier to use for UK users. Simon Burchell (talk) 12:24, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
Done: Despite commenting myself, consensus is clear that whatever the rest of the world does, the UK uses "railway". After all, (1) Commons respects local terminology, (2) we invented the bloody things and (3) there's no need to confuse UK users, especially railway enthusiasts, who are generally passionate and knowledgeable about what things are called in their own world. --Rodhullandemu (talk) 14:45, 24 May 2020 (UTC)