Template:Infobox rail
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Contents
Usage
| [[File:{{{system_map}}}|{{{map_size}}}|alt={{{map_alt}}}|upright=1.14]] {{{map_caption}}} | |||
| [[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size}}}|alt={{{image_alt}}}|upright=1.14]] {{{image_caption}}} | |||
| Overview | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | {{{hq_city}}} | ||
| Reporting mark | {{{marks}}} | ||
| Locale | {{{locale}}} | ||
| Dates of operation | {{{start_year}}}–{{{end_year}}} | ||
| Predecessor | {{{predecessor_line}}} | ||
| Successor | {{{successor_line}}} | ||
| Technical | |||
| Track gauge | {{{gauge}}} | ||
| Previous gauge | {{{old_gauge}}} | ||
| Electrification | {{{electrification}}} | ||
| Length | {{{length}}} | ||
| Other | |||
| Website | {{{website}}} | ||
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{{Infobox rail}} is used to create an infobox on articles about railway companies; |railroad_name= is the only mandatory parameter. {{Infobox rail line}} is used for railway lines; this template is sometimes used on articles about both a company and a line (e.g. Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway).
Syntax
{{Infobox rail
|railroad_name =
|logo =
|logo_size =
|logo_alt =
|system_map =
|map_caption =
|map_size =
|map_alt =
|image =
|image_size =
|image_caption =
|image_alt =
|marks =
|locale =
|start_year = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY}} -->
|end_year = <!-- {{End date|YYYY}} -->
|predecessor_line =
|successor_line =
|gauge = <!-- This needs to be able to handle two current gauges. -->
|old_gauge = <!-- This needs a separate line -->
|electrification =
|length =
|hq_city =
|website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} -->
|embedded =
}}
Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Definition |
|---|---|---|
railroad_name |
Yes | Name of railway company, displayed at top of infobox |
logo |
No | Filename of logo image, without File: prefix. Shown just below the railroad name
|
logo_size |
No | Size of image in pixels with px, default is upright=0.91 (see Wikipedia:Picture tutorial#Upright images)
|
logo_alt |
No | Alt text for logo, used by screen readers. See Wikipedia:Alternative text for images for more information. |
system_map |
No | Filename of system map image, without File: prefix, displayed below the logo.
|
map_caption |
No | Caption for system map image |
map_size |
No | Size of image in pixels with px, default is upright=1.41
|
map_alt |
No | Alt text for map |
image |
No | Filename of image, without File: prefix, displayed below the map
|
image_size |
No | Size of image in pixels with px, default is upright=1.41
|
image_caption |
No | Image caption |
image_alt |
No | Alt text for image |
marks |
No | Reporting mark, used only for North American railroad companies. |
locale |
No | Region railway is located |
start_year |
No | Date railway opened, use {{Start date}} template, Using df=y parameter to display in day month year format if appropriate. Shown as Dates of operation
|
end_year |
No | Date railway closed, use {{End date}} template. Shown as Dates of operation |
predecessor_line |
No | Used to list the companies that were merged to make up this company. |
successor_line |
No | Subsequent railway company that operated the company's railway lines |
gauge |
No | Track gauge (use template {{Track gauge}}) |
old_gauge |
No | Old rail gauge (use template {{Track gauge}}) |
electrification |
No | Electrification system, if appropriate |
length |
No | Length of the railway system |
hq_city |
No | Locale of the company's headquarters. |
website |
No | Website, use {{URL}} template |
Embedding other infoboxes
The embedded= parameter can be used to embed another infobox with such capability like {{designation list}} and {{infobox NRHP}}.
Examples
| Usage | Code | Example | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Minimum use | {{Infobox rail
|railroad_name=[[Isle of Sodor Railway]]
}} |
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| Logo | {{Infobox rail
| railroad_name=[[Isle of Sodor Railway]]
| logo = No-photo.svg
| logo_size = 300px}} |
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| Image | {{Infobox rail
| railroad_name = [[Great North of Scotland Railway]]
| image = Gordon Highlander steam locomotive.jpg
| image_size = 300px
| image_caption = No. 49 ''Gordon Highlander'', built
for the [[Great North of Scotland Railway]] in 1920
}}
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| Text | {{Infobox rail
|railroad_name = [[Great North of Scotland Railway]]
|marks = FGW
|locale = North Scotland
|start_year = {{Start date|1906|5|12}}
|end_year = {{End date|1923|1|20}}
|predecessor_line =
|successor_line = [[London and North Eastern Railway]]
|gauge = {{Track gauge|56.5in|allk=on}}
|old_gauge = {{Track gauge|42in|lk=on}}
|electrification = 650 [[Volt|V]] [[Direct current|DC]]
|length = {{convert|50|mi}}
|hq_city = N/A
|website = N/A
}} |
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| (Nearly) Everything | {{Infobox rail
| railroad_name = [[Great North of Scotland Railway]]
| logo = No-photo.svg
| system_map = Temporary placeholder photo.jpg
| image = Gordon Highlander steam locomotive.jpg
| image_size = 300px
| image_caption = No. 49 ''Gordon Highlander'', built
for the [[Great North of Scotland Railway]] in 1920
|marks = FGW
|locale = North Scotland
|start_year = {{Start date|1906|5|12}}
|end_year = {{End date|1923|1|20}}
|predecessor_line=
|successor_line = [[London and North Eastern Railway]]
|gauge = {{Track gauge|56.5in|allk=on}}
|old_gauge = {{Track gauge|42in|lk=on}}
|electrification= 650 [[Volt|V]] [[Direct current|DC]]
|length = {{convert|50|mi}}
|hq_city = N/A
|website = N/A
}} |
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