Railpedia.com

kirky · May 20, 2012, 11:12:21 AM

Has anyone had any luck getting into Railpedia?

I ask because it's advertised in BRM and I'm wondering what it is? At the moment it's asking me to come back later due to the assertion they have 'been overwhelmed by the number of people signing up in the hour' it's been like that since 7:30 this morning!
Cheers
Kirky

anselm · May 21, 2012, 06:36:35 PM

I got in just now (1835) - one does have to opt for the google translate option unless you are fluent in Dutch.

Ian

mickeyflinn · May 21, 2012, 07:07:54 PM

I think you have gone to railpedia.nl, not railpedia.com. They may be different websites as railpedia.com is still showing a grey page.

kirky · May 21, 2012, 07:45:18 PM

So can anyone tell me what it is?

Cheers
Kirky

Pengi · May 21, 2012, 08:00:14 PM

Managed to get onto the site. Its like wikipedia for railways. At the moment, there is not much on it as there are only 11 pages. I did a search for Brighton Belle and a a page on the Wirral Railway came up!

Will be interesting to see how it develops.

bluedepot · May 21, 2012, 08:11:00 PM

why can't they just use wikipedia and add articles on that?

!!!

sounds like it's just someones commercial venture...

tim

kirky · May 21, 2012, 08:18:42 PM

Thanks Pendy, I'll keep trying then.

Kirky

Pengi · May 21, 2012, 08:26:36 PM

Got to admit, Wikipedia is the first port of call for me and Railpedia will have to be very good for me to go there first. Still, it is in its infancy and it could turn out to be a useful resource. As with most things, it's success depends on the number and quality of the contributions.

Tank · May 22, 2012, 08:44:39 AM

I still can't get on there. I hope they can get the work done on their server soon.

I too look on wikipedia first, and then google for photo's. Hopefully everyone can/will add content to it soon.

Pengi · May 22, 2012, 08:47:06 AM

I've just got on. The Dutch site looks better (apart from the minor issue that I can't read Dutch)

kaiwhara · May 22, 2012, 08:50:29 AM

You managed to read Kiwi well enough though!!!

I cant get into it sadly :-(

Quote from: Pendy on May 22, 2012, 08:47:06 AM
I've just got on. The Dutch site looks better (apart from the minor issue that I can't read Dutch)

Pengi · May 22, 2012, 08:56:13 AM

I might have been using the wrong link. This was the link i was using (from googling Railpedia). So I may or may not have been on the wrong site. www.railpedia.com does not work for me either.

http://railpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Railpedia_Wiki

oscar · May 22, 2012, 11:25:39 AM

Quote from: Pendy on May 21, 2012, 08:00:14 PM
Managed to get onto the site. Its like wikipedia for railways. At the moment, there is not much on it as there are only 11 pages. I did a search for Brighton Belle and a a page on the Wirral Railway came up!

Will be interesting to see how it develops.

Isn't New Brighton on the Wirral?