Talk:Gråkallbanen
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Trondheim Tramway and this article both discuss Gråkallbanen. Both articles are well written, but they are basically about the same subject, so I feel they should be merged.
Indeed, someone should
- I have edited the article so that it now covers only the one line of network, Gråkallbanen, mainly by changing the heading. The Trondheim Tramway article on the other hand covers the entire network (though only this one line remains) and thus this article now only covers this one line. The reason for the close resemblance between the two articles was that this article originaly covered the entire tramway, not just the one line. I hope they now are adequatly different, as the one in essence is just a subarticle of the other now. Arsenikk 22:49, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
I disagree. I think the articles should be organized as they are today. Mainly because Gråkallbanen AS is only a operator of the network, and the 'Gråkallbanen' never consisted of anything but the current line. Trondheim Tramway on the other hand owned and operated the rest of the network, and if I don't remember wrongly they where all merged into Trondheim Trafikkselskap in the early 70's.
Another good reason for keeping the articles separate, is that there is currently a movement to build more urban rail services in Norway. Especially in Bergen, Stavanger and Oslo, but I would not be surprised if Trondheim decided to implement a new light rail/tram system soon. I admire the people working for Gråkallbanen, but I am not sure they would be given a contract to run a wider network than what they are operating today. It could just as well be given to Team Trafikk or even NSB.
I must admit that I am impressed with the work done on this article, and I learned things I did not know from reading it.
- To clairify - the main article covering the topic is Trondheim Tramway. In addition to this there are sperate articles for each operating company, and each of the five line (of which four now have been abandones). Therefore, Trondheim Tramway, Gråkallbanen, A/S Graakalbanen and Gråkallbanen AS each cover a different aspect of the tramway. The two latter concerning the operating companies and this article the one specific line. Arsenikk 11:26, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
I oppose merging. Gråkallbanen is about a single line, The Trondheim Tramway is about the system. I realize that the current tram system has only one this one line, and that merging looks like a sensible option, but we need to look at the past and not only the present. Historically, the tram system was more extensive, justifying separate articles here. One article to cover the history of the entire tram system, and another more geography related article to discuss a particular line. Sjakkalle (Check!) 08:49, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
