Talk:New Zealand DX class locomotive

I propose the removal of the Class register section, the sole contents of which are a large table tracking individual locomotives. The list seems indiscriminate and unencyclopedic. Furthermore, the piecemeal editing history of the section suggests it's likely original research. – voidxor 01:06, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

I think the most appropriate parallel here would be the discussion that emerged several years ago about television show episode lists that led to the now accepted guidelines. While the show may be notable not every episode is. Where it pertains here is that the locomotive class is notable and a well-written and verifiable description of it is worthy of inclusion, but not every example of the class is notable. As an avid railfan I hate to say it, but I agree that the roster of individual locomotives on this article seems to qualify as fancruft. The table is more appropriate on a personal railroad history website or a railroad historical society website than it is here. It simply goes into too much detail. The table as it is included on this article right now is not encyclopedic content.

The inverse would be if the individual locomotives of the class were somehow notable. Such is the case on an article like BR Standard Class 9F, where the nine preserved examples of the class are listed in the roster table while the other 242 scrapped or non-preserved locomotives are not. Each of the preserved locomotives is notable in its own right, and listing those in the article about the class is appropriate.

As for what to do with the list here... First is to reach out to the editors who have been maintaining it. One of them may be willing to userfy it. Failing or simply following that, we remove the table. The content will be preserved in the page history if some of the individual locomotives become notable, and at that time we can build a new, smaller table listing only the notable examples. Slambo (Speak) 15:07, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

I propose to add the class register to the article again, please, or export it into a separate article or keep it at least handy on the discussion page. I think the request for deleting these tables has not been sufficiently discussed. Although it might be - especially in the case of the DX class - a bit boring, I think the class registers are still notable - especially for steam engines - and should be part of an encylopedia. Just providing links to external web sites is absolutely not sufficient. --NearEMPTiness (talk) 20:54, 6 February 2019 (UTC)

A good compromise might be to collapse the table as shown below. --NearEMPTiness (talk) 21:27, 6 February 2019 (UTC)

We've still got a tag at the top of the article asking for inline citations which I beleive are now adequate. Thoughts anyone? --LJ Holden 01:44, 17 February 2019 (UTC)

Is this rebuild program a replacement program for new locomotives, which are mentioned in the withdrawals? --LJ Holden 20:51, 24 March 2019 (UTC)

From what I've heard, the DXEs are gonna be the last of the class to be replaced by the so-called "DSI" locos (DSI = Diesel South Island). -- Easyg777 —Preceding undated comment added 03:03, 25 March 2019 (UTC)

Ok, so the section stating that the locomotives will be replaced is still correct? --LJ Holden 06:56, 25 March 2019 (UTC)

Finally read the Railfan mag - it states that the new locos won't proceed for now. --LJ Holden 08:57, 22 April 2019 (UTC)