Talk:Alstom Citadis Spirit
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Spirit and Dualis
editI trimmed the non-North-American systems from the table. A new reference I found asserted that the "Citadis Spirit" was the name Alstom used for the vehicle they called the "Citadis Dualis" in Europe. That is plaining incorrect, as the Dualis is a bybrid, dual electric-diesel drive. But it muddies the water enough that I don't trust the Canadian sources on other systems that use the Spirit, outside Canada. Geo Swan (talk) 22:23, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
Decimal inches
edit@Joeyconnick: Decimal of inches for measuring rolling stock are not only appropriate but also traditional. The Citadis was designed and measured in metric. However when rolling stock is designed and measured in imperial fractions inches are used. I KNOW this from the time that I worked at MLW. NEVER have I seen decimal inches on a locomotive design drawing. Decimal feet are only used in civil engineering and land surveying, both topographic and cadastral. Peter Horn User talk 15:28, 3 June 2020 (UTC) Peter Horn User talk 15:34, 3 June 2020 (UTC)
- Guide to Rail Cars This website shows the use of inch fractions on rolling stock. Peter Horn User talk 18:02, 4 June 2020 (UTC)
- We're not a specialist resource. However rolling stock unit measurement conversions may or may not be represented in a particular industry setting is irrelevant, as that's a specialized style. (That's also leaving aside the lack of any sources that back up the claim "that's how it's done" in that context. We can't just use our anecdotal experiences. [Update: and no, one website doesn't actually make that case.]) If we agree that the vehicle is made and measured in metric, which we apparently do, then decimal feet-inches is the appropriate converted unit to use as it results in more precision than eighths of an inch. See also WP:SSF. —Joeyconnick (talk) 02:24, 5 June 2020 (UTC)
- If more precision than 1⁄8 inch is really required, then there are the options of 1⁄16 1⁄32 or even 1⁄64 inch. Peter Horn User talk 02:46, 5 June 2020 (UTC)
- We're not a specialist resource. However rolling stock unit measurement conversions may or may not be represented in a particular industry setting is irrelevant, as that's a specialized style. (That's also leaving aside the lack of any sources that back up the claim "that's how it's done" in that context. We can't just use our anecdotal experiences. [Update: and no, one website doesn't actually make that case.]) If we agree that the vehicle is made and measured in metric, which we apparently do, then decimal feet-inches is the appropriate converted unit to use as it results in more precision than eighths of an inch. See also WP:SSF. —Joeyconnick (talk) 02:24, 5 June 2020 (UTC)
- The following parts call for decimal inch dimensions: A shaft, a train wheel diameter, the bore of a locomotive cylinder or anything else that is machined. Peter Horn User talk 16:53, 6 June 2020 (UTC)
Crowding the infobox with Metrolinx promoting
editI have reverted edits that are continuously listing and linking Metrolinx, especially in the infobox. The infobox was becoming crowded with stats dividing up stats between OC Transpo and Metrolinx. The infobox is not the place for this. It's coming off as trying to promote each system. The purpose of the infobox is "present a summary of some unifying aspect that the articles" per help:infobox. Not to crowd with irrelevant statistics that belong in the article itself. 174.89.129.51 (talk) 16:03, 7 December 2020 (UTC)