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WikiProject London Transport celebrates its 5th birthday this week
The first Underground map from 1908, can be found in the article on the Underground Electric Railways Company of London, a Featured article of the Project
WikiProject London Transport covers all aspects of transport in London

September 7 marks the fifth anniversary of WikiProject London Transport. Started in September 2006 by Unisouth, the Project covers all aspects of transportation in London, including transport for London and its sectors, as well as articles on the London Underground, Docklands Light Railway, London Overground, National Rail, London Buses, taxis, roads, rivers, bridges and so on. Home to over 2,800 articles, with 26 Featured articles, 4 Featured lists, 26 Good articles and a Featured portal, the Project has 79 participants. The Project originally started off dedicated to the UK metro systems with a main focus on the London Underground, before shifting its focus to cover the whole of London's transport a year later. It was originally called WikiProject Underground. The Signpost interviews project members DavidCane and Simply south.

David, a Londoner for most of his life, has been on Wikipedia since March 2005. A Chartered quantity surveyor, his main interests are history, architecture, transport (specifically London Underground), genealogy, music and literature. A Wikipedian since March 2006, Simply south is from Hertfordshire, and is interested in rail, geographical, other forms of travel and transportation.

Tell us a bit about yourself, and what motivated you to become a member of WikiProject London Transport?

Your Project has over 2,800 articles associated with it. How does the Project keep all these up to standard, and what are its biggest challenges?

WikiProject London Transport has 26 Featured articles, 4 Featured lists, 26 Good articles and a Featured Portal. How did your Project achieve this and how can other Projects work toward this?

Your Project overlaps with WikiProjects UK Railways, Trains, UK Roads, UK Waterways and UK Trams. Have there been any problems with this? Does WP:LT collaborate with any other WikiProjects?

How does your Project manage the London Transport portal?

What are the most pressing needs for WikiProject London Transport? How can a new contributor help today?

Anything else to add?


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