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List of improvements to make to Train, from Talk:Train#GA Reassessment.

• Train: "Since the 1970s, governments, environmentalists, and train advocates have promoted increased use of trains due to their greater fuel efficiency and lower greenhouse gas emissions compared to other modes of land transport." - implies that the 1970s onwards saw a sudden surge of support for rail transport which is not the case
• Train#New technologies "Another German inventor, Rudolf Diesel, constructed the first diesel engine in the 1890s, though the potential of his invention to power trains was not realized until decades later" - the first diesel locomotives were built in the early 1910s
• Train#To the present day "Intermodal freight trains, carrying double-stack shipping containers, have since the 1970s generated significant business for railroads and gained market share from trucks." - US bias, double-stack freight trains are nearly exclusive to America and India
• Train#Types and terminology "Trains can be sorted into types based on whether they haul passengers or freight (though mixed trains which haul both exist), by their weight (heavy rail for regular trains, light rail for lighter rapid transit systems), by their speed, and by what form of track they use. Conventional trains operate on two rails, but several other types of track systems are also in use around the world." - clean up to be clearer
• Train#Terminology "The railway terminology that is used to describe a train varies between countries. The two primary systems of terminology are International Union of Railways terms in much of the world, and Association of American Railroads terms in North America." - US and western bias
• Train#Brakes "Early trains could only be stopped by manually applied hand brakes, requiring workers to ride on top of the cars and apply the brakes when the train went downhill" - Inaccurate: steam trains can also be stopped by going into reverse and thus making steam push against the pistons and slow them down. More US bias: many countries had different methods of controlling unbraked trains that did not involve workers riding on the top of the train and applying the handbrakes.
• Train#Brakes "Since 1869, George Westinghouse’s automatic air brake has been nearly universally adopted" - mention vacuum brakes
• Train#Scheduling and dispatching "To prevent collisions or other accidents, trains are often scheduled, and almost always are under the control of train dispatchers.[38] Historically, trains operated based on timetables; most trains (including nearly all passenger trains), continue to operate based on fixed schedules, though freight trains may instead run on an as-needed basis, or when enough freight cars are available to justify running a train.[39]" - US bias based on cited sources
• Train#Crew "Conductors are in charge of trains and their cargo, and help passengers on passenger trains.]" - US bias due to single source. Some trains do not have conductors
• Train#Safety "Modern trains have a very good safety record overall, comparable with air travel." - source only discusses US
• Train#Safety "The vast majority of train-related fatalities, over 90 percent, are due to trespassing on railroad tracks, or collisions with road vehicles at level crossings.[52] Organizations such as Operation Lifesaver have been formed to improve safety awareness at railroad crossings, and governments have also launched ad campaigns. Trains cannot stop quickly when at speed; even an emergency brake application may still require more than a mile of stopping distance. As such, emphasis is on educating motorists to yield to trains at crossings and avoid trespassing.[53]" - Figure is only for the US, and gives the false impression that educational campaigns are the only way to reduce crossing fatalities and does not give any attention to methods such as grade separation
• Train#Diesel "Diesel locomotives are powered with a diesel engine, which generates electricity to drive traction motors. This is known as a diesel–electric transmission, and is used on almost all diesels" - mention transmissions such as diesel-mechanical and diesel-hydraulic transmissions
• Train#Unpowered rail vehicles "Train cars, also known as wagons, are unpowered rail vehicles which are typically pulled by locomotives. Many different types exist, specialized to handle various types of cargo. Some common types include boxcars (also known as covered goods wagons) that carry a wide variety of cargo, flatcars (also known as flat wagons) which have flat tops to hold cargo, hopper cars which carry bulk commodities, and tank cars which carry liquids and gases." - do not solely talk about freight
• Train#Freight trains "Longer freight trains typically operate between classification yards, while local trains provide freight service between yards and individual loading and unloading points along railroad lines.[87]" - US centric