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Did you know... that the decision not to include a duck with the statue of Sir Nigel Gresley (pictured) led to "possibly the most acrimonious argument in the long, pedantic history of the railway hobbyist"?

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The result was: promoted by Joofjoof (talk) 08:16, 30 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Statue of Sir Nigel Gresley

... that the decision not to include a duck with the statue of Sir Nigel Gresley led to "possibly the most acrimonious argument in the long, pedantic history of the railway hobbyist"? "The original version of the statue had a mallard waddling nicely at Gresley’s feet, a visual pun to remind us of the engineer’s famous achievement. Instead, it became the centre of possibly the most acrimonious argument in the long, pedantic history of the railway hobbyist." from: Jack, Ian (16 January 2016). "Duck and cover: there's no row like a railway enthusiasts' row". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ALT1:... that it was proposed to to include a bronze mallard duck as part of the statue of the locomotive designer Sir Nigel Gresley? Source per ALT0
- ALT2:... that a 3,200 signature petition asked that a bronze mallard duck be included as part of the statue of the locomotive designer Sir Nigel Gresley?"despite a 3,200-strong petition calling for the duck to be reinstated" from : "Nigel Gresley statue unveiled at King's Cross - and he's out for a duck". Yorkshire Post. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2021.

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Richard Sharp (BBC chairman)

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 19:15, 17 January 2021 (UTC).[reply]

Date and length fine. My preference is for the original hook. QPQ is done, no close paraphrasing. Picture licence fine. Good to go. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 20:15, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

duck pic?[edit]

This article needs some representation of what the duck was to look like. Surely, there is a photo of the early design... --50.210.149.122 (talk) 14:06, 5 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

There is but we can't host it because it is copyrighted. I've added a link to one - Dumelow (talk) 15:14, 5 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]