Template:Did you know nominations/Rotterdam metro crash

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The result was: promoted by Zzz plant (talk) 03:35, 24 June 2026 (UTC)

Rotterdam metro crash

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... that an overshooting train in Rotterdam was saved by a whale's tail?

Source: "Art on the Underground 2025: the whale tail that stopped a train crash honoured among new tube art commissions", The Standard

- Reviewed: Eom Heung-do and Caleb Wales

Created by Styyx (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 24 past nominations.

~Styyx^Talk? 11:23, 23 June 2026 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy compliance:

Adequate sourcing: - Per WP:RSP, The Standard is marginally reliable. There was tons of news coverage about this in generally reliable sources (e.g. NPR, BBC), so I'm sure this can be replaced with a better source.
Neutral:
Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

Cited: - Yes, but see above.
Interesting:

QPQ: - Not done
Overall: @Styyx: Almost looks good to go, but this is just waiting for a QPQ and a replacement source. Epicgenius (talk) 16:10, 23 June 2026 (UTC)

Hi Epicgenius. I have added the second QPQ. The replacement source is "Whale sculpture stops Dutch train crashing into water", The Guardian (already in the article). ~Styyx^Talk? 16:39, 23 June 2026 (UTC)

Looks good now. Epicgenius (talk) 16:57, 23 June 2026 (UTC)