Re: [OSM-talk] level_crossing, leveled

2011-05-28 Thread Russ Nelson
Richard Mann writes: Unless you operate to peculiar safety standards, there'll probably be a stop sign on the track some way either side of the former crossing(probably set for the stopping distance of the heaviest train operating at linespeed, and taking the gradient into account - which

Re: [OSM-talk] level_crossing, leveled

2011-05-26 Thread Richard Mann
Unless you operate to peculiar safety standards, there'll probably be a stop sign on the track some way either side of the former crossing(probably set for the stopping distance of the heaviest train operating at linespeed, and taking the gradient into account - which could easily be a mile away).

Re: [OSM-talk] level_crossing, leveled

2011-05-26 Thread John Smith
On 26 May 2011 18:53, Richard Mann richard.mann.westoxf...@gmail.com wrote: Unless you operate to peculiar safety standards, there'll probably be a stop sign on the track some way either side of the former crossing(probably set for the stopping distance of the heaviest train operating at

Re: [OSM-talk] level_crossing, leveled

2011-05-26 Thread Richard Fairhurst
Richard Weait wrote: Any thoughts or widely accepted customs regarding this? I'd use a length of either railway=disused or railway=abandoned. IMX it only takes a year or so for a disused railway, often called OOU in the UK (out of use), to become unsuitable for trains to turn up and go. On

Re: [OSM-talk] level_crossing, leveled

2011-05-26 Thread John F. Eldredge
-Original message- From: Russ Nelson nel...@crynwr.com To: Richard Weait rich...@weait.com Cc: talk@openstreetmap.org Sent: Thu, May 26, 2011 05:04:31 GMT+00:00 Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] level_crossing, leveled Richard Weait writes: What should be done with a level_crossing, when trains may

[OSM-talk] level_crossing, leveled

2011-05-25 Thread Richard Weait
HI all, What should be done with a level_crossing, when trains may cross no longer? The junction was a level_crossing, but has been repaved and re-sculpted. The rails are now covered by 0.3 - 0.4 m of asphalt which appears to have been laid directly over the tracks. So the railway hardware

Re: [OSM-talk] level_crossing, leveled

2011-05-25 Thread John Smith
On 26 May 2011 05:10, Richard Weait rich...@weait.com wrote: HI all, What should be done with a level_crossing, when trains may cross no longer? The junction was a level_crossing, but has been repaved and re-sculpted.  The rails are now covered by 0.3 - 0.4 m of asphalt which appears to

Re: [OSM-talk] level_crossing, leveled

2011-05-25 Thread Phil! Gold
* Richard Weait rich...@weait.com [2011-05-25 15:10 -0400]: HI all, What should be done with a level_crossing, when trains may cross no longer? I usually have the disused raily intersect the road but don't tag a level_crossing on the intersection. In some cases (where the tracks have been

Re: [OSM-talk] level_crossing, leveled

2011-05-25 Thread Russ Nelson
Richard Weait writes: What should be done with a level_crossing, when trains may cross no longer? The junction was a level_crossing, but has been repaved and re-sculpted. The rails are now covered by 0.3 - 0.4 m of asphalt which appears to have been laid directly over the tracks. So