Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] [Talk-GB] Railway bridge numbers

2013-04-09 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 9 April 2013 15:30, Craig Wallace craig...@fastmail.fm wrote: On 2013-04-09 14:39, Andy Mabbett wrote: All railway bridges (over- and under-) in the UK have a unique number. often carried on a metal (more recently plastic) identification plate, or painted on: That ref=B4124 is presumably

[Talk-GB] NCN 28?

2013-04-09 Thread Richard Fairhurst
Hi all, Is anyone able to verify the existence or otherwise of NCN 28 from Exeter to Dartmoor, as shown on OSM right now? It's been mapped from the DfT cycling data, but when cycling in Devon last week, I didn't see any signs of it when I'd have expected to do so. The Sustrans mapping shows

Re: [Talk-GB] NCN 28?

2013-04-09 Thread Kevin Peat
Richard, On 9 April 2013 09:31, Richard Fairhurst rich...@systemed.net wrote: Hi all, Is anyone able to verify the existence or otherwise of NCN 28 from Exeter to Dartmoor, as shown on OSM right now? Ashamed to say I am not at all familiar with NCN 28 despite the low zoom map on Sustrans

[Talk-GB] Railway bridge numbers

2013-04-09 Thread Andy Mabbett
All railway bridges (over- and under-) in the UK have a unique number. often carried on a metal (more recently plastic) identification plate, or painted on: http://www.semgonline.com/structures/numbering.html Among other things, these are used to speedily identify the bridge in case of a

Re: [Talk-GB] Railway bridge numbers

2013-04-09 Thread Chris Hill
Some railway bridges near me have already been added to a bridge relation, not by me, that includes the reference. See http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/relation/446579 as an example. I don't know if this a good idea or not, nor if the number is what you have in mind. Cheers, Chris OSM User

Re: [Talk-GB] NCN 28?

2013-04-09 Thread Kevin Peat
Replying to my own post, On 9 April 2013 10:44, Kevin Peat k...@k3v.eu wrote: I assume the open section they are talking about on their website is the new path and bridge around the back of Newton Abbot racecourse which I have ridden a couple of times and does I think have some NCN signage

Re: [Talk-GB] Railway bridge numbers

2013-04-09 Thread Philip Barnes
Hi Andy Seems a good idea. I would suggest a new tag, such as bridge_ref. I have come across cases of canal bridge numbers using the ref tag, which causes navigation instructions to be continue onto A41 continue onto 107 continue onto A41 that one was near Tarporley. Most canal bridge numbers

Re: [Talk-GB] Railway bridge numbers

2013-04-09 Thread Craig Wallace
On 2013-04-09 14:39, Andy Mabbett wrote: All railway bridges (over- and under-) in the UK have a unique number. often carried on a metal (more recently plastic) identification plate, or painted on: http://www.semgonline.com/structures/numbering.html Among other things, these are used to

Re: [Talk-GB] Railway bridge numbers

2013-04-09 Thread Richard Fairhurst
Philip Barnes wrote: Seems a good idea. I would suggest a new tag, such as bridge_ref. I have come across cases of canal bridge numbers using the ref tag [...] Most canal bridge numbers are in the name tag, but I am not sure that is right either. There seem to be a lot of canal bridge numbers

Re: [Talk-GB] Railway bridge numbers

2013-04-09 Thread Brian Prangle
I'm already using bridge_ref= and also adding operator= when I remember Rgds Brian On 9 April 2013 15:17, Philip Barnes p...@trigpoint.me.uk wrote: Hi Andy Seems a good idea. I would suggest a new tag, such as bridge_ref. I have come across cases of canal bridge numbers using the ref

Re: [Talk-GB] NCN 28?

2013-04-09 Thread Richard Fairhurst
Kevin Peat wrote: The South Devon Link Road construction gives rise to new cycle paths from Newton Abbot down to Torquay which this document: http://www.devon.gov.uk/ldfpaper-newtonabbot.pdf mentions as being part of NCN 28. Interesting - thanks. That tallies with the Sustrans website and

Re: [Talk-GB] Railway bridge numbers

2013-04-09 Thread Gregory Williams
Yes, this is what I do. In fact the example which Chris picked out was done by me a few years ago when I cycled through the area. I’ve tagged quite a few bridges like this in Kent. You’ll also notice that I’ve included the operator, operator’s phone number, bridge name, etc. on the relation too