Route Codes were used on the Southern, and provision was also made for them to appear on the front of Turbos and Networkers, though it wasn't much used (and very little north of the Thames). Each route code in theory tells you the stopping pattern. None of the current operators is very keen on using them, though fashions change. The London Bridge cognoscenti know them, but the general view is that they aren't very user-friendly, and London Underground style platform screens are preferred.
Timetable numbers are maintained by Network Rail, largely at their discretion, and generally cover more than one service. Not all that many people use the national timetable, especially since they stopped printing it (more use pocket timetables published by the operators, and even more use journey planners). The number isn't really helpful unless you want to find something in the big book. If we use the operator code in relations, it won't be too hard to change when it transfers. We should probably try to set up a separate service (line) relation for each service (and for each direction), just the same as buses, but we'll have to give them names based on the origin/destination, and maybe not give them a ref for the moment. Network Rail is the operator of the Network, not of trains (at least, not passenger trains). The same distinction occurs in every European country (though the distinction is a bit theoretical in some). Richard On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 2:58 PM, Peter Childs <pchi...@bcs.org> wrote: > Forgive me for asking. > > How does the "Route Code" relate to the number on the front of the Train. > eg > > Charing Cross to Gillingham via Lewisham has a 62 on the front but if > it goes via Greenwich its 85 (I think) > > Does the number on the front of the time-table mean anything? > > Oh and the Routes listed on the Wiki do not seam to bare any > resemblance to what the operators tell you. > > ie "North Kent Line" to most people is all lines that go from London > to Gillingham via Dartford, ie Via Sidcup (Darford Loop", Bexleyheath, > and Woolwich and also includes the Victoria to Dartford via Lewisham > service ie all trains in South Eastern Time Table 5..... > > I'm also thinking that we have two sets of operators ie Network Rail > and the Franchise Operators, and if we are tagging with the Franchise > Operators maybe we should use the name of the franchise rather than > the current holder..... > > Or What? > > Peter. > (Slightly confused) > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-GB mailing list > Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb >
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