On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 4:13 PM, Richard Mann < [email protected]> wrote:
You went off-liste > Dammit. Can we change the reply-to settings? (or has that debate been done to death already?) > I'd think I'd propose an alternative service such as service=heritage (or > stick with service=regional): > type=line > line=rail > service=heritage > ref=abbreviated name of railway (it's not like there's going to be more > than one service on the line) > Hmm, looks like I have some re-tagging to do then (after having nearly completed the list at http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_United_Kingdom_Independent_and_minor_railways ). Is there any sense to having a route relation AND a line relation on these types of railways? Frankie > > Richard > > > On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 3:54 PM, Frankie Roberto < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Richard Mann wrote: >> >> >>> The public transport schema says we should be tagging rail service >>> relations as: >>> >>> No route tag >>> line=rail >>> service = high_speed / long_distance / regional / commuter >>> ref = service reference >>> nat_ref = national timetable reference >>> >> >> Could anyone offer guidance on how this applies to 'heritage' railways? eg >> http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/relation/162879 and those listed on >> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_United_Kingdom_Independent_and_minor_railways >> >> Some of the things I've noted: >> >> * The "routes" (in terms of the the route of the actual trains) usually >> match 1 to 1 with the physical "line", except: >> * Sometimes the operational line extends beyond the final train station, >> but trains either don't use that section, or do use these sections, and >> simply travel to the end of the operational line, stop (but don't let >> passengers on or off) and then travel back again. >> * Some of the railways have sidings / train sheds mapped - these can be >> considered part of the overall railway, but aren't part of the route that >> passengers experience. >> >> Any thoughts? >> >> I've also used railway=heritage on some of the relations, as I think this >> could be more descriptive than railway=preserved (as sometimes the heritage >> lines operate on newly-built lines/diversions, rather than the exact >> historical old lines). >> >> Frankie >> >> -- >> Frankie Roberto >> Experience Designer, Rattle >> 0114 2706977 >> http://www.rattlecentral.com >> >> > -- Frankie Roberto Experience Designer, Rattle 0114 2706977 http://www.rattlecentral.com
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