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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>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 when they’re included on the sign.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Railway structure numbers seem to have a letter portion, which denotes the line, and a sequential numeric portion. Occasionally there are places where an extra bridge has been added and these have a letter suffix, just like extra motorway junctions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Gregory<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 4.0pt'><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> Chris Hill [mailto:osm@raggedred.net] <br><b>Sent:</b> 09 April 2013 14:55<br><b>To:</b> Andy Mabbett; talk-gb@openstreetmap.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Talk-GB] Railway bridge numbers<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Some railway bridges near me have already been added to a bridge relation, not by me, that includes the reference. See <a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/relation/446579">http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/relation/446579</a> as an example. I don't know if this a good idea or not, nor if the number is what you have in mind.<br><br>Cheers, Chris<br>OSM User chillly<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Andy Mabbett <<a href="mailto:andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk">andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><pre style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;white-space:pre-wrap;word-wrap:break-word'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>All railway bridges (over- and under-) in the UK have a unique number.<br>often carried on a metal (more recently plastic) identification plate,<br>or painted on:<br><br><a href="http://www.semgonline.com/structures/numbering.html">http://www.semgonline.com/structures/numbering.html</a><br><br>Among other things, these are used to speedily identify the bridge in<br>case of a vehicle strike which may pose a danger to trains or other<br>traffic:<br><br><a href="http://www.networkrail.co.uk/aspx/3563.aspx">http://www.networkrail.co.uk/aspx/3563.aspx</a><br><br>Do we have a scheme for tagging UK railway bridges with their numbers?<br>I have looked on Wiki, and can't find anything, and my local bridges<br>are either not tagged; or tagged (for example) ref = B4124:<br><br><a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/103233329">http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/103233329</a><br><br>which does not identify that number as being a NetworkRail reference<br>(if indeed it is, being on a road overbridge maintained by the local<br>authority).<br><br>If we do not have something more specific, I'm happy to draft<br>something for discussion.<br><br>--<br>Andy Mabbett<br>@pigsonthewing<br><a href="http://pigsonthewing.org.uk">http://pigsonthewing.org.uk</a><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></pre><pre><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>Talk-GB mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org">Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb">http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb</a><o:p></o:p></span></pre></blockquote></div></div></div></body></html>