[Tagging] Advice on names for disused/abandoned railways?

[Brad Neuhauser]

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> >>
> >> I don't like old_name or old_operator very much, because what do you
> >> do with 2, 3 or more old names/operators?
> >>
> >> For old names it could be name:[1835-1918]=blabla but...
> >>
> >
> > I did not know that OSM means "OpenDataBase". For me, the right question
> is
> > :
> > "why do you want to store the whole history of a railroad into OSM ?"
>
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> IMHO either you do it, or you don't. If you are using old_name (like
> it is suggested and established, e.g. in the wiki) you should specify,
> how "old" the name is, This is also applying to streets and maybe
> every other feature.
>
>
> Or, you can do what you know (even if it's just "old_name") and when
someone who knows more details comes along, they can put in more details.
 Not everyone knows about the details of an area's history!

Brad
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